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The Film Academy of Miroslav Ondricek in Pisek (FAMO) is an independent private film school, which offers the possibility to study Film Art in a beautiful, inspiring and traditionally cultural town Písek, situated in the region of South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
FAMO in Písek educates and trains students to a professional level with specialisations in Screenwriting and Directing, Cinematography, Sound, Editing, Production and Animation. The programme aims to equip graduates with a high level of technical competence and craft skills as well as to develop theirs creative skills to the highest artistic level possible. The Academy provides convenient environment where students can gain an understanding of underlying aesthetic principles of filmmaking and teaches to apply, to explore, to experiment and even to challenge those principles in the real world.
Hands-on experience and team-work are both given a strong emphasis throughout the study programme. Therefore, the course includes ongoing practical exercises with focus on specific skills such as studio lighting, camera work or editing techniques.
Within the IFS (International Film Studies) programme we offer:
Aim of the studies is to:
Teachers at IFS:
Film, TV, Dubbing, Radio stations
The school continues in the tradition of organizing the International Student Film Festival in Písek, which introduces students to the organization of such an event and extends mainly foreign contacts – www.filmfestpisek.cz.
Písek was officially established as a royal city in the beginning of 13th century. It has the oldest bridge (Písek Stone Bridge) in the Czech Republic and the second oldest in the whole central European region. It is often called “the Pearl on the Otava river”. It has around 30,000 inhabitants and is connected with a long list of famous Czech poets, composers and painters. No wonder – the backdrop of the town’s historical centre, the river and the nature around are highly inspiring, mysterious and visually attractive. South Bohemia is a very popular filming location and Písek itself appears in many of Czech’s classic movies. The town provides an excellent environment for students who would like to focus on their filmmaking studies without the inconviences of a larger city. That’s not to say that Pisek is devoid of entertainment. There are theaters, cinemas, music clubs, the municipal library, the important regional museum and the multifunctional space of the Old Malt House, which provides an amazing place for exhibitions and interactive performances. Pisek is surrounded by beautiful countryside dotted with historic castles and ponds with the country’s famed Šumava National Park and mountain range a stone throw away.
Písek and The Czech Republic offers far more than just stunning locations, with our highly experienced film professionals and top service standards. Filmmakers keep returning because of the high relative production value to elsewhere in the European Union. Post-production service rates are also very competitive. Therefore, Czech is host to a large number of foreign film crews.
Písek can be easily reached from Prague (the capital city of the Czech Rep), and takes approx. 1.5 hours to get here by car or bus from the capital. The town is also close to the German and Austrian borders, making it an ideal base for cross border filming.
