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✨ MAGICLAB FILMS at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026 ✨

EVERYTHING AS IT SHOULD BE
Directed by Bohdan Karásek
Cinematography by Tomáš Uhlík

Director, screenwriter, and editor Bohdan Karásek pays homage to mumblecore, a genre built on dialogue. The conversation between the film’s two main characters raises questions that resonate with many people navigating midlife.

🎬 World Premiere
📅 Wednesday, July 8
🕖 7:00 PM

Produced by Beginner's Mind
Co-produced by Česká televize, Magic Lab

Distributed by Filmová galerie Artcam

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✨ MAGICLAB FILMS at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026 ✨

BÁRA – DIARY OF A ROCKSTAR
Directed by Helena Třeštíková
Cinematography by David Cysař

This time-lapse documentary offers an intimate portrait of Czech rock icon Bára Basiková, one of the most distinctive voices of her generation.

🎬 World Premiere
📅 Monday, July 6
🕑 2:00 PM

Produced by Negativ Film Productions
Co-produced by Česká televize, innogy Česká republika, MIRO Agency - umělecká agentura

Distributed by Falcon filmové novinky

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✨ MAGICLAB FILMS at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026 ✨

GREGORIUS, THE CHOSEN ONE
Directed by Tomasz Mielnik
Cinematography by Jan Šuster

Polish writer-director Tomasz Mielnik brings a wild, absurd comedy inspired by Thomas Mann’s novel The Holy Sinner. This medieval tale of a sinner who becomes pope blends live action with puppet theatre and more.

🎬 World Premiere
📅 Saturday, July 4
🕐 1:00 PM

Produced by Background Films
Co-produced by Mozaika Films, deFilm, and Magic Lab

Distributed by Filmová galerie Artcam

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There’s a wonderful interview about Peaky Blinders: THE IMMORTAL MAN with Production VFX Supervisor Theo Demiris on The Art of VFX.

A great reminder of a mindset shift: instead of “Can you fix this?”, it’s often more powerful to ask, “How can we involve VFX to make this truly great?” 😍

“…with people we knew and trusted. Our two main vendors were One of Us Paris and MagicLab in Prague. I go way back with both of them.” 😍

Huge thanks to Theo and everyone at Netflix - it was an epic ride!

Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man: Theo Demiris - Production VFX Supervisor - The Art of VFX Theo Demiris launched his career in visual effects in 2014 at One of Us. Over the years, he has contributed to a wide range of productions, including Paddington, Jupiter Ascending, The Crown, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He later stepped into the role of VFX Supervisor on projects such as Pin...

Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen are absolutely having fun in a new Netflix comedy, LADIES FIRST, taking a sharp (and hilarious) look at gender stereotypes. 😄

We were happy to add our share of movie magic!

Huge thanks to Daniel Barrow and Aggy Toomus at Netflix, and VFX Producer Samantha Townend.

Magic team:
Andrea Shaffer (VFX Producer)
Filip Latal (VFX Supervisor)
Peter Palarik (QC Supervisor)
Inna Hradkova (VFX Production Manager)

Coming soon! ✨

After its incredible success at the Emmys, USS Callister: Into Infinity (Black Mirror on Netflix) has even been nominated for a BAFTA! 🤩🥳 Many thanks to the British Academy for recognising our work. Congratulations, partners!

And… congratulations, Casian! 😉🫡

And we’ve won it again! Many thanks to the Slovak Film and Television Academy. The Slnko v sieti award for BEST VISUAL EFFECTS of 2025 went to František Štěpánek, Andrea Shaffer, and Michal Křeček of Magic Lab - pictured here with comp supervisor Lukáš Abrahám - for their work on NEPELA. The film also picked up awards for Best Editing and Best Costumes.

Meanwhile, FATHER by Tereza Nvotová dominated the night, taking home Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, and Best Actor in a Leading Role.

And BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD won Best Documentary of the Year!

Huge congratulations, beloved partners, colleagues, and friends!

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With the period biopic Nepela leading the nominations at Slnko v sieti - the Slovak Film and Television Academy Awards - we’re especially proud of the BEST VISUAL EFFECTS nomination for František Štěpánek, Andrea Shaffer and Michal Křeček.

Though this year’s ceremony won’t be broadcast on Slovak television, our excitement remains undiminished. Tomorrow, April 9, we’ll be there!

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Starting today, PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN is streaming on Netflix worldwide - featuring our VFX work! Enjoy your weekend!

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The Czech Film and Television Academy handed out its annual awards on Saturday - and we’re proud to be connected with several of the winning titles! 🦁✨

SUMMER SCHOOL, 2001 received the Czech Lion for Best Screenplay (Dužan Duong, Lukáš Kokeš, Jan Smutný), while Dũng Nguyễn won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film.

BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD won the crystal Czech Lion for Best Documentary Film, and also took home awards for Best Cinematography (Dušan Husár, Miro Remo) and Best Editing (Maté Csuport, Šimon Hájek).

And there’s more - Martin Pohl received the Film Fans’ Award for his comedy NA PLECH (DO THE MÆTH).

Huge congratulations to all the winners - we’re proud to have been part of these journeys!