vaclav havel jury

The Václav Havel Special Award for the film with the most significant contribution to human rights awareness.

Helena Dluhošová

Helena Dluhošová is a long-time aide to former president Havel. She worked in the Office of the President of the Czech Republic focusing on human rights and ethnic minorities issues and also served as coordinator of the Holocaust Phenomenon Project, which was initiated by Havel. She is co-founder of the Center for Humanitarian Relief for Czechs Abroad.

Šimon Pánek

Šimon Pánek is a co-founder of the People in Need Foundation and head of its humanitarian operations. He is also a member of the Chronos film company, which produces documentaries on human rights issues for Czech Television. In 1992 he co-founded the private news agency Epicentrum, which focuses on crises around the world. He was one of the student leaders of the “Velvet Revolution” and later became a member of Civic Forum and actively participated in Havel’s team that negotiated the establishment of a democratic government.

Pavel Koutecký

Pavel Koutecký is a leading Czech documentary film director. While focusing on art and science at the beginning of his career, he recently began making social documentaries and became primarily concerned with politics and public life. His major works include: Dialogue; Other People Like Us; A Year Later and Another Year Later; The Demise of Czechoslovakia in Parliament; The Sportsman; Years Later; Josip Plecnik – an Architect of Prague Castle; The Life at Prague Castle, Years Later II; Into Life; Forever and Ever; I Remember, But Do you Remember?