Jury

Jan Daňhel

• Country: Czech Republic
• Section: Fascinations - World Competition
• Festival Edition: 2009

Film maker, self-taught photographer and editor, lecturer at the Faculty of Performing Arts and member of the Group of Czech and Slovak Surrealists. He is the co-founder of the creative association Argentum Vivum and the author of many separate photographic exhibitions, including Vědecký rozhovor (Scientific Interview) (with J. Sádlo), Proč třeba nezkusit aranžovanou fotografii? (Why Not Try Arranged Photography?) and Jakobsonův deník (Jacobson’s Diary). He studies the phenomenon of play, attention and objective humour. He publishes in the cultural magazine Analogon, specializing in surrealism and psychoanalysis. His sisters will be also members of this traditional “family” panel.