alumni

Submitting your films to film festivals:
The school receives invitations to submit films to various film festivals. If you are looking for events to submit your recent film projects, please get in touch with us.

Job opportunities and internships:
Please contact us to receive regular information about international job opportunities.

Sharing career and project updates:
We are always happy to let our alumni and followers know about your recent successes. Stay in touch.

Coming to Netflix in 2025
We’re proud to share that Rüzgara Bırak (Chasing the Wind), the latest work by one of our alumni from Turkey, Engin Erden, is now streaming globally on Netflix.

We’re also excited to see our alumna Haolu Wang directing the episode Hotel Reverie in the seventh season of Black Mirror, now streaming on Netflix as well. After completing her studies at Prague Film School, Haolu went on to graduate from London’s NFTS and has since been directing premium work for British television.

New TV Series on streaming
Sebastián Capitán Viveros is among the main cast of the new TV series Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue, now streaming on MGM+

Sundance 2025
Our alumni Emily Cohn (who also directed the feature film Crshd in 2019) worked as a first assistant director on the feature film Bunnylovr, selected to Sundance 2025.

SXSW 2025
Congratulations to our alumna Cailin Yatsko, cinematographer on the indie horror feature film The Surrender, which will have its world premiere at SXSW in March 2025.

Road to the Oscars 2025
We’re thrilled to share that Anuja, a film featuring the incredible contributions of Prague Film School alumni, has been nominated for the Oscars in the Best Live Action Short Film category! The team includes Ksheetij Saini as Producer, Assistant Director and VFX Artist, Akash Raje as Cinematographer, Siddharth Gadhia as 1st Assistant Camera, Laura Salagnac as Director’s Assistant, and Aaryaman Kutty as Colourist. Their remarkable work showcases the talent and dedication of our graduates, and we couldn’t be prouder! Anuja is available on Netflix worldwide.

Our PFS alumna cast on a new Netflix show
Exciting to see Freddie Mosten-Jacob being part of the cast of the new Netflix Nordic crime series The Åre Murders. Available now.

Beyond the Horizon – Türkiye’s First Manned Space Mission
Congratulations to the crew and our alumna Director/Producer Burcu Camcioglu. “Beyond the Horizon” directed by Burcu Camcioglu takes you on an exclusive journey through Türkiye’s first manned space mission. This 90-minute documentary
brings together the most significant moments of the entire mission, preserving them as a historic record while also exploring a deeper question: What do space explorations mean for humanity’s life on Earth and its vision for the future?

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025
Congratulations to PFS alumnus Harsh Vaibhav! The feature film Bokshi, a groundbreaking folk horror from Assam, India, written by Harsh Vaibhav, has been selected to premiere at the prestigious 30th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Harsh’s work explores deep cultural roots through the lens of genre cinema.

Cherif Azzedine shines in 2024 with two Czech feature films
We’re proud to highlight the achievements of our alumnus Cherif Azzedine, who has shot two Czech feature films in the past months: Happiness Within Reach and Cops, Watch Out! The latter stars international icon Kabir Bedi, showcasing Cherif’s talent as a cinematographer. It’s exciting to see our graduates making such a significant impact in the local film industry as well!

28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2024
Ayushi Alva’s documentary diploma film A Memoir in Dance is selected to the prestigious Jihlava Internatinal Documentary Film Festival in Czech Republic. The team of Ayushi Alva (writer, director) , Anna Dedecek (cinematographer) and Olivia Dance (music) will be attending the screening.

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2024
Congratulations to PFS alumni Shalini Usha Devi! Her second feature film, the science-fiction project Ennennum received the Best Feature Film prize from the Critic’s Jury at the NIFFF in Switzerland.

Berlinale 2024
Congratulations to PFS alumni Raam Reddy and Doron Tempert, whose second feature film together The Fable, is part of the official selection of the Berlin International Film Festival 2024.

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024
Three films involving are our alumni are selected at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam. The fiction short film Leela, written by PFS alumna Alina Gufran, the documentary short film Isblink, shot by Christine Leuhusen; and the debut feature film 78 Days, written and directed by Emilija Gašić

Netflix Top TV Shows
The Netflix mini-series Bodies, directed by Haolu Wang, is ranking 1st worldwide on its week of release.

