Michal Novinski

Michal Novinski is an acclaimed music composer recognized for his achievements in film, theatre and television.
His notable works includes KOOKY by Jan Svěrák, IN THE SHADOW by David Ondříček and WATCHMAKER’S APPRENTICE by Jitka Rudolfova  for which he received the CZECH LION AWARD (Český lev). His score for the film THE TEACHER by Jan Hřebejk has received a main award for the best score at 54.Gijon International Film Festival, Spain.


Michal Novinski is regularly collaborating with the most respected film and commercial directors and biggest advertising agencies in Europe and UK.
He is a member of European Film Academy (EFA), Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) and Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA).

Extractors | 2023, dir. Roman Kasparovsky, feature mini series

The Winner | 2022, dir. Jan Hrebejk, feature mini series
Kapa/Beanie | 2021, dir. Slobodan Maksimovic, feature family film
Zupa nic | 2021, dir. Kinga Debska, feature film
On your marks! | 2021, dir. Maria Pincikova, feature documentary film
Dragon girl | 2020, dir. Katarina Launing, feature family film
Betrayer | 2020, dir. Biser A. Arichtev, a feature TV mini series
Watchmaker’s apprentice | 2019, dir. Jitka Rudolfová, a feature fiction
Winner of Czech Lion 2020 Award – The Best Music Score, co-author: Ivan Acher
By the sharp knife | 2019, dir. Teodor Kuhn, a feature fiction
Toman | 2018, dir. Ondřej Trojan, a feature fiction
Nominated for Czech Lion 2019 Award – The Best Music Score
Zabawa zabawa | 2018, dir. Kinga Debska, a feature fiction
Plan B | 2018, dir. Kinga Debska, a feature fiction
• Barefoot On Stalks/em> | 2017, dir. Jan Svěrák, a feature fiction
The Teacher | 2016, dir. Jan Hřebejk, a feature fiction
Winner of FICX Award for the Best Score at 54. Gijon IFF
5 October | 2016, dir. Martin Kollar, a feature documentary
Ivan Mistrík: The Actor | 2015, dir. Peter Kerekes, a TV documentary
Wilson City | 2015, dir. Tomáš Mašín, a crime comedy,SK
Nominated for Czech Lion 2016 Award – The Best Music Score
Three Brothers | 2014, dir. Jan Svěrák, a musical for children
Nominated for Czech Lion 2015 Award – The Best Music Score
Kooky | 2010, dir. Jan Svěrák, a feature animation
Winner of Czech Lion 2010 Award – The Best Music Score

 
 

Awards.

2020 | Georges Delerue Prize for Best Original Music and Sound Design in the film Servants, Ghent Internatinal Film Festival 

2020 | Slovak National Award „Sun in a Net” (Slnko v sieti) for the Best Original Film Music in the film By a Sharp Knife (nomination)

2020 | Czech Lion Award (Český Lev) for the Best Original Score for film The Watchmaker Apprentice (winner) co-author: Ivan Acher

2019 | Czech Lion Award (Český Lev) for the Best Original Score for film TOMAN (nomination)

2018 | Czech Lion Award (Český Lev) for the Best Original Score for film Po strništi bos (nomination)

2017 | Slovak National Film Awards ‘Sun In The Net’ (Slnko v sieti) Award for the Best Original Score for the film The Teacher

2016 | FICX Award for the Best Original Score for the film The Teacher at the 54. Gijon International Film Festival, Spain

2016 | Czech Lion Award (Český Lev) for the Best Original Score for film Wilsonov (nomination)

2014 | Czech Lion Award (Český Lev) for the Best Original Score for films Three Brothers and Angels (nomination)

2014 | Slovak National Film Awards ‘Sun in a Net’ (Slnko v sieti) for the Best Original Score for the film In the Shadow

2012 | Czech Lion Award (Český Lev) for the Best Original Score for the film In the Shadow

2012 | Czech Film Critics’ Award for the Best Original Score for the film In the shadow

2011 | Film Europe Award at 13. IFF Bratislava for a succesfull presentation of Slovak film abroad

2010 | Czech Lion Award (Český Lev) for the Best Original Score in the film Kooky

2009 | Slovak National Award „Sun in a Net” (Slnko v sieti) for the Best Original Film Music in the film Broken Promise

2006 | Award for the Best Theatre Music DOSKY ’06

2004 | Award for the Best Theatre Music DOSKY ’04

1999 | Award for the Best Theatre Music DOSKY ’99

1993 | Litfond Award for the Music for the play Cyrano, Theatre Astroka Korzo ’90, SK

Complete Works.

Film

Directors

Jan Svěrák
Ondrej Trojan
Jan Hřebejk
Kinga Debska
Martin Štrba
Tomáš Mašín
Alica Nellis
David Ondříček
Pavol Barabáš
Jíří Chlumský
Teodor Kuhn
Juraj Krasnohorský

Films

2024

Living Large | dir. Kristina Dufkova

Havnaa | dir. Bård Breien

2023

Photophobia | dir. Ivan Ostrochovsky

Tiny Lights | dir. Beata Parkanova

The Man Who Stood In the Way | dir. Petr Nikolaev

2022

The Extractors  | dir. Roman Kasparovsky

The Winner | dir. Jan Hrebejk

2021

KAPA | dir. Slobodan Maksimovic
ON YOUR MARKS! | dir. Maria Pincikova

2020
Dragon Girl | dir. Katarina Launing
Servants | dir. Ivan Ostrochovsky
Betrayer | dir. Bisher A. Arichtev

2019
Persona grata | dir. Daniela Krajcova
By the Sharp Knife | dir. Teodor Kuhn

2018
TOMAN | dir. Ondrej Trojan
ZABAWA ZABAWA | dir. Kinga Debska
Plan B | dir. Kinga Debska

2017
Barefoot on Stalks | dir. Jan Svěrák
Yellow | dir. Ivana Šebestová
Jan Svěrák Moviemaker’s Materclass | dir. Juraj Krasnohorský
The Immortal Forest | dir. Erik Baláž

2016
Life In The Clouds | dir. Erik Baláž
The Tots | dir. Vanda Raýmanová
Freedom Under Load | dir. Pavol Barabáš
The Teacher | dir. Jan Hřebejk
5 October | dir. Martin Kollar

2015
The Actor. Hommage To The Actor Ivan Mistrik | dir. Peter Kerekes
Wilson City | dir. Tomáš Mašín, SK-CZ

2014
wave vs. shore | dