První řada s.r.o. is a production company founded in February 2021 and based in Hudlice. In its first three years, this young company has already managed to produce three films by founder Šimon Holý - Mirrors in the Dark, And Then There Was Love... and Hello, Welcome. The first two films had their premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, from where they went on to travel to international film festivals. Among others, Mirrors in the Dark received two nominations for the Czech Film Critics' Awards (Discovery of the Year and Best Actress) and And Then There Was Love... received a nomination for the Czech Lion and the Czech Film Critics' Award for Best Actress (Pavla Tomicová). Hello, Welcome then opened the 50th edition of the Letní filmová škola festival. Currently, the company is producing the films Happy to Death and Scars. In addition to films, it also develops television formats.
We strive to make things that are innovative, topical, audience-engaging, valuable and stimulating to discussion. We are interested in working with interesting filmmakers and foreign co-producers.