Jiří Ovečka studied drama and theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts. He was an actor for eleven years and became a journalist following the Velvet Revolution. The next eight ye...view moreJiří Ovečka studied drama and theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts. He was an actor for eleven years and became a journalist following the Velvet Revolution. The next eight years he spent writing. After this, he became a reporter and a screenwriter for the Czech Public TV station. With thirty years of experience in the field of journalism, he has written hundreds of articles, shot hundreds of reports, and produced dozens of documentary films. He has received numerous awards and has worked as a film-director, producer, documentary film-maker and the director of several TV shows.view less