Zdena (*1995) is a Czech DOP based between Berlin and Prague. Her diverse portfolio includes fiction and documentary films screened at international festivals, as well as TV documentaries, talk shows, music videos, and branded video content. She earned her Master’s degree from the Cinematography Department at FAMU in Prague in 2023. During her Erasmus semester at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Berlin in 2022, she fell in love with the city – which led her to extend her stay. Her recent collaboration on a documentary “Hun Tun” was screened at DOK Leipzig 2024. Her graduation short film “The Awakening”, which she also directed, was selected for Filmfest Dresden in 2025.
Languages
German (A1) | English (B2) | French (A2) | Czech (native)
Special Skills
analog film | color grading | generating AI video | greenscreen | live stream | multi-camera systems
Selected Credits
Magret Zentner | Documentary | 2nd Unit | D: Sabine Schöbel | P: Jan Ahlrichs Filmproduktion | DE | 2025
Chichi na gauči | TV Serie | DOP | D: Petra Chaloupková | P: Czech TV | CZ | 2025
About people and storms | TV Documentary | DOP | D: Vojtěch Petřina | P: Czech TV | CZ | 2025
Pussycat | music video | DOP | D: Pavel Borovička | P: Miss Petty | CZ | 2025
Hun Tun | Documentary short film | DOP | D: Magdalena Hejzlarová | P: 13ka & Protest Studios | CZ & FR | 2024
The Awakening | short film | Director & DOP | P: FAMU | CZ | 2024
Ice Break | medium-length film | DOP | D: Elvira Dulskaia | P: 8 Heads Productions & FAMU | CZ | 2023
