5th International Comedy Film Festival May 23 – May 30, 2026

The opening of the 5th International Comedy Film Festival took place on May 23, 2026 in grand style at the Střelnice cinema in Jindřichův Hradec. The opening ceremony was attended by the patron of the festival Zdeněk Troška, ​​members of the expert jury – director Marian Kleis, cinematographer David Ployhar and actor Jiří Ployhar – and the mayor of the city Michal Kozár. Film screenings followed, many of which were personally introduced by their creators. The audience was able to meet, for example, director Petr Zahrádka and actress Eva Leinweberová, screenwriter and director Rudolf Merkner together with actress Denisa Nesvačilová, and director Tomáš Svoboda.

The festival awards ceremony took place on May 30, 2026, also at the Střelnice cinema.

The final awards according to the expert jury and audience voting:

Best Sound of a Short Comedy: Čeněk Herold for the movie “Živý mrtvý”

Best Editing of a Short Comedy: Tomáš Kapinus for the movie “Tenkrát v Argentině”

Best Cinematography for a Short Comedy: Timotej Sturc for the movie “Živý mrtvý”

Best Direction of a Short Comedy: Matěj František Preisler for the movie “Tenkrát v Argentině”

Best Short Comedy: Živý mrtvý

Best Supporting Actress: Michele Laroque for the movie “Zlato, uber plyn!”

Best Supporting Actor: Jakub Jenkčík for the movie “Vyšehrad dvje”

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Camille Lellouche for the movie “Zlato, uber plyn!”

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Štěpán Kozub for the movie “Srnky”

Best Sound of a Feature Comedy: Emmanuel Augeard for the movie “Zlato, uber plyn!”

Best Editing of a Feature Comedy: Petr Pauer for the movie “Milion”

Best Cinematography of a Feature Comedy: Maxmilián Čuba for the movie “Srnky”

Best Direction of a Feature Comedy: Frank Bellocq for the movie “Zlato, uber plyn!”

Best Feature Comedy: Zlato, uber plyn!

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Flyer of the 5th year of the festival with the program