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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-12-18 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Jaromír Kallista

Biography:

Jaromír Kallista was born on December 18, 1939 in Prague. 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 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.

Known For

Acting

2023

1996

Food as Waiter

1991

Production

2020

Alchemical Furnace as Producer

2018

Insect as Producer

2005

Lunacy as Producer

2001

Little Otik as Producer

1996

Food as Production Manager
Food as Producer

1989

Meat Love as Producer
Flora as Producer

1988

Alice as Production Manager

1970

Julián odpadlík as Unit Production Manager
Murdering the Devil as Production Manager

1969

The End of a Priest as Unit Production Manager
Prague Nights as Unit Production Manager
Confusion as Producer

1968

Klec pro dva as Unit Production Manager
„Rakev ve snu viděti...“ as Unit Production Manager

1967

1965

Long Live the Republic as Assistant Production Manager

1962

Ceiling as Production Manager
The Week Starts on Friday as Production Manager

Directing

2004

Jan 69 as Director

1973

Rodeo as Assistant Director
The Legend of the Silver Fir as Assistant Director

Camera

1969

Confusion as Camera Operator

Crew

1966