Dr Šárka Gmiterková

Dr. Šárka Gmiterková is an assistant professor at the Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. In her research she focuses both on contemporary and historical forms of stardom in cinemas of small nations, film acting and costuming. In 2022 she published a monograph focusing on Oldřich Nový, a star actor, who managed to work throughout various ideological regimes and in multiple cultural industries. Her work was published internationally – in NECSUS magazine, Journal of Celebrity Studies or in the edited volume Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe. She frequently collaborates with Czech television, Czech radio or IFF Karlovy Vary.