Petr Hátle

Born in 1983 in Prague. After studying History and Theory of Film and Philosohphy at Charles University Prague, he became a student of the Documentary Film Department of FAMU Prague. During his studies he directed many short movies about various topics, usually related to human rights and social issues, screened both at Czech and European festivals. He was studying and working for two years in Istanbul with the support of the European Union Fund. His debut the Great Night won the Best Czech Documentary Award at the International Documentary Film Festival in Jihlava.