Tallinn Black Nights, 2023
Karlovy Vary IFF Eastern Promises Industry Program, 2022
Le syndrome de l’eté sans fin (Endless Summer Syndrome), the debut feature film written and directed by Kaveh Daneshmand, and co-produced by Cedric Larvoire and Eva Larvoire (all Prague Film School alumni) is having its world premiere at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). The project also won the Karlovy Vary Eastern Promises (Work in Progress) award in 2022 and has received a theatrical release in the U.S.  and the Czech Republic in 2024.

CineQuest, 2023
Warsaw Film Festival, 2022
Ran Li wins the “New Vision Award – Best Feature Film” award at the prestigious CineQuest with her debut film Till Love Do Us Part. The film, which was shot in both China and Czech Republic also had its world premiere at the Warsaw Film Festival.

Locarno Film Festival, 2023
TIFF Official Selection, 2023
Aylin Gökmen gets her documentary short film Ever Since, I Have Been Flying selected in two prestigious international film festivals.

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, 2023

Giovanni Fumu (director/co-writer), Maximilian Selim (co-writer/producer) and Kimbo Kim (producer), all alumni of PFS, receive the Audience Award for their feature film Abroad. The film’s lead actor, Jang Seongbeom, also receive the Best Actor Prize.

Tallinn Black Nights, 2022

Marescotti Ruspoli’s debut feature film Amusia wins the Audience Award at the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). Bravo!

International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, 2022

Ziya Demirel wins Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay for the feature film Ela with Hilmi and Ali at the 29th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. The film also received prizes for Most Promising Actor (Denizhan Akbaba) and Best Actress (Ece Yüksel). Ela with Hilmi and Ali also received the FIPRESCI Prize at the Istanbul International Film Festival earlier that year.

India National Film Awards, 2022

Shalini Ushadevi wins Best Screenplay for the feature film Soorarai Pottru (Praise the Brave) at the 68th National Film Awards along with four other awards including Best Feature Film.

Sundance Film Festival, 2021
Locarno Film Festival, 2020
Aylin Gökmen gets her documentary short film Spirits and Rocks: an Azorean Myth selected in two prestigious international film festivals.

Academy Awards, 2020
The short film A Sister, shot by Juliette van Dormael is nominated in the category of Best Live Action Short Film.

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2020
Engin Erden’s short film Octopus accepted into Official Selection

Miami Film Festival, 2020
Congratulations to Aeden O’Connor Agurcia for winning the Audience Award at the 37th Miami Film Festival with his feature debut 90 Minutes.

Sarajevo Film Festival, 2019
Demet Derelioğlu Aran’s short, The Night Before, co-produced by alumni Steve Reverand and Martin Raiman’s The Lab, is selected for the 2019 edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival.

Tribeca Film Festival, 2019
Three Prague Film School students have their features in the Official Selection at Tribeca: Ani Simone Kennedy, Caitlin Burke and Emily Cohn. Congratulations to Ani Simone Kennedy for receiving the Special Jury Mention for The Short History of the Long Road.

Cannes Film Festival, 2016
Simon Vahlne gets latest film Fight on a Swedish Beach in the Official Selection of Cannes Festival 2016 Short Film Competition

Venice Film Festival – Biennale de Venezia, 2016
Giovanni Fumu’s latest film Good News accepted for the Official Selection of Biennale de Venezia 2016 Film Competition

Beijing Independent Film Festival, 2016
Ran Li wins “Best Fiction Film Prize” at the prestigious Beijing Independent Film Festival with her graduation film Lucie

Locarno Film Festival, 2015
Raam Reddy (2012) – director – and Doron Tempert (2012) – DOP – win both Best Feature Film and Best Debut Feature at Locarno Film Festival 2015 for Thithi, now available on Netflix worldwide

Cannes Film Festival, 2015
TIFF Official Selection, 2015
Sundance Official Selection, 2016
Ziya Demirel (2011 – 2012) gets latest film Tuesday in the Official Competition of three major festivals

Emmy Awards 2015

Caitlin Burke (Fall 2006) wins Emmy for 2014 documentary We Could Be King

Sundance Film Festival 2015

Anne Svejgard Lund (Spring 2011) receives 2015 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for work on acclaimed documentary Russian Woodpecker