Eva Vik

Eva Vik (born Eva Doležalová May 5, 1991) is a Czech filmmaker, film director,[1] screenwriter, and producer, represented by Ridley Scott Creative Group worldwide. [2] She is known for films such as Serpentine (2023), Raven (2022) and Carte Blanche (2019). She has been recognised with numerous film awards for her rapidly rising career including the Breakout Director's Award at the Hollywood Film Festival, the Audience Award and the Best Genre Award at the Mammoth Film Festival, and the Best Director at ISA. She was also awarded at Centre Pompidou for her Transformational Trilogy Sounds of Sun, Somnio, Samice in 2019. Moreover, her most recent film Serpentine(2023) has also been nominated for the X award at the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2021, Forbes magazine had also ranked Eva Vik among the 30 most influential people under 30[3] · .[4]

Eva Vik
EVA VIK at Serpentine Premiere in (2023)
Born
Eva Doležalová

(1991-05-05) May 5, 1991
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2017–present
WorksFull list
AwardsFull list
Signature


Early life and education

At the age of 10, she [5] began to take an interest in the world of cinema and theatre by taking part in local film productions and theatre plays where she had the opportunity to have roles and a first introduction to scriptwriting. These experiences then led her, at the age of 18, to enroll at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, allowing her to subsequently land roles in productions, some of which were directed by Shane Black or Mike Figgis. She then moved to Paris.

Eva Vik is a polyglot, she speaks English, French, Czech, Italian, and Polish.

Career

In 2017, Eva Vik moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a screenwriter and director and made her first short film called Sound of Sun starring Sean Penn and Suki Waterhouse.

Several other short films followed, including: Carte Blanche with Dylan Sprouse, Suki Waterhouse, and Jack Kilmer who won the Audience Award at the Mammoth Film Festival in 2019 and a Breakout Director Award at the Hollywood Film Festival in 2020. And Maestro, with Clara McGregor and Karel Dobrý, which awarded her the Best Director Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the Independent Shorts Awards in 2021.

In 2022 and 2023, Eva Vik wrote and directed two science fiction works: Serpentine featuring Barbara Palvin, Luke Brandon Field, and Soo Joo Park, which earned her a Premiere screening at the Tribeca Festival, a nomination for the Tribeca X Award and the award for best genre short film at the Mammoth Film Festival. And Raven, released by Vogue magazine which was awarded at the HollyShorts Oscar-Qualifying Film Festival in 2022.[6]

Eva Vik directed two projects in collaboration with Bulgari, Serpentine, a short film starring Barbara Palvin, and a Bulgari Omnia campaign starring Cailee Spaeny who was awarded the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival (2023).


Personal life

Eva Vik announced, in an interview[7] with LA Weekly in 2023, that she would henceforth bear the maiden name Vik of her maternal grandmother. Indeed, she declared that she no longer wanted to perpetuate the patronymic patriarchal tradition and give the strong women of her family the place they deserve.

Eva Vik is also, apart from her film activity, a philanthropist, committed to the protection of women and children who are victims of domestic violence all over the world through the White Ribbon Campaign.

Filmography
Year Film Credited as Notes Distributor
Director Writer Producer
2016 Sound of Sun Yes Yes Yes Short Film, starring Suki Waterhouse & Sean Penn Centre Pompidou & Nowness
2017 Somnio Yes Yes Yes Short Film, starring Syrie Moskowitz Centre Pompidou
2018 Good Looking[8] by Suki Waterhouse Yes Yes Yes Music Video, starring Jordan Barrett & Suki Waterhouse Vevo
2018 Les Inconnus: Escape Yes Yes Yes Video & Commercial, starring Jade Weber, Katty Ukhanova, Lauren Taylor Vogue
2019 Butcher Boy Yes Yes Yes Short film, starring Jack Kilmer & Camille Rowe Dazed
2019 Carte Blanche Yes Yes Yes Short film, starring Dylan Sprouse, Jack Kilmer, Suki Waterhouse, Johnny Whitworth Amazon Prime Video
2019 Samice Yes Yes Yes Short film, starring Rainey Qualley, Ray Nicholson, Emily Labowe Centre Pompidou
2020 Maestro Yes Yes Yes Short film, starring Karel Dobrý, Clara McGregor, Lucky Blue Smith, Annica Lilljeblad Amazon Prime Video
2021 Anima Us Yes Yes Yes Short film, starring Inja Zalta & Dave Davis Dazed
2022 Raven Yes Yes Yes Short film, starring Stanislav Majer, Barbora Podzimková, Hana Vagnerová, Adam Vacula Vogue
2022 Oblivion Yes Yes Yes Music video, starring Remington Leith, Emerson Barrettt, Sebastian Danzig Vevo
2022 Fletcher: Better Version Yes Yes Yes Music video, starring Ava Capri, Gavin Leatherwood, Fletcher Vevo
2022 Broken Yes Yes Yes Music video, starring Inja Zalta, Remington Leith, Emerson Barrett Vevo
2023 Serpentine Yes Yes Yes Short film, starring Barbara Palvin, Luke Brandon Field, Soo Joo Park Nowness
2023 Bulgari Omnia Yes Yes Yes Short film, starring Cailee Spaeny TVC

Awards and recognitions

Awards
Year Nominated Work Category Awarded by
2019 Carte Blanche Audience Award [9] Mammoth Film Festival
2020 Carte Blanche Breakout Director Award [10] Capri Hollywood Film Festival
2020 Maestro Jury Prize Best Director[11] Independent Shorts Awards
2020 Maestro Jury Prize for Outstanding Achievement[12] Independent Shorts Awards
2020 Maestro Platinum Award Winner for Best Drama Short Independent Shorts Awards
2020 Maestro Best Women Short Cyrus Film Festival
2022 Serpentine Finalist[13] Tribeca Film Festival for the X Award
2022 Serpentine Best Genre Film[14] Mammoth Film Festival

Recognitions
Year Recognition Category
2019 Award for Transformational Trilogy: Sound of Sun, Somnio, and Samice screened at the Centre Pompidou Foundation, Paris Film/Arts

References
  1. "RSA Films - Eva Vik". rsafilms.com.
  2. Scott, Ridley. "Directors/Eva Vik". RSA Films.
  3. "Eva Vik".
  4. "Forbes 30 pod 30 – ročník 2021".
  5. "An Interview with Eva Vik". Archived from the original on 2018-07-27.
  6. https://www.vogue.cz/clanek/vogue-daily/filmy/tym-vogue/raven-premiera-noveho-snimku-evy-vik-exkluzivne-na-vogue-cs
  7. "Award-Winning Director Eva Vik Takes Grandmother's Surname for Artistic Freedom - LA Weekly". laweekly.com. May 2023.
  8. "Good Looking - Suki Waterhouse (Music Video 2018)". 8 September 2016.
  9. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0005389/2019/1/
  10. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001243/2020/1/
  11. https://independentshortsawards.com/2020-annual-award-winners/
  12. https://independentshortsawards.com/award-winners-june-2020/
  13. https://tribecafilm.com/festival/tribecax2022
  14. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0005389/2022/1/?ref_=ev_eh
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