Jan Budař, alias Pavel Bedura (born 31 July 1977 in Frýdlant) is a Czech actor

Actor

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, director, singer, composer

Composer

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 and script writer.

Biography

Jan graduated from Brno's Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts

Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts

Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is a university-level school in Brno in the Czech Republic.The Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts is one of two academies of music and the dramatic arts in the Czech Republic...

 (JAMU) in 2000. He started his career in Brno's theatres under the tutelage of Vladimír Morávek, one of the most acclaimed Czech theatre directors. This creative partnership culminated in their first film, Bored in Brno. Jan also co-authored the script and composed the music. The comedy was awarded five Czech Lion

Czech Lion

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s in 2003, including Best Male Actor for Jan Budař. This success led to roles in such films as Marek Najbrt's debut Champions and Jan Hřebejk

Jan Hrebejk

Jan Hřebejk is a Czech film director.-Early life and education:Born in Prague, Hřebejk studied together with his classmate Petr Jarchovský at high school. Now Jarchovsky is a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter...

's recent Up and down, the Czech entry for the Academy Awards

Academy Awards

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, which won the top awards at the Czech Lions Awards 2005. The team of Morávek and Budař created their second film, Hrubeš and Mareš best friends: come rain or shine. Having achieved his first life's ambition of acting on screen, he has only two more: playing alongside Audrey Tatou in a film directed by Pedro Almodóvar and touring with his band Eliščin Band, "the Band of Shy Elise". Besides acting, writing, composing and singing with his band, Jan also makes his own short films, documentaries and videoclips. In March 2005, Jan won the Czech Lion award for "Best Supporting Actor" in Champions. In February 2005 Jan was sent to Berlin as a shooting star to represent Czech cinemathography at the Berlinale Film Festival 2005.
http://www.czechmademan.cz/o-filmu/herci#jan-budar/
http://www.janbudar.cz/
http://www.janbudar.pl/

Filmography

• 2012: O pokladech
• 2012: Polski film (Czech Republic, Poland)
• 2011: Užij si se psem (TV film)
• 2011: Czech Made Man
• 2011: Duše na talíři
• 2011: Lidice (Czech Republic, Poland)
• 2011: Odcházení
• 2010: Akvabely
• 2010: Heart Beat 3D
• 2010: Osudové peníze (TV film)
• 2010: Román pro muže
• 2010: Pravidelný odlet
• 2010: Dešťová víla
• 2009: Holka Ferrari Dino
• 2009: Hrubeš a Mareš Reloaded
• 2009: Ljubavni život domobrana (Love life of a gentle coward) (Croatia)
• 2009: Operace Dunaj (Operation Dunaj) (Czech Republic, Poland)
• 2009: Protektor (Czech Republic, Germany)
• 2009: Vyprávěj (TV serial)
• 2009: Žena bez piana (Mujer sin piano) (Spain)
• 2008: Bratři Karamazovi: Vzkříšení (theatre)
• 2008: Dark Spirits Natěrač (TV film) (USA)
• 2008: Nebe a Vincek (TV Film)
• 2008: Soukromé pasti (TV serial)
• 2007: Bez dechu (students’ film)
• 2007: Hodina klavíru (TV Film)
• 2007: Muzika (Slovakia, Germany)
• 2007: Svatba na bitevním poli
• 2007: Trapasy (TV serial)
• 2007: Václav
• 2006: Marta a Berta 26
• 2006: Pravidla lži (Rules of lies)
• 2006: Vratné lahve (Empties)
• 2005: Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi do deště
• 2005: Stavrogin je ďábel (theatre)
• 2005: Svatyně
• 2005: Toyen
• 2005: Voníš jako tenkrát
• 2004: Duše jako kaviár (Dirty soul)
• 2004: Horem pádem (Up and down)
• 2004: Mistři (Champions)
• 2004: Ráno Ruth to vidí jinak (TV film)
• 2003: Čert ví proč
• 2003: Nuda v Brně (Bored in Brno)
• 2001: Muž, který vycházel z hrobu (TV film)
• 2001: Otec neznámý aneb Cesta do hlubin duše výstrojního náčelníka (TV film)
• 2001: Ta třetí (TV film)
• 2000: Český Robinson (TV serial)
• 2000: Rasistické historky (TV serial)
• 1999: Urlaub auf Leben und Tod - Eine Familie hält zusammen (TV serial)
• 1997: Četnické humoresky (TV serial)
• 1997: Stůj, nebo se netrefím!

http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10305613213-o-pokladech/

Documentary films

• 2008: Anatomie gagu
• 2008: Peníze Jiřího Krejčíka
• 2007: Film o filmu: Václav (TV film)
• 2006: Přestávka

Film direction

He directed several short films and videoclips mostly for his new album.

• 2012: Polski film
• 2006: Strážce plamene v obrazech (Video film)
• 2004: Ráno

http://www.lidovky.cz/najbrtuv-polski-film-jde-do-strizny-dbr-/ln_kultura.asp?c=A110916_113956_ln_kultura_wok

Television programs

• 2011: Český lev 2010
• 2010: E.ON Energy Globe Award ČR
• 2010: Rozmarná léta českého filmu
• 2009: Fakta Barbory Tachecí
• 2008: Český lev 2007
• 2007: Český lev
• 2007: Dobročinná akademie aneb Paraple 2007
• 2005: Všechnopárty
• 2004: Na stojáka
• 2004: Uvolněte se, prosím
• 2000: Krásný ztráty

http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/4808-jan-budar/

Awards

• 2011: festival NOVOMĚSTSKÝ HRNEC SMÍCHU (Nové Město nad Metují) - Best Male Actor - Czech Made Man
• 2007: Václav – Czech Lion - Best Supporting Actor
• 2005 - Studio Hamburg Shooting Stars Award
• 2004: Mistři (Champions) - Czech Lion - Best Supporting Actor
• 2004: The Alfréd Radok Award (Ceny Alfréda Radoka) Best Actor for Mr. Stavrogin in The Devils (The Alfréd Radok Award in collaboration with the Aura–Pont agency and the magazine Svět a Divadlo (The World and Theatre) for achievements in Czech theatre
• 2003: Nuda v Brně (Bored in Brno) - Best script (co-authored with Vladimír Morávek)
• 2003: Nuda v Brně (Bored in Brno) - Best Male Actor
• 2003 - Trilobit Award by FITES (Film and Television Association), Prague, Czech Republic

http://www.janbudar.cz/http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/domov/zpravy/hrnec-smichu-ziskala-komedie-westernstory-cenu-poroty-fimfarum/652964

Discography

Jan has composed over 50 songs in Czech, English and Spanish. He has also composed music for the films Bored in Brno and Hrubeš and Mareš and for over 20 theatre performances.
With his band Eliščin Band, Jan released three albums.

Film music

• Lidice, 2011,
• Protektor, 2009
• Nebe a Vincek [TV film], 2008
• Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi do deště, 2005
• Nuda v Brně, 2003.

Jan Budař also writes many articles for the periodical Instinkt.
http://www.janbudar.cz/
http://www.janbudar.pl/

External links

• http://www.janbudar.cz/
• http://www.janbudar.pl/
• http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/4808-jan-budar/