The Czech film Volklore by director Viktorie Štěpánová won a Student Oscar in the category of alternative and experimental films. The news was released on August 5, 2026, and according to available information, the award is tied to Los Angeles. The film has thereby also qualified for competition in the Oscars' short film category. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Volklore is described as a Czech film, and its author is Viktorie Štěpánová, a graduate of FAMU. The award in the student competition is important for the film not only as a standalone achievement but also because it opens the way to the broader Oscar competition for short films. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
Available information agrees that the film succeeded in the alternative and experimental category. This categorization suggests that it is not a standard live-action short film, but rather a title evaluated within a separately defined creative area. The cited source information does not provide further details about the plot, the film's length, or the exact course of the award ceremony. novinky.cz ↗
Further developments will depend on how the film fares in the subsequent Oscar competition for short films. However, winning the Student Oscar already represents significant international recognition for young Czech filmmaking and for director Viktorie Štěpánová. ceskenoviny.cz ↗
Czech film Volklore wins a Student Oscar
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Český film Volklore získal studentského Oscara
novinky.cz
| 22:25 05.08.
Český film Volklore režisérky Viktorie Štěpánové získal studentského Oscara
seznamzpravy.cz
| 22:21 05.08.
Český film Volklore režisérky Viktorie Štěpánové získal studentského Oscara
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 22:20 05.08.
Česko v Hollywoodu: Absolventka FAMU získala studentského Oscara, postupuje do "dospělých"
blesk.cz
| 22:03 05.08.
Český film Volklore režisérky Štěpánové získal studentského Oscara
ceskenoviny.cz
| 21:37 05.08.
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