Theodor Pištěk (artist)
Theodor Pištěk, MFA | |
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Theodor Pištěk (2017) | |
| Born | 25 October 1932 Prague |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts in Prague |
| Known for | paintings, film costumes and sets |
| Partner(s) | Věra Filipová, assistant film director |
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| Family | Jan Pištěk, Martin Pištěk, sons |
| Awards | Oscar, César Award, Crystal Globe, Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film, First Grade Medal of Merit |
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Theodor Pištěk (born 25 October 1932 in Prague) is a Czech painter, costume designer, set designer and former racing driver. His costume designs and film sets are internationally acclaimed. He won an Oscar for his costumes for Amadeus, directed by Miloš Forman. For Forman's next film, Valmont, Pištěk won a César Award and was nominated for an Oscar. In 2003 he received the Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film, in 2013 he was awarded the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, and in 2017 he received the Golden Slipper for Outstanding Contribution to Films for Children and Young People.