Jiří Strach during the episcopal consecration of Zdenek Wasserbauer, 19 May 2018, Prague
Jiří Strach during the episcopal consecration of Zdenek Wasserbauer, 19 May 2018, PraguePhoto: Draceane, 2018 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Jiří Strach is a Czech director. He made the fairy tale Anděl Páně and the television dramas Svatá and Máma.[1][2]

According to Echo24, he takes part in public debate and describes himself as a Catholic. For Christian motifs in his fairy tales he received an order from Pope Leo XIV.[1]

Gratias Agit Award

In October 2026 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic gave Strach the Gratias Agit award, which it gives for spreading the good name of Czechia abroad. Minister Petr Macinka was to present it to him; video game creator Daniel Vávra, among others, received it together with him.[1][2]

Chronology

  • — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic presented the Gratias Agit award to, among others, video game creator Daniel Vávra and director Jiří Strach; the award was presented by minister Petr Macinka. → Echo24 iDNES.cz

Sources

  1. Echo24 — 22 October 2026
  2. Lidovky.cz — 22 October 2026
  3. Deník: Plzeňský kraj — 27 September 2026