Lenka Tyrpáková

Born in Prague. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts at Charles University after studying Russian and Ukrainian. Afterwards she studied Russian and East European Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences. In 2005, she joined the team of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) and has been working in the Programme Department since then. Member of the selection committee and programmer in charge of Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. At KVIFF, she is also involved in the selection of projects for the industry platform Eastern Promises. Since 2008, she has also worked as a programmer for the Pragueshorts Film Festival. Member of the LUX Selection Panel and the European Film Academy.