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MAREK BERGER, ONDŘEJ KAVALÍR (CZ) – OCTOBRIANA

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Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 4:15 PM


The Cold War is reaching its peak. As an elite agent of the Kremlin, Octobriana loyally serves a totalitarian regime in a world that is on the brink of nuclear apocalypse. But the ideological veneer is crumbling, and archaic forces are coming to life. Octobriana embarks on a journey of rebellion—against the oppressive system of power, against the world of her "fathers". She faces the biggest decision of her life; to remain true to who she is, or to find the courage to discover what she has yet to become...


Marek Berger was born in 1987 in Vysoké Mýto, Czech Republic. He graduated from the Secondary School of Art and Design in Brno (SŠUD), then studied animation at Tomas Bata University in Zlín and at FAMU in Prague. In addition to creating student films, he occasionally works in illustration, graphic design and comics. From 2013 to 2015, he contributed to the animated series Legendy Staré Prahy (Legends of Old Prague). In Czech comics, he is known for his horror stories Převis (“The Overhang”) and its continuation Potlach (“Potlatch”) set in the environment of zombie tramps, both of which were published in the comics magazine XRX.


Ondřej Kavalír is an editor, playwright and translator. He collaborated on Alois Nebel (2012, European Film Award for Best Animated Film of the Year), translated the cult comic Rudo into Czech language, and won the Muriel Award (2015). As a translator and editor, he has contributed to a number of award-winning comics and book projects at Labyrint Publishing. Since 2008, he has been the playwright of the Literature Night in Prague.