Artwashing

synopsis

A documentary tour of the most important works of the Czech artwashing scene, which will take the audience through the works and institutions that have aroused controversy and debate among the artistic and professional public. The main question associated with them is whether the work or institution reflects an authentic and legitimate interest in art on the part of its donors or whether it is merely a utilitarian effort to use it as a tool to improve its public reputation and image.

biography

Jaroslav Kratochvíl (1985, Plzeň) started his studies in political science at the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň and then joined the Department of Documentary Filmmaking at FAMU in Prague, where he successfully completed his studies in 2012. His short student films The General (2007) and The Munich Dictate (2009) dealt with historical and political themes. He has collaborated with Czech Television on a series mapping Jewish cemeteries in ten regions of the Czech Republic, on the series Expremiéři and Dzieci 50. let.

more about film

director:	Jaroslav Kratochvíl
producer:	Martina Šantavá
script:	Jaroslav Kratochvíl
photography:	Jan Balcar
editing:	Lucie Haladová
sound:	Jan Našinec, Michal Janoušek, Jan Peška

contact

Martina Šantavá / Česká televize
Martina.Santava@ceskatelevize.cz