Ondřej Pavelka studied filmmaking at the Secondary Technical School of Communication Technology Panská in Prague and is now studying media studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. He has worked at the Ji.hlava IDFF and Karlovy Vary IFF film festivals and at the European Parliament. He has a long-standing interest in politics, culture and public affairs. In documentary film, he enjoys seeing honest filmmaking craft combined with powerful social themes and fresh authorial approaches.