Making of Kuky - J. Svěrák & J. Dvorský

The last film of director Jan Svěrák, Kooky (Kuky se vrací, 2010) tells the story of a six-year-old boy Ondra who has to throw away his favourite toy – the pink teddy bear Kooky – because he suffers from asthma. When Ondra’s mom tosses Kooky into garbage, Ondra’s imagination starts to work and he sees the adventures of his little pink friend in an unknown world. The film received many awards, for example three Czech Lions and the Special Jury Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Director Jan Svěrák and graphic artist Jakub Dvorský will describe the unique filming technique and show many interesting demonstrations. The original intention to make a film in few days only with help of several friends has transformed into a two-year-project with dozens of special effects – even more special effects than Jan Svěrák used in his most challenging film Tmavomodrý svět (Dark Blue World, 2001).