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Lubomir Kocka

Film and television professor emeritus

Education

  • M.F.A., film and television directing, University of Music and Dramatic Arts

Credentials

  • Professor emeritus of film and television, 2025-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Professor of film and television, 2002-2025, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Lecture, workshop, and conference speaker, 2001-2002, various locations, USA
  • Professor of directing art, 1981-1997, The College of Muse and Dramatic Arts, Former Czechoslovakia
    Chair, film and television directing program, 1991-1992
  • International award-winning director and screenwriter, 1980-present
    • "The Duel," U.S./EU international film co-production, 2015
    • "Lights," U.S./EU international film co-production, 2014
    • "Oblivious," U.S.A., 2008
    • "Mountain Rangers," Cinema Patria Production Company and Slovak TV, 1998
    • "The Goblin," Slovak TV, 1995
    • "Aphrodite," Slovak TV, 1993
    • "The Bridge," Slovak TV, 1992
    • "From Morning Till Dawn," Czechoslovak TV, 1991
    • "Fallacies of Our Traditional Morale," Czechoslovak TV, 1989
    • "What Is Bothering Thomas?" Czechoslovak TV, 1989
    • "Remembering Anna," Czechoslovak TV, 1989
    • "Mediterranean Fairy Tales," Czechoslovak TV, 1989
    • "The Devil's Sack," Czechoslovak TV, 1988
    • "Machines for Health," Czechoslovak TV, 1988
    • "The Barber Razor and the Leech Ghost," Czechoslovak TV, 1988
    • "First Syllables of Love," Czechoslovak TV, 1988

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Best Director, The Goblin, television mini-series, Slovak Film Union, Union of Television Artists – literature grant, 1995
  • Best Director, How Julia Saved the Riddle Kingdom, television drama, The Union of Slovak Dramatic Artists, 1987
  • Best Feature Film – First Prize, Aphrodite, feature film, Der Augsburger Kinderfilmdrache International Film Festival, Germany, 1994
  • The Prize of Children Jury, Aphrodite, feature film, Prix Danube Bratislava International Television Festival, Slovakia, 1993
  • From Morning Till Dawn, feature film, International Film Festival, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1993
  • From Morning Till Dawn, feature film, International Film Festival, Chest Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1992
  • Fallacies of Our Traditional Morale, feature film, European Television Encounters, Reims, France, 1991
  • Childhood Prize, The Devil’s Sack, feature film, Cannes, France, F.I.P.A., 1991
  • Fallacies of Our Traditional Morale, feature film, International Film Festival, Varna, Bulgaria, 1991
  • Fallacies of Our Traditional Morale, feature film, 42nd Session Prix Italia, Palermo, Italy, 1990
  • Golden Chest, First Syllables of Love, feature film, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, International Television Festival, 1988
  • Special Award by Film Festival Director, How Julia Saved the Riddle Kingdom, television drama, International Television Festival – Golden Chest, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1987
  • Best Actress, How Julia Saved the Riddle Kingdom, television drama, International Television Festival – Golden Chest, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1987
  • Prix Jeunesse, An Ordinary Day, feature film, Munchen, Germany, International Television Festival, 1986

Publications and presentations

  • Directing the Narrative and Shot Design: The Art and Craft of Directing, Vernon Press, 2018
  • Left or Right: Directing Character's Lateral Movement in Film, Vernon Press, 2019