Vice-Dean for Science and Research
Helena Bendová graduated in film science and is currently a member of the Czech Film Fund. She worked as an Assistant Professor at FAMU’s Centre for Audiovisual Studies for fifteen years, focusing on game studies, film analysis and theory, and French cinema. In addition to her teaching and science activities, she also works as a translator and editor. For several years, she was the Editor-in-Chief of the Cinepur film bi-monthly and an editor of Iluminace, a periodical for film theory, history and aesthetics. Her book Umění počítačových her (The Art of Computer Games) was released in 2017.
Contact:
E-mail: helena.bendova@famu.cz
Phone: 234 244 304; 604 125 825
Vice-Dean for Study Affairs
Marta Švecová has extensive lecturing and consulting experiences, she works as vice-chairwoman of the Council of the Czech Film Fund, a teacher at FAMU, where she was Head of the Department of Producing for several years, program director of the FEBIOFEST film festival and chairwoman of the Council of the Audiovisual Segment of the Register of Artistic Outputs of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. She is an international expert of Creative Europe and EQ ARTS. She also has a number of international experiences (Vortex Production London, MDC International Berlin). She also worked as a consultant for film festivals in Eastern Europe (Sarajevo IFF, Bratislava IFF, Warsaw IFF), and lectured at various producer workshops across Europe.
Contact:
E-mail: marta.svecova@famu.cz
Phone: 234 244 306
Vice-Dean for International Relations
David Čeněk graduated from the Faculty of Education of the University of South Bohemia, and from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Film Studies. He is an expert advisor to the Czech Film Fund and a member of the Media and Audiovisual Department Panel at the Czech Ministry of Culture. He has worked with many Czech film festivals (including KV IFF, Febiofest, Summer Film School, Zlín IFF, and Jihlava IFDF) as a programming dramaturge, translator and interpreter. Since 2005, he has been working as an assistant professor at the Film Studies Department of Charles University’s Faculty of Arts. He co-wrote a number of publications on cinema (Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Robert Bresson, et al.). He represented the Czech Republic in the CINED international project and participated in implementing film education in the Czech educational environment.
Contact:
E-mail: david.cenek@famu.cz
Phone: 234 244 370