Czech Film Center

Screenwriter and director Bohdan Sláma’s film Something Like Happiness (Štěstí) has won with the top prize, the Golden Shell, at the 53^rd annual International Film Festival in San Sebastion. Besides the main prize, the jury also awarded Aňa Geislerová, who starred in the film, with a Silver Shell for best actress. A total of eighteen films competed in the festival for the Golden Shell. The jury was chaired by American actress Anjelica Huston. “Winning this is a huge honor and great luck, particularly considering the big names we were competing against,” says screenwriter and director Bohdan Sláma.

This is the second time a Czech film has met with success at this festival – in 2002 Alice Nellis was awarded the prize for best young directors.