Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Filmovy a divadelni reziser Jiri Menzel (na snimku) prevzal 23. kvetna v Praze z rukou ministryne kultury Aleny Hanakove cenu Artis Bohemiae Amicis (Pratele ceskeho umeni). ***FILE PHOTO*** Czech director Jiri Menzel with the Artis Bohemiae Amicis Award in Prague, Czech Republic, May 23, 2013. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt) *** Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel died on Saturday evening on September 5, 2020, aged 82, his wife Olga Menzelova wrote on Facebook late on Sunday and Menzel's assistant Mila Radova confirmed the information to CTK.

Karel Gott , zpevak

Karel Gott , zpevak

Zpevak Karel Gott prevzal 28. rijna ve Vladislavskem sale Prazskeho hradu z rukou prezidenta Vaclava Klause medaili Za zasluhy I. stupne za zasluhy o stat v oblasti umeni. ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

Karel Gott, Vaclav Klaus

Karel Gott, Vaclav Klaus

Zpevak Karel Gott (vlevo) prevzal 28. rijna ve Vladislavskem sale Prazskeho hradu z rukou prezidenta Vaclava Klause medaili Za zasluhy I. stupne za zasluhy o stat v oblasti umeni. ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

Karel Gott, zpevak

Karel Gott, zpevak

Zpevak Karel Gott (vlevo) prevzal 28. rijna ve Vladislavskem sale Prazskeho hradu z rukou prezidenta Vaclava Klause medaili Za zasluhy I. stupne za zasluhy o stat v oblasti umeni. ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

Logo, Vyssi odborna skola umeleckoprumyslova a stredni skola umeleckoprumyslova, Praha, Zizkov, napis, cedule

Logo, Vyssi odborna skola umeleckoprumyslova a stredni skola umeleckoprumyslova, Praha, Zizkov, napis, cedule

(CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)

Vyssi odborna skola umeleckoprumyslova a stredni skola umeleckoprumyslova, Praha, Zizkov

Vyssi odborna skola umeleckoprumyslova a stredni skola umeleckoprumyslova, Praha, Zizkov

(CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)

TEREZA JEZKOVA, spokeswoman for NPG

TEREZA JEZKOVA, spokeswoman for NPG

The National Gallery celebrates 100 years of Czechoslovakia: The Art of the First Republic and the World Art Icons in the New Exposition (CTK Photo/Petr Salek)

MARKETA HANOVA, Director of the Art of Asia and Africa Collections

MARKETA HANOVA, Director of the Art of Asia and Africa Collections

The National Gallery celebrates 100 years of Czechoslovakia: The Art of the First Republic and the World Art Icons in the New Exposition (CTK Photo/Petr Salek)