Škubej psa

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Corporate sci-fi inspired by the story of the head of tourism in the Liberec region, who committed suicide due to burnout. His story is set within the broader context of modern society, where there is a heavy emphasis on performance and work commitment. Through AI, 3D, and deepfake videos, it simulates the environment of office work, sleepless nights, caffeine, and corporate cosmology.

 

This project was completed with the financial support of the European Union.

 

 

Hunger Strike Breakfast

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In the early ’90s, Lithuanian TV star Daiva loses her job as the studios are taken over by russian soldiers. Together with several peers, she announces a hunger strike to reclaim the TV station.

Director: Karolis Kaupinis

Producer: Marija Razgute

 

This project was completed with the financial support of the European Union.

 

 

Hranice / Frontier – Trailer

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Short Film / 29min / 2020

Czech Republic

Production: FAMU, Czech Television
Director: Damián Vondrášek
DOP: Filip Marek
Edit: Jakub Podmanický

During a random check, the commander of a Czech Customs Unit discovers a group of immigrants in a van’s cargo area. The chaotic incident is taken advantage of by an underage boy who flees into the surrounding forests. The commander tries to deal with the ensuing situation according to the rules but slowly he becomes undecided whether to follow orders or his own conscience. A night that shakes his faith in the system he represents.

  • Czech Lion AwardsBest Short FilmNominated

Anatomie českého odpoledne – Trailer

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Short Film / 21 min / 2020

Czech Republic

Production: Breathless Films (Matěj Paclík)
Director: Adam Martinec
DoP: David Hofmann
Edit: Matěj Sláma

Temperatures are rising and crowds of people push around the banks of lakes every day as if they were thirsty animals. Summer hits blasting from the speakers are silenced by an announcement of two boys gone missing. We may witness a tragedy or just lie in the shadows with the feeling that it’s not our concern.

  • Czech Lion AwardsBest short filmNominated
  • Czech Lion AwardsMagnesia Award for the Best Student FilmNominated
  • Czech Film Critics' AwardsBest short filmNominated

Daughter – Trailer

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Short Animated Drama / 15min / 2019

Czech Republic

Production: FAMU, MAURfilm
Director: Daria Kashcheeva
Animation: Daria Kashcheeva
Edit: Alexander Kashcheev

Color Grading

In a hospital room, the Daughter recalls a childhood moment when as a little girl she tried to share her experience with an injured bird with her Father. A moment of misunderstanding and a lost embrace has stretched into many years all the way to this hospital room, until the moment when a window pane breaks under the impact of a little bird.

  • Academy AwardsShort Animated FilmNominated
  • Student Academy AwardsBest Animated FilmWinner
  • Sundance Film FestivalShort Film Jury Award: AnimationWinner
  • Rome Independent Film FestivalBest Short Animation FilmWinner

Traktor by Visací zámek – Music Video

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Director: Jan Zajíček
DoP: Jiří Málek
Sound: Jan Paul

Production: Martin Hůlovec (PUNK FILM), Martina Knoblochová, Martina Neumannová

VFX / Color Grading / Data management / Co-production

Mezipatra 2017: Be Your Own Champion – Festival Trailer

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Director: Štěpán FOK Vodrážka
DoP: Šimon Dvořáček
Grading: Michal Křeček / Magiclab

VFX / Color Grading

Mezipatra is a queer film festival organized by non-profit organizations Mezipatra and STUD Brno. Every year, it introduces around a hundred Czech and foreign films centred around LGBTQ+ issues, and their creators. The films are apprised by a professional jury as a part of a prestigious international competition. Inherent part of the program are the accompanying discussions, lectures, workshops, exhibitions and parties. The festival’s main part takes place in Prague and Brno, and its echoes follow in selected towns across the Czech Republic.

Elevate by Lukas Rieger – Music Video

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Production: Jetpack Films
Producer / Director: Lars Timmermann
DoP: Kaspar Hornikel
Editor: David Gesslbauer

Color Grading

A new single of the German musical sensation is right here. Color-graded by our very own Diego La Rosa.

Blind Man by Thom Artway – Music Video

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Production: &FLUX
Director: Adam Vopička
DoP: Jakub Švejkar
Editor: Adam Vopička

Color Grading

Thom Artway wrote this song in an Australian bar where he performed almost 2 years ago, there was a blind man sitting and drinking whiskey, Thom talked to him and as he claims, he opened his eyes!

The Barriers Account – Spot

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Production: Negativ
Producer: Kateřina Černá
Director: Štěpán Fok Vodrážka
DoP: Šimon Dvořáček
Editor: Šimon Hájek

Color Grading

The Barriers Account is one of only a handful of foundations that financially supports the removal of architectural barriers. The contributed to the refitting of sanitary facilities in apartments, the purchase of mobile platforms (staircase lifts or elevators) that remove barriers on the access ways to apartments and houses. They also supported a number of projects that removed access barriers to public buildings.

MOR – Trailer

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Production: Julie Žáčková, Vojtěch Komrzý
Director: Jan Těšitel
DoP: Filip Marek
Editor: Šimon Hájek

Color Grading

This fantastic trailer for the new Czech comic series MOR gives us some serious creeps!

Not Talk by Videos – Music Video

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Director: Radek Brousil
DoP: Šimon Dvořáček
Editor: Šimon Hájek

Color Grading

Not Talk is the third single from the upcoming trilogy of audio-visual dreampop project Videos.

UMPRUM / Academy of Arts Architecture & Design

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Producer: Kristýna Květová
Director: Štěpán FOK Vodrážka
DoP: Šimon Dvořaček
Editor: Šimon Hájek
Animation: Josef Lepsa

VFX / Color Grading

“Without creativity there is nothing… …nothing.” This promo for The Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague visually confirms the importance of creativity. We are proud to have been a part of the creative process on the promo, crafting the VFX and grading on this wonderful video from director FOK.

Co ty jsi zač? by Tvrdý/Havelka – Music Video

Others

Production: Bionaut
Director: Štěpán FOK Vodrážka
DoP: Šimon Dvořáček
Editor: Štěpán FOK Vodrážka

Color Grading

And who are you?

Is a powerful slogan and a song that with a sense of humour which pulls out the topic of conformity, “normality” and a stereotypical view on diversity. A remake of the original song from Dr. Max (1986), And Who Are You is directed by Štěpán Fok Vodrážka with lead actor and co-director Miroslav Krobot. It was fitting for MagicLab to grade the music video and thus complete this series of art videos which we have collaborated on with FOK this year.

VerteDance

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Production: Karolína Hejnová
Director: Štěpán Fok Vodrážka
DoP: Marek Dvořák
Editor: Štěpán Fok Vodrážka

VFX / Color Grading

The trailer is a teaser for their latest dance performance, which is about a man and a woman’s relationship told in a raw and honest way. “They were married and lived as one until death broke their bond.”