Jiří Menzel is a Czech film director , theatre director , actor , and screenwriter . His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography . Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and Vladislav Vančura . Menzel was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film again in 1986 with his dark comedy My Sweet Little Village . In 1987 , he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival . In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival . In 1995 he was a member of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival . He was awarded a IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2013
37th Berlin International Film Festival
37th Berlin International Film Festival
Miskolc International Film Festival