Photo by EVA KABELIK

Vladimir Kabelik

 

 

A graduate from FAMU, Czechoslovakia, Kabelik worked as a writer/director for KRATKY FILM Studio in Prague and CZECH TELEVISION. Upon his arrival in Canada he re-entered the documentary scene with projects made for CBC – The Nature of Things, CBC – Canadian Reflections and CBC – Man Alive. His other broadcast clients include TV Ontario, Vision TV, Roger’s Broadcasting (OMNI), SCN (Saskatchewan Communications Network), ACCESS Alberta, The Knowledge Network in British Columbia and Turner Vision in the USA. Kabelik is a member of FITES (Czech Film Guild), ACCT (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television), IDA (International Documentary Association) and CAPA (Canadian Association for Photographic Arts) and has also been a nominee and recipient of film and television awards in Czech Republic, Romania, Yugoslavia, United States and Canada, including Yorkton Film Festival, Gemini Award nominations and Special Jury Award at WorldFest in Houston, TX. He was a business partner in CUTAWAY PRODUCTIONS and ARTCORE PRODUCTIONS, and is the principal owner of WILLING MIND PRODUCTIONS INC.

 

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

 

2014 STAY AUBREY! (TV one-hour in production)

Rogers Broadcasting Ltd / OMNI: writer / director / producer

2012 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN (TV one-hour)

TVO: writer / director / producer

2009 SO FAR FROM HOME (TV one-hour)

OMNI TV: writer / director / producer

1998 TENDER SOULS (TV 6x half-hour docs)

CBC, Vision TV, SCN, Turner Vision: co-writer / co-director / producer

1996 KUNDALINI - REFLECTIONS OF THE INNER LIGHT (TV one-hour)

Vision TV, Czech TV (also Israel & Spain): writer / director / producer

1994 COMING HOME (TV feature length)

Vision TV: writer / director / producer

1991  MUSIC FROM CASTLES AND CHATEAUX (TV 27x half-hour episodes)

Vision TV, Access Alberta and Radio Canada: producer

1989 BORIS (TV half-hour)

CBC, TVO: writer / director / co-producer

1986 GLASS FROM THE ATTIC (TV half-hour)

CBC, Vision TV, Czech TV: writer / director / co-producer

1984 SCULPTOR OF DYING BIRDS (short doc)

CBC - Nature of Things: director

1978 GENERACE ’70 (theatrical short)

Kratky Film Praha: writer / director