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David Súkup

Biography

David Súkup is Czech film director and animator. His Light (2001) and The Mechanics (2003) were selected to compete in Cannes in the Cinéfondation category. He co-directed a feature animated film Fimfárum – Third Time Lucky (2011).

Awards

3 awards and 2 nominations

Gallery (1)

Patrik Pašš ml., Jean-Claude Rozec, David Súkup, Leon Vidmar at an event organized by: 75. Berlinale.

Direction (1)

Relevant Awards

Award (Audience Award)
best film (Non-Arab)
Tales from the Magic Garden (2025)
Amman International Film Festival
Awarded at: 6. Amman International Film Festival
2025
ECFA Award (Special Jury)
best film (Children's)
Tales from the Magic Garden (2025)
ECFA - European Children's Film Association
Awarded at: 55. Giffoni Film Festival
2025
Vesna Award (Jury Award)
best film (Animated)

Warm, sincere, and artistically perfected, the film discusses loss, memory, and the love that remains. Using sophisticated stop-motion animation, it takes the audience into a world where sadness and beauty intertwine, gently raising the topics of transience and acceptance.

Tales from the Magic Garden (2025)
FSF - Festival slovenskega filma
Awarded at: 28. Festival slovenskega filma
2025

Nominations

European Film Award (Academy Award)
best film (European)
Tales from the Magic Garden (2025)
EFA - European Film Academy
2025
European Film Award (Academy Award)
best film (Animated, European)
Tales from the Magic Garden (2025)
EFA - European Film Academy
2025
gender
Male

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