Viliam Poltikovič was born in 1958 in Znojmo, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic). He studied at the Film and TV School of Prague’s Academy of Performing Arts (known as FAMU) in the documentary production department between 1979 and 1984.
He produces documentaries for both TV and cinema. His films are about the Romani people (Amaro drom in 1984, The Separate Company in 1988, Pickaxe and Violin in 1988, Andr’oda taboris in 1990, Romfest ’90 in 1990, The Resettlement in 1992 and The Romany King in 2009) as well as about healing and the activities of various spiritual groups. As a frequent traveller, he documents his experiences of spiritual practices from around the world and the results have been shown at numerous screenings.
Poltikovič is also active as a freelance cameraman, photographer and book author. With over 150 films to his name, many have won prizes and been selected for inclusion at many international film festivals, such as Cannes, Moscow, Karlovy Vary, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Bratislava, Göttingen, Barcelona, Vienna, Belgrade and Prague.
References
http://archive.dokweb.net/en/documentary-network/professionals/poltikovic-viliam-4377/
https://dafilms.com/director/8847-viliam-poltikovic
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1082126/
Filmography / Awards (selected films)
1984 Amaro Drom
1988 The Separate Company
1988 Pickaxe and Violin
1990 Andr´oda taboris
1990 Romfest ´90
1990 Apostle of Faith, Hope and Love Festival in Bolzano, Italy
1990 The Possibilities of Psychotronics
1991 Yoga in Daily Life, Mozart in Prague
1992 The Resettlement
Main award at Etnofilm Čadca 1992
Award of the jury in Göttingen, Germany 1993
1992 Mysterious Gamelanland
1993 The Soul of The East – seven part series from India
Czech Literary Fund prize
1993 Traditional Chinese Medicine
1994 The Motives from Thailand – four part series
Festival in Paris
1994 The Power of Mind
1995 Jah love forever Festival in Prague
1996 The Dalai Lama Birthday Wishes, Emaho
Festival in Prague
1997 Karmapa – Two Ways of Divinity
Awarded in Barcelona, Spain and Vienna, Austria
Festival in Amsterdam and Prague
1997 Ashin and Mandala
1998 The Memories of The Mystic – fifteen part series, Thailand: The Country of Buddhism
1999 Sarvamangalam
Festival in Čadca Slovakia
1999 Between The Muslims of Sudan
2000 How is The Life of The Vegetarians
Diploma at festival in Nitra Slovakia, festival in Brno
2000 Two Helenas
2001 A Drop from The Cup of Immortality
Grand Prix in festival Belgrade
Award in Ústí nad Orlicí and in Čadca Slovakia
Diploma of Unesco in Ohrid Macedonia
2011 The Light of The Rainbow
2002 Philippines: With The Smell of Blood, USA: The Hawaii Paradise
2003 Bhutan: The Last Fairy-tale Kingdom, The Heritage of Mother Teresa
2004 The Circle to be Reborn Within
Grand Prix Ekofilm Český Krumlov
2005 Bali: Between gods and demons
2006 Touching the Other Shore
Best Screenplay ECO Ohrid Macedonia
Award of Český Krumlov City, Ekofilm 2007
2006 Sumba: The Island of Spirits, Invisible Worlds
2007 The Russian ancestry school
2008 Crop Circles, Golem
2009 The Romany King
2010 When the Stone Speaks