After a prolonged illness, the film architect Karel Vacek has passed away in Prague.

Prague - After a long illness, film architect Karel Vacek passed away in Prague on Friday, April 2. He was 72 years old at the end of March. The documentary filmmaker Alena Činčerová announced this today via ČTK.
    Vacek dedicated more than fifty years to film work, starting at Barrandov in 1959. His artistic fingerprint and sense of beauty were imprinted into an impressive array of both Czech and foreign films. Among them were titles such as Unclear Message About the End of the World, Angel Face, The Most Beautiful Riddle, From Hell Comes Happiness, How Poets Don't Lose Hope, Velvet Murderers, Lovers and Murderers, Fany, Meeting in July, Waiting for Rain, and Čintamani and the Swindler. He was also credited for television series, including the project About Lost Love and the series F.L. Věk.
    The Czech Film and Television Academy nominated Karel Vacek three times for the prestigious Czech Lion award, which he ultimately won for the film The Melancholic Chicken. Alena Činčerová reminded that Vacek's art was also recognized abroad. "For example, the film All Quiet on the Western Front won an Emmy Award. In Germany, Vacek received the highest professional recognition - the Golden Ribbon, the State Prize of Germany," she added.
    The last farewell to Karel Vacek will take place on Thursday, April 8, at 11:00 AM in the Large Hall of the Crematorium in Prague - Strašnice.