David Laňka (1974) is a Czech screenwriter, director, producer, and author of popular children's books. As a child, he lived with his parents in Afghanistan and Ethiopia at the embassy. He studied writing and screenwriting at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory. His films deal with current social issues such as violence against women (Listen, 2020), autism (Together, 2022), and loss of sexual intimacy (One Night, 2024). His films have won numerous awards at international film festivals in the US, Italy, the UK, and elsewhere.
In addition to feature films for cinemas, David Laňka is also actively involved in television production. He wrote the screenplays for the children's series How Things Fly at the Airport (2020) and Data Village (2023), as well as the crime series Ghost (2022), the rural romance Stars Above Our Heads (2021), and the gangster series The Bodyguards (2023), he also directed both series. Since the age of sixteen, he has been contributing articles, film and music reviews to the press. In addition to his editorial and journalistic work, he has been writing books since 2000: he has written several actor profiles, but mainly children's books (e.g., The Adventures of Bill Madlafousek, Welcome to Hell!, Barunka and the Painted World, About Baby Jesus), which have become bestsellers. In film, he focuses on music videos, documentaries, and feature films.
Tomáš Bombík is a Slovak screenwriter. He studied screenwriting and dramaturgy at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.
He often writes screenplays with criminal or dramatic themes. His works include the series Mordparta (2016, 2017), Justice (2017), The Roubal Case (2021), Mathematics of Crime (2023), the film The Rift (2019), and The Auschwitz Report (2020).
Awards
Czech Lion
2017 – victory – Justice (Best Television Film or Miniseries)
Vojtěch DYK
The character of Adam Volf.
Vojtěch Dyk (1985) is a Czech actor and musician. Almost from the beginning of his studies at DAMU, he appeared on many theater stages, sang in several bands, and gradually became more successful. However, he became much more easily and significantly known to the general public primarily as a singer. At a time when discovering talent through singing competitions became a big hit, when reality shows began to produce "artists" and it was more difficult to gain a foothold in the music field, his appearances in television series and later with the band Nightwork helped him. After the unexpected success with Nightwork, his name climbed into the imaginary hall of fame.
We could see him, for example, in the films II Boemo (2022), Saving One Who Was Dead (2021), Oh, that heavenly love (2020), On the Roof (2019), in the fairy tale Angel of the Lord 2 (2016) and in the series PsychoSimona.sk (2024), Professor (2021, 2022), Airport (2007) and many others.
Awards
Czech Lion
2022 – nomination – II Boemo (Best Actor)
Czech Film Critics' Awards
2022 – nomination – II Boemo (Best Actor)
Kristýna RYŠKA
Character Dana Mayerová.
Kristýna Ryška (1985) attended drama classes as a child and later studied at the acting conservatory in Ostrava. After two years in the theater, she reaped her first well-deserved reward in the form of the Těšín Theater Director's Award as a young and promising artist. In 2008, German director Veit Helmer selected her from a Europe-wide casting call for the lead role in the film Absurdistan (2008), which went on to enjoy success at film festivals around the world, including Robert Redford's legendary Sundance. Further work followed smoothly. Thanks to this film, she was invited to audition for the Czech TV series Street and spent five years playing the character They Nekonečná. She regularly appears in Czech Television series as well as commercial ones, such as The Golden Swan (2023, 2024), One Family (2024, 2025), The Well (2025), and (The King of Šumava (2025). She has also appeared in several films, such as Sweethearts (2020), Vyšehrad: Seryjál (2021), Together (2022), and All the Good Deeds (2025).
Martin FINGER
Character of Colonel Pavel Gruber.
Czech actor Martin Finger (1970) appeared at the National Theater in Prague while still a student of acting at DAMU in Prague. In addition to performing in the theater, he also acts in films, works in radio, and narrates audiobooks. He has played dozens of major roles. He has appeared in films such as Garbage, the City and Death (2012), Garden Store: A Family Friend (2017), The Word (2022), Her Drunken Diary (2024), The Magic of the Derby (2025), and many others. He also appears regularly in series such as Actor (2020), Nineties (2022), The Laws of the Wolf (2023), and others.
Awards
Czech Lion
2022 – nomination – The Word (Best Actor)
2017 – nomination – Gardening: A Family Friend (Best Actor)
2012 – nomination – Garbage, th City and Death (Best Actor)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2022 – victory – The Word (Award for Best Male Performance)
Czech Film Critics' Awards
2014 – victory – The Lake (Best Leading Actor)
Kryštof BARTOŠ
Character Jonáš NPC.
Kryštof Bartoš (1992) graduated from the Theater Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. After completing his studies, he became a member of the Klicpera Theater ensemble. He made his screen debut in 2017 and has since played many film characters. He has enjoyed great success for his role as young Tomáš Kozák in the Czech Television crime series Nineties, which has been praised by both the general public and experts. The series Nineties (2022) won the Czech Lion for best television series. He has also appeared in the series Golde Swan (2024), Moloch (2025), and in the films Methanol (2018), The killer´s steps (2024), The girl next door (2024), and others.
