Hello, Welcome
2024
Three young actresses go to the Karlovy Vary Film Festival together. The successful Adéla will present her new film. The burnt-out Ema goes to support Adéla. And carefree Soňa just wants to enjoy movies and parties. But the days at the festival don't go as expected and the three women's friendships and careers are put to the test. Can they still manage to outwardly act like they're happy and at ease? Šimon Holý's comedy shows the harsh truths about the film industry and the acting profession. It describes authenticity as a goal that is hard to achieve.
Feature Film
2024
83 minutes
DCP
2,35:1
Cast
Eliška Soukupová (Ema)
Alena Doláková (Adéla)
Sára Venclovská (Soňa)
Supporting cast:
Martin Cikán, Jana Plodková, Václav Vašák, Nirav Prajapati, Gabriela Heclová, Daniela Seemannová, Tomasz Winski, Tereza Vejvodová, Tomáš Pavlíček
Creative Team
Director, Screenwriter, Music:
Šimon Holý
Cinematographer:
Jana Hojdová
Sound Editor:
Hana Kašpárek Vyšínská
Editor:
Sabina Mladenová
Šimon Holý
Producers:
Šimon Holý (První řada)
Jan Syruček(První řada)
Co-producers:
Lukáš Moudrý (Studio Beep)
Tomáš Srovnal (PFX)
Distributor
Aerofilms (Czech Republic)
"Holý reveals the actual life of an actress, focusing on their performativity on social media and in social interactions while critiquing the industry's treatment of women, focusing especially on objectification and sexism."
Martin Kudláč, Cineuropa
"A smart movie that's not afraid to look a little silly."
Eva Klíčová, Alarm
"Hello, Welcome studies with ease the frustration stretching across late millennials."
Kristýna Skalníková, Novinky.cz
"Independence is probably a virtue for a director out of necessity - but he has managed to extract from it an unprecedented authenticity in his films that is almost unparalleled in domestic cinema."
Irena Hejdová, Deník N
Letní filmová škola Uherské hradiště 2024
Opening Film
Finále Plzeň 2024
Festival Kino na Hranici 2025
