Dalai Lama - Ocean of Wisdom

Name: Dalai Lama - Ocean of Wisdom
Start: 2026-07-14
Location: Kulturní centrum

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Tue, 14 Jul 2026

Cultural Centre Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí

cinema culture

A documentary film about the life and teachings of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a global symbol of peace and compassion.

About the venue: Cultural Centre Frýdlant nad Ostravicí

Kulturní centrum Frýdlant nad Ostravicí is a municipal cultural organisation established in July 2014. Following a reconstruction in 2013-2014, it gained a large ballroom seating 500, with a parquet floor, stage and two balconies. The building also houses a 92-seat cinema, a conference centre, club rooms for local societies, and two permanent galleries - one dedicated to artistic enamel and cast iron, the other to local painter Ferdiš Duša. Concerts, theatre performances, exhibitions and educational events take place here regularly.

Hlavní 1755, 739 11 Frýdlant nad Ostravicí Get directions

About: Viliam Poltikovič

A Czech documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, photographer and writer, Viliam Poltikovič was born on 28 February 1958 in Znojmo. Following his graduation from FAMU's documentary department in 1984, he has worked as an independent creator, producing over 170 films predominantly for Czech Television. His work concentrates on documentaries of spiritual, philosophical and ethnographic focus, with his films presented at festivals in Cannes, Moscow, Berlin, Vienna and Barcelona.

170+

films shot

from 1991 to 2022

years of filming with the Dalai Lama

Netflix (from 2025)

Secret of Death on streaming platform

Cannes, Moscow, Berlin, Vienna, Barcelona, etc.

festivals where his films were presented

What's new

2026-07
Poltikovič's feature-length documentary Dalai Lama - Ocean of Wisdom enters Czech cinemas on July 9, 2026; the film summarizes more than thirty years of the author's meetings with the 14th Dalai Lama.
2026-06
In June 2026, Poltikovič actively presents the new film at screenings throughout the Czech Republic and personally leads discussions with viewers.
2026-04
The documentary Help of the Invisible - Himalayan Oracles (2025) was released on the Cesty k sobě platform in April 2026 and continued screenings in cinemas with discussions.

Tour

PrahaBrnoPlzeňLiberecUherské HradištěChebKarvináÚstí nad LabemPelhřimov

Tracks

Dalajlama - Oceán moudrostifeature-length documentary (2026), cinema premiere on July 9, 2026, 84 minutes

Tajemství smrtidocumentary (2024) with Jaroslav Dusek, on Netflix from February 2025

Pomoc neviditelných - himálajská orákuladocumentary (2025) about Tibetan oracles in Ladakh, sold-out Prague premiere

Karmapa - dvě cesty božstvídocumentary (1998), awards in Vienna and Barcelona

Když kámen promluvídocumentary with Jaroslav Dusek about nature and human knowledge

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