CZ 
Building Carmen
A real-time carpooling app - for fewer cars on the road and easier travel for people going the same way. Looking for cofounders.
Programmer. Filmmaker.
Looking for the right film project
Currently making software, but the right material or directing project would pull me back in.
About me
I am building Carmen, a real-time carpooling app, and looking for the right film project that would pull me back into filmmaking. I would love to build a team around Carmen and work on it full-time. I used to make films - and that experience still shapes how I think about users, their stories and what is worth building. Full-time I work at GISoft, where I mostly build internal tools for telecommunication companies. I also build for other projects with real-world impact - like a website for the NGO NOPO. I am available online and will travel wherever the work requires. My base is in Olomouc, Czechia, where I live with my family.
CV
Work Experience
GISOFT v.o.s.
Opava, Czech Republic
- GIS web application developer mainly in PHP and JavaScript; other technologies: OpenLayers.js, Yii2, HTML, CSS, C#, PostgreSQL, NGINX, IIS, React, Node.js
ID-Karta s.r.o.
Opava - Komárov, Czech Republic
- Developer mainly in C#, ASP.NET Core MVC, MS SQL, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, with basic JavaScript
Stoklasa textile haberdashery s.r.o.
Bolatice, Czech Republic
- Developer of the K2 information system in Object Pascal, working with SQL, JSON, XML and Git databases; adapting the system to user and company needs
Czech Brewery System s.r.o.
Opava, Czech Republic
- Sales representative for brewery equipment
Wavebreak Media Ltd
Cork, Ireland
- Internship, camera and production assistant
Apple Distribution International
Cork, Ireland
- Tester of the dictation tool on iOS devices
Hustopece TV, Town Hall of Hustopece
Hustopece, Czech Republic
- Camera operator and editor at a local cable TV station
Skehard Properties
Cork, Ireland
- Petrol station attendant
Dunnes Stores
Cork, Ireland
- Stock replenishment
NOPO NGO
Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Creating leisure activities for youth in a socially excluded area
Education
Cork Institute of Technology
Cork, Ireland
- Unfinished bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems - equivalent to Czech Business Informatics
Cork Training Centre
Cork, Ireland
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Retraining courses: IT Professional City & Guilds, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+
- IT systems support and personal computer maintenance
- Computer networks
St. John's Central College
Cork, Ireland
- Film and television production, FETAC Level 6 certificate
Hejčín Grammar School, Olomouc
Olomouc, Czech Republic
- School-leaving exams in Czech and English, history and art history
Additional Skills
- Advanced English - 10 years in Ireland
- Driving licence category B
Hobbies
- Cycling and running
- Film and literature (including English-language works)
- Travel and hiking
- Board games
Filmmaking
Film samples, scripts and collaboration options. I am looking to collaborate primarily as a screenwriter or director. I will also consider paid offers for other creative roles - for example editing, production design, or camera.
Projects
Stray Cat
Short fiction film
Roles: Director, Screenwriter, Editor
Tagline: Women speak two languages - one of which is verbal.
Outline: Young Croatian woman Diana attempts to start a new life in Ireland by concealing her past, hiding who she really is, and playing games with the men around her.
17 min 30 sec · Audio: English · Subtitles: English, Czech - auto-generated by YouTube
Alien Within
Unproduced short fiction film screenplay
Status: Production-ready
Roles: Screenwriter
Tagline: How many ways can a disease show itself?
Outline: A young man who suffers from paranoia escapes into the woods.
The full screenplay may be supplied after personal contact (meeting, call, video) and under NDA.
Repercussions
Unproduced short fiction film screenplay
Status: Production-ready
Roles: Screenwriter
Tagline: One who faces his fears, expands his own boundaries.
Outline: Sinead, an Arachnophobic student, after moving into a houseshare gets more than she bargains for. After accidentally flushing a spider down the drain, she is forced to face her fear.
The full screenplay may be supplied after personal contact (meeting, call, video) and under NDA.
Shared
Unproduced medium-length fiction film screenplay
Status: Needs revision
Roles: Screenwriter
Tagline: True love is when all is shared.
Outline: After a complicated relationship, a young woman discovers she is HIV positive, and seeks her ex to inform him.
Jiří Meixner: La Puerta Falsa
Music video
Roles: Cinematography, Editor, Visual Effects, Producer
4 min 19 sec · Audio: English · Subtitles: Not available
SMS TICKET commercial
Produced commercial - submitted to the Videoflot platform selection process but not selected for publication by SMS TICKET.
Roles: Director, Screenwriter, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
Tagline: More time. More money. More love.
1 min 16 sec · Audio: Czech · Subtitles: Not available
Men's dream
Short fiction film - student project
Roles: Director, Screenwriter
Tagline: Some dreams help you wake up.
Outline: A forty year old man is stuck in a relationship which has lost it’s spark, and he dreams about polygamy.
9 min 27 sec · Audio: English
Bloodline
Short fiction film - student project
Roles: Cinematography
Tagline: Some children carry more than schoolbags.
Outline: A father and his sister use their own children as unwitting drug couriers, believing their innocence makes them invisible.
13 min 6 sec · Shot on 16mm film · Audio: English · Subtitles: Not available
Sheep and Shepherds
Produced short documentary film - student project
Roles: Director, Cinematography, Editor, Screenwriter
Tagline: Not everyone follows the flock when those meant to protect and serve them fail in their responsibilities.
Outline: Tomáš Kunc's fight against the consequences of a self-defense incident reveals how absurd the decisions made by public authorities can be.
5 min · Audio: English · Subtitles: Not available
Caught In The Wind
Produced short documentary film - student project
Roles: Director, Cinematography, Editor, Screenwriter
Tagline: Where dreams take flight.
Outline: A young Czech hang glider pilot shares the challenges, risks, and rewards of pursuing his passion.
5 min 13 sec · Audio: English · Subtitles: Not available
Against The Wall: Convent Farm
Produced short documentary studio programme - student project
Roles: Director, Screenwriter, Editor
Tagline: Choosing a different path.
Outline: A young man tired of city life leaves it behind to build a self-sufficient farm with friends in rural Ireland.
5 min · Audio: English · Subtitles: Not available
Mother
Short fiction film
Roles: Director, Screenwriter, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
Tagline: Sometimes the hardest journey is the one within.
Outline: A drama about Eva, a Polish woman, and Konrad, a German man, who live together in Cork, Ireland. Determined not to repeat her parents' mistakes, Eva struggles with the fear of raising her children in the same environment she grew up in. When reality catches up with her, she must choose her own path.
21 min 47 sec · Audio: English
12 Months
Short fiction film
Roles: Director, Screenwriter, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
Tagline: A year can change everything.
Outline: After a year of silence, Emily receives unexpected news about her former boyfriend. As she prepares to say a final goodbye, she is forced to confront the unresolved past between them.
5 min 42 sec · Audio: English
Argos commercial
Produced commercial - personal project (not commissioned by Argos)
Roles: Director, Screenwriter, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
Tagline: Don't trust strangers. Trust Argos.
1 min 6 sec · Audio: English · Subtitles: English and Czech - auto-generated by YouTube
Good to the Bone
Short fiction film
Roles: Director, Screenwriter, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
Tagline: A good heart is revealed by the choices we make.
Outline: A chance encounter and an act of desperation intertwine the lives of two very different young men. As fortune unexpectedly changes their lives, the line between appearances and true character begins to blur.
12 min 40 sec · Audio: Czech · Subtitles: English · Screenplay language: Czech only
Poster
Articles
Reflections and observations.
