Silvia Vollmann

Divadlo na cucky

theatre directing, television screenwriting

Silvia Vollmann is a theatre director focusing primarily on original, author-driven theatre. She studied puppet theatre directing and dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Her documentary-style production Hola, Madrid! (2013) gained critical acclaim and was nominated for the DOSKY Award in the “Discovery of the Season” category. She has collaborated with and guest-directed at numerous established, independent, and puppet theatres in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Since 2017, she has served as Artistic Director of Divadlo na cucky in Olomouc, a progressive theatre focusing on contemporary dramaturgy, civic engagement, and current social issues. From 2015 to 2020, she worked externally for Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) on educational entertainment programs for children and youth, and since 2021 she has collaborated with TV Markíza. She is also active in television screenwriting and doctoral studies in directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.

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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).

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Screen Industries in Central and Eastern Europe Research Group

SIRG
Charles University
Department of Film Studies
Lab head: Petr Szczepanik
sirg@ff.cuni.cz

PhD

We offer the opportunity to pursue doctoral study focused on developing and carrying out your own research projects in the field of cultural and media industries. The programme can be undertaken at Palacký University Olomouc, Charles University, or the Prague University of Economics and Business under the supervision of leading experts in media studies, cultural economics, digital ethics, and copyright law.

Student Legal Clinic for Authors and Performing Artists

The Student Legal Clinic focuses on a wide range of legal issues, including copyright law. Supervisors overseeing the preparation of each legal opinion are always experts in the relevant field of law. The advice is provided free of charge.