The 28th edition of the main national film awards, the Czech Lions, takes place in Prague on Saturday night, which Charlatan, Shadow Country and Havel among the main contenders. But what is the favourite to win? I discussed the 2021 Czech Lion Awards with Czech Radio film journalist Kristina Roháčová.
“In terms of Covid, it might seem like there weren’t that many films to choose from this year.
Charlatan, photo: Czech TV
“But I think that we’ve actually seen some really solid contenders, which have done well even on the festival circuit abroad.
“There’s of course Charlatan, the Jan Mikolášek biopic from Agniezska Holland, which made the Oscar shortlist for Best International Film last month and is a personal favourite of mine.