Jiří Mádl's film Waves to represent Czechia at Oscars

Screenwriter and director Jiří Mádl's film Waves has been selected as the Czech Republic 's official entry for the 97th Academy Awards where it will compete in the Best Foreign Film category. The Czech Film and TV Academy announced its decision on Tuesday. The film was inspired by the true story of a group of journalists from the international service of Czechoslovak Radio and their determination to bring independent news to the public during the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Waves premiered at this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where director Mádl won the Blue Cube Award for outstanding artistic performance. It hit Czech cinemas on August 15.