
‘ON: Ondrej Nepela’ (Šampion): Second film on Czechoslovak figure skater sets April release
The new Czech-Slovak drama examines the pressures behind Olympic glory, following last year’s Nepela with a more intimate, time-compressed portrait.

The new Czech-Slovak drama examines the pressures behind Olympic glory, following last year’s Nepela with a more intimate, time-compressed portrait.

The upcoming biopic Nepela follows Olympic figure skater Ondrej Nepela’s hidden struggle for freedom under Czechoslovakia’s communist regime.

Supported films include Jiří Bárta’s long-awaited Golem as well as the children’s fantasy film When Parents Turn Divine and documentary projects.