Four FAMU films competing for student BAFTA award

Four films from Prague’s FAMU have been shortlisted for the 2023 Yugo BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Student Awards, the competition jury announced on Saturday.

They include animated films Electra by Darja Kascheyeva, Dede is Dead by Philipp Kastner and Rising Above by Natalia Durchánková, and a feature film by Petr Pylypchuk called Eighth Day.

The jury selected a total of 79 films from more than 750 entries. The finalists will be announced on 7 July.