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Film director, editor, and curator
Country of origin
Czech Republic

Veronika Lišková graduated in cultural studies at Charles University and in screenwriting and dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She has been working as a film director, documentary script editor, and curator. Her feature-length debut Daniel’s World premiered at the Berlinale in 2015. For several years Veronika was the head of the Ex Oriente film workshop at the Institute of Documentary Film and worked as a curator and acquisition manager at DAFilms. Currently, she cooperates with various film training programs and markets as a consultant and selector, serves as an expert for the Czech Film Fund, and is about to complete her second documentary The Visitors.

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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