Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj (2023)

Directed by Adéla Špaljová1h 10mDocumentary,TV Movie

A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father Ivo Špalj talk about his life, career, and working methods. Over the course of his long life, sound designer Ivo Špalj (*1940) has collaborated on hundreds of films and become a mentor for at least one generation of men and women behind the mixing board. This gentle documentary also shows “Engi” (as he is known to his colleagues) again working with Jan Švankmajer, whose films he has lent their typical, dense, and sophisticated sound mix.

Year
2023
Country
CZ
Language
Czech
Release date
4 July 2023
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Ivo Špalj
Ivo Špalj
Self
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Self
Jaromír Kallista
Jaromír Kallista
Self
L
Libuše Špaljová
Self
B
Barbora Koláčková
Self
J
Jiří Klenka
Self
Z
Zdeněk Dušek
Self
Radim Hladík Sr.
Radim Hladík Sr.
Self
O
Olga Čechová
Self
P
Pavel Rejholec
Self
J
Jan Daňhel
Self
J
Jan Čeněk
Self
I
Ivo Broum
Self
M
Marta Kačorová
Self
J
Jana Částková
Self
Alois Fišárek
Alois Fišárek
Self
K
Karel Zámečník
Self
A
Adina Kotyzová
Self
B
Barbora Kotyzová
Self
A
Adéla Špaljová
Self
P
Peter Švorc
Self
J
Jaroslav Fryš
Self
T
Tomáš Flekna
Self
L
Ladislav Hrubec
Self

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