Jiri Bartoska (1947-2025) - Find a Grave Memorial

The farewell to Jiří Bartoška, actor and president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, will take place on May 20, 2025, in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague. The organizers of the KVIFF announced this on Monday afternoon. Bartoška passed away last Thursday.

Karlovy Vary - The memorial site for actor and president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Jiří Bartošek will remain in Karlovy Vary's Smetana Gardens until his funeral. The municipality's spokesperson Helena Kyselá told ČTK today. The last farewell to the famous actor will take place in Prague's Rudolfinum on Tuesday, May 20. The last farewell will also be attended by the mayor of Karlovy Vary, Andrea Pfeffer Ferklová (ANO), told …

Jiri Bartoska (1947-2025) - Find a Grave Memorial

Actor. He was best known to Czech television and film viewers as one of the "towering stars" of both mediums during a career that spanned from the 1970s to the 21st Century. After graduating from the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno, he became a household name in Czechoslovakia through popular TV shows in the 1980s. He rose to prominence as one of the most esteemed actors in Czech film, television, and theatre, accumulating more than 7…

The position of president of the Karlovy Vary Festival remains in memoriam to Jiří Bartošek. The current executive director Kryštof Mucha will take over the management of the festival. Artistic director Karel Och and head of production Petr Lintimer will remain in the management.

The farewell to the actor and president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will take place on May 20, 2025 in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague. The public will have the opportunity to honor his memory from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The entrance to the Dvořák Hall will be the main entrance to the Rudolfinum from Jan Palach Square. Bartoška was probably the last time he attended a major public event in the Rudolfinum. On Saturday, March 8, he attended the Czech Lions film awards ceremony there. He was nominated in one of the categories for his role in the television series Sense for a Tumor. A spokeswoman for the Karlovy Vary festival said last week that preparations for thi…