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Jaromír Kallista

producer, born on December 18th, 1939

As a production graduate of Prague Film Academy (1959-1964), he worked at Barrandov Studios until 1970, when he decided to operate outside the state system as an independent film-maker. In this period he worked on the production unit for a number of feature films by Evald Schorm and Antonín Máša, as well as several documentaries. From 1973 to 1988 he was head of production at the Laterna Magica. Since 1989 – 2025 he has taught at FAMU (Prague Film Academy). In 1983, together with Jan Švankmajer, he formed an independent film production company that, in 1992, became a legal entity with the creation of ATHANOR Ltd.

filmography

Collaboration with Jan Švankmajer

  • 2022 – KUSTKAMERA (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 2020 – ATHANOR_ALCHEMICAL FURNACE (producer)  (directed by JanDaňhel, Adam Oĺha)
  • 2018 – INSECT (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 2010 – SURVIVING LIFE (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 2005 – LUNACY (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 2000 – OTESÁNEK (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 1996 – CONSPIRATORS OF PLEASURE  (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 1994 – FAUST  (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 1992 – FOOD (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 1990 – THE DEATH OF STALINISM IN BOHEMIA (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer
  • 1987 – ALICE (producer) directed by Jan Švankmajer

Filmography (presented the main selection)

  • 1988 – VIVISECTION (producer), project of Laterna Magica directed by Antonín Máša
  • 1983 – BLACK MONK (producer), project of Laterna Magica directed by Evald Schorm
  • 1982 – THE NIGHT REHEARSAL (producer), project of Laterna Magica directed by Evald Schorm
  • 1981 – ONE DAY IN PRAGUE (producer), project of Laterna Magica directed by Ladislav Helge and others
  • 1979 – THE SNOW QUEEN (producer), project of Laterna Magica directed by Evald Schorm
  • 1976 – THE WONDERFUL CIRCUS (producer), project of Laterna Magica directed by Evald Schorm
  • 1975 – THE PRAGUE CARNIVAL (producer), project of Laterna Magica directed by Evald Schorm
  • 1969 – JAN 69 (producer) directed by Stanislav Milota
  • 1968 – CONFUSION (producer) directed by Evald Schorm
  • 1968 – THE MURDER OF MR. DEVIL (producer) directed by Ester Krumbachová
  • 1966 – THE END OF AUGUST AT THE OZONE HOTEL (producer) directed by Jan Schmidt