Jakub Kouřil

Director, screenwriter and visual artist based in Prague.

 He graduated from FAMU Prague and spent a six-month internship at ENSAD in Paris.


In 2012, his short film „M.O.“ was released. This film was awarded the Magnesia Award for best student film (Czech Lion, 2013) and became a finalist of the Student Academy Awards in 2013. His animated graduation film „The Little Cousteau“ won several awards at international film festivals (Palm Springs, Montevideo, Florida).