Eva Vik

At the age of 10, Eva Vik[2] began acting in leading Czech films and theatrical productions, thanks to her grandmother who entered her in a local casting call. Eva later became a regular in a Theatre Studio “V,” where she in addition co-wrote plays that were frequently performed for many years, even after her departure from the theatre.

At the age of 18, she moved to London to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but stayed for one year only due to realizing her true calling in writing and directing. After RADA, Eva still participated in a few films with well-known directors such as Shane Black or Mike Figgis with whom she concurrently co-operated camera for his film Kudelski.

Eva then moved to Paris, where she began to form her own artistic voice in filmmaking.

In 2021, Eva was named in Forbes' prestigious 30 Under 30 feature.[3][4]

Eva's birth surname is Doležalová, but In 2023, she took the maiden surname of her grandmother, Vik.[5] As Eva quoted in LA Weekly, she no longer felt inclined to follow the patriarchal structure of women being fastened to male surnames and instead wanted to continue the family name of strong and independent women such as her mother and grandmother. Eva's decision to embrace Vik surname also pays homage to her grandmother’s own inspiring journey. After hiding during WWII to eventually becoming a well-respected designer of hats, her grandmother’s story exemplifies the strength and resilience that Eva wishes to embody in her life and work.

Furthermore, Vik speaks five languages: English, French, Czech, Italian and Polish.

In order to pursue writing and directing, in 2017, Eva Vik moved to Los Angeles, where she quickly completed her first short film, Sound of Sun, starring Sean Penn and Suki Waterhouse, released by NOWNESS. The film met with grand critical acclaim within the film industry and the audience. UCLA School of Theater, Film and TV also screened Sound of Sun for educational purposes. It was Eva’s perfect establishing piece in the Hollywood industry.

Since then, Vik has directed several other short films, including Carte Blanche, starring Dylan Sprouse, Suki Waterhouse, and Jack Kilmer, for which she received an Audience Award at the Mammoth Film Festival in 2019 and a Breakout Director Award in Capri Hollywood International Film Festival in 2020. The film was distributed by Amazon Prime Video. Vik also earned the Best Director's Award in 2021 for Maestro, starring Clara McGregor and Karel Dobrý at Independent Shorts Awards USA and the grand Jury Prize for Best Drama. Maestro was later released by Amazon Prime Video. The film also has a unique ending dedication, "In the memory of my living father." Vik calls this short film a "closure piece" in regards to her relationship with her father.

In 2022 Vik wrote and directed Serpentine, a sci-fi body-horror about a covert snake cult breaking the genetic code to bring about a new interspecies, starring Barbara Palvin, Luke Brandon Field, and Soo Joo Park. Bulgari brand was the Official Partner and Sponsor. Serpentine earned Eva Vik a Tribeca Festival premiere, X Award nomination, and won the Best Genre Short Film at Mammoth Film Festival. The film was later released by Nowness and was met with large intentional success within the audience counting millions of views.

Further, Vik's latest work includes Raven, a poetic sci-fi about a relationship between extraterrestrial intelligence and humanity, which was released by Vogue magazine in February 2023.

Eva Vik has directed commercials for Bulgari Omnia Perfume, starring actress Cailee Spaeny, with its premieres planned for summer of 2023 and 2024. Eva also directed several commercials for American luxury eyewear brand Oliver Peoples and Lancel Parisian Maison. Eva also frequently photographs for Condé Nast such as Vogue covers. Her latest cover includes Barbara Palvin.

Centre Pompidou in Paris screened Eva's trilogy of Transformational Shorts: Sound of Sun, Somnio, and Samice, all in the subject of metamorphosis into each own self and psyche, for which she was awarded by 7000 Art Company in France.

Eva Vik is in the development of her first feature film with Wild Bunch Distribution and Vixens Films.

In addition, Eva Vik is an ambassador for the White Ribbon Campaign USA, a global movement working to end violence against women and children.

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