Focused on documentaries: Film analysis in teaching
The Pavel Koutecký Award does not forget about film and audiovisual education and invites elementary and secondary school teachers to a certified full-day course where they will be able to develop their skills in the field of documentary film analysis!
The course will take place on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Kino Kavalírka (Plzeňská 210, Prague 5). You can look forward to light refreshments and the pleasant atmosphere of an art cinema.
In the first part of the course, led by Petr Pláteník (ASFAV) and Anna Puklová (KRUTÓN), you will first take a brief look at the changes brought about by the revision of the Framework Educational Program (RVP) in the field of art and film education for elementary schools. Then, with director, producer, and educator Peter Kerekes, you will explore the world of documentaries and documentary work with reality. You will also focus on how documentaries can benefit students, from developing critical thinking to sensitively addressing current social issues.
In the second part, together with film critic and cultural journalist Pavel Sladký, you will delve into the world of documentary analysis, including technical terminology, film language, film aesthetics, and artistic contexts. You will learn specific methods for creative and interactive analysis of documentaries in the classroom, which will encourage discussion, critical analysis, and deeper interpretation of documentary works. And you will try your hand at analyzing one of the films competing for the Pavel Koutecký Award. Each participant will prepare their own analysis of a competition film, on the basis of which they will receive a certificate of completion for the course.
Lecturers:
Peter Kerekes
Peter is a film director, producer, and lecturer at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and at the Doc Nomads Joint Masters program in Budapest. He directed the documentary film 66 Seasons, which has been screened at more than a hundred festivals. His film Cooking History, about military cooks and their influence on history, has won numerous awards, including the prize for best documentary film at the Viennale festival. The documentary comedy Velvet Terrorists was honored at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2014 and at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2013. His feature debut, 107 Mothers, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the award for best screenplay. His latest film, Wishing on a Star, premiered at the Venice and Toronto film festivals and has been screened at numerous film festivals.
Pavel Sladký
Pavel Sladký is a film critic and cultural journalist. He studied Czech language and literature at Charles University’s Faculty of Arts and journalism at the university’s Faculty of Social Sciences. He works with Czech Radio and publishes articles in magazines such as Cinepur or Film a doba, as well as on websites such as Aktuálně.cz or ČTart.cz. He also prepares a podcast on cinematography for Film a doba. He is a member of the Association of Czech Film Critics, the international federation FIPRESCI, and collaborates with Czech film festivals as a dramaturge and moderator of masterclasses. He is the author of the book Film jsou tajné dveře do reality.