Jan Hanzlík

Prague University of Economics and Business

film studies


Jan Hanzlík studied Film Studies and English Philology at Palacký University Olomouc. In 2018, he completed the course Selling, Marketing & Distributing Film: The Process, Demystified at the London Film School. He currently works as Assistant Professor at the Department of Arts Management at the Prague University of Economics and Business and at the Department of Film Studies at Charles University. His research focuses on film distribution, film marketing, labor processes in the film industry, and contemporary Czech and Romanian cinema.

Cirg - about

CIRG – the Cultural Industries Research Group focuses on research into cultural and media industries, particularly on current issues, challenges, and conflicts arising from tensions between intellectual property law, the business models of cultural industries, the digitalization and platformization of cultural sectors, and changing consumer habits. The group’s name is an acronym of its English title, Cultural Industries Research Group. CIRG is an informal association of experts from media studies, intellectual property law, media law, media ethics, cultural economics and cultural management, sociology of culture, and data analysis. The group operates on the basis of project-based funding through applied research projects (TAČR, NAKI, EEA and Norway Grants, OP JAK Intersectoral Cooperation), basic research projects (GAČR, ZIF Bielefeld, OP VVV Excellent Research, DFG), as well as contract research (State Cinematography Fund, Association of Audiovisual Producers).