DAMU AND FAMU PERSONALITIES DECORATED BY PRESIDENT PETR PAVEL

On 28 October 2024, the Czechoslovak Independence Day, President Petr Pavel decorated 56 personalities for their contributions to their respective fields. Hundreds of guests attended the ceremony in Prague Castle’s Vladislav Hall.

The Medal of Merit was bestowed on DAMU’s long-time teacher and professor emeritus, co-founder of the Činoherní klub drama theatre and director Jaroslav Vostrý; DAMU alumnus actor Ivan Trojan; actor and acting teacher at DAMU’s Department of Dramatic Theatre Ondřej Vetchý; and actress and DAMU alumna Daniela Kolářová. The President bestowed the medal in memoriam on actress, voice-over artist and DAMU teacher Jana Hlaváčová and actor and DAMU alumnus Luděk Munzar.

As far as the Film and TV School of AMU is concerned, the Medal of Merit was bestowed on film director and FAMU Department of Directing alumna Agnieszka Holland; director and teacher of FAMU’s Department of Documentary Film Helena Třeštíková; and cinematographer and teacher of FAMU’s Department of Cinematography Vladimír Smutný.

29. October 2024