See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.

To the edge of the world and back to their roots

Czech Centre 30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, United Kingdom

The story of a creative journey conceived in London and developed around the globe. An exhibition by Andrea Vytlačilová, fashion designer, and visual artist Josef Zlamal. After creating a winning outfit for Grayson Perry in 2018, Andrea left London with Josef to live and work in Sweden, America and France. Both present visual mementos of... Read more »

Owners (Vlastníci)

A comedy set in a residents’ association meeting where everyone must agree on building management. The homeowners’ characters (ranging between idealists, profiteers and manipulators) are revealed to hilarious but chilling effect. Twelve homeowners, each with a different agenda, have to agree on the future of their building at a residents’ association meeting. Idealistic Mrs Zahrádková... Read more »

Meky

Comparing Miro Žbirka’s life to a great song, Šimon Šafránek creates an honest and dynamic close-up portrait of a music legend. It’s 1982 and a bespectacled outsider the Slovak singer Miro Žbirka, known as Meky, wins the Czech Grammy Awards (Golden Nightingale) beating the long-term reigning champion. In 2020 his songs are still played on... Read more »

Hungry Bear Tales (Mlsné medvědí příběhy)

The merry adventures of two cuddly and constantly hungry bears. Stories for young children and their parents full of humour and delicious food. As everyone knows, bears tend to be loners, but Ned and Mishka are best friends who share a cosy house in the forest. One of them is big, the other one is... Read more »

My father Antonín Kratochvíl

The dramatically revealing story of Czech born Antonín Kratochvíl, a four-time World Press Photo winner, who photographed celebrities such as David Bowie, George Clooney and Johnny Depp, as well as wars and human catastrophes. In this personal encounter with his son and fellow photographer Michael, Antonín Kratochvíl, a founding member of the legendary VII Photo... Read more »

Greg Hands webinar Czech British Chamber of Commerce (CBCC)

The Minister of State for Trade Policy and MP for Chelsea and Fulham, Greg Hands, will share his thoughts via Zoom on business and economic recovery post Brexit and Covid-19 with reference to bilateral trade between the Czech Republic and the UK. As a student in the mid to late 1980s, Greg travelled to Czechoslovakia,... Read more »

Charlatan

The self-taught Czech healer, Jan Mikolášek, who cured millions with herbal medicine is threatened by the communist authorities in Agnieszka Holland’s biopic. The film is inspired by the true story of herbalist and faith healer, Jan Mikolášek, who dedicated his life to caring for the sick in spite of the immense obstacles he faced in... Read more »

Ambassador Nigel Baker webinar

Circumstances prevent us from holding our special 30th anniversary dinner this year but you can meet our keynote speaker from the comfort of your home on Zoom. It also offers an opportunity to say a fond farewell to L’ubomir Rehák, the Slovak Ambassador, who is leaving his post in London for Moscow and to welcome... Read more »

Athanor – The Alchemical Furnace

A candid insight into Jan Švankmajer's artistic workshop in which a grand master of puppetry and animation conjures his sharp and merciless exploration of human nature The legendary artist, filmmaker and surrealist, Jan Švankmajer, whose work has inspired artists such as Terry Gilliam and the Quay Brothers, bade farewell to feature filmmaking in 2018 with... Read more »

No Night So Dark; one Jewish family’s story

The extraordinary story of a Central European Jewish family to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2021. When Oxford-based Colin Wels first opened a box that his father Tomáš had kept for decades in the back of a cupboard, he entered an unknown past. Through the contents of the box, made up of hundreds of letters and... Read more »



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