Bohdan Sláma

Director, Writer, Actor

May 29, 1967 (59 years)
Bohdan Sláma (born 29 May 1967 in Opava) is a Czech film director. He studied at the Czech Technical University (ČVUT) and completed his studies in feature film direction at Prague’s FAMU in 1997 with his graduate film White Acacias (1996). His feature debut The Wild Bees (2001) drew on the poetic style of the 1960s Czechoslovak New Wave and won numerous awards at international film festivals (e.g. Tiger Award at Rotterdam and SKYY prize at San Francisco). Representing the Czech Republic, the film competed for an Oscar nomination and the European Film Award. The similarly atmospheric film Something Like Happiness (2005) took away seven Czech Lions and Best Film at San Sebastián. Further accolades followed for Country Teacher (2008), which won two Czech Lions, and Four Suns (2012), which competed at Sundance. Sláma has also shot several episodes of the series Blaník Office. He heads the department of film direction at FAMU.

Known For

  • The Country Teacher
    The Country Teacher
  • Something Like Happiness
    Something Like Happiness
  • The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday
    The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday
  • Ice Mother
    Ice Mother
  • The Wild Bees
    The Wild Bees
  • Four Suns
    Four Suns
  • Shadow Country
    Shadow Country
  • Traps
    Traps
  • The Blue Tiger
    The Blue Tiger
  • Dry Season
    Dry Season
  • The Life and Time of Judge A.K.
    The Life and Time of Judge A.K.
    2 Seasons
  • Innocent Lies
    Innocent Lies
    2 Seasons

Filmography

2026
Houpačky · as Screenplay
2024
Dry Season · as Screenplay
2017
Ice Mother · as Screenplay
2012
Four Suns · as Screenplay
2008
The Country Teacher · as Screenplay
2005
Something Like Happiness · as Screenplay
2001

2018
2003
The Devil Knows Why · as Devil Suitor #3

2012
The Blue Tiger · as Supervising Director
2002
Radhost · as Story
1998
Traps · as First Assistant Director
1992
The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday · as Second Assistant Director