2 | MEDIA Distribution
Armada Films
TV Troublemaking Genius (CZ, 2005) EUR 50,000
Project
Troublemaking Genius (Wichterle) is a biographical documentary about Otto Wichterle, the inventor of soft contact lenses, an invention used today by more than 100 million people all over the world. The sale of patents could have made him an enormously rich man, had he not lived in Communist Czechoslovakia. His main interest was the application of hydrophilic gels in healthcare. As an individual, he was not afraid to speak out against the totalitarian regime. He initiated the 2000 word manifesto of 1968. His story is that of a charismatic personality who despite difficulties was able to see his ideas realized in their practical use.
Company
Armada Films produces commercials for some of the biggest players both on the Czech market (Pilsner Urquell, Eurotel, T-Mobile, Staropramen brewery, Komerční banka bank) and the international market (Sony Play Station, Toyota, Suzuki, Credit Swiss, Mitsubishi, McDonald, Guinness, Samsung). Besides commercials, the company is also involved in the production of music videos (Support Lesbiens) and photography (ČSA, Eurotel, T-Mobile). In 2001, Armada Films produced a short film entitled “Ten Minutes Older” by director Jiří Menzel. This film has been included in the joint project of 12 movies by the most famous world directors such as Spike Lee, Wim Wenders, Chen Kaige, Werner Herzog, Abbas Kiarostami or Jean-Luc Godard. Armada Films is a member of the Audiovisual Producers’ Association. The company represents directors from the Czech Republic, the UK, France, the USA and other countries. Through its subsidiary Rats Prague, the company is also represented on the market in Japan, Denmark and Korea.
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ARMADA FILMS s.r.o. Na Zderaze 15 120 00 Praha 2, Czech Republic Tel.: +420 221 904 444 Fax: +420 221 904 300 www.armadafilms.cz |
Filip Sirový, Producer filip@armadafilms.cz Alžběta Kábelová, Production Manager liz@armadafilms.cz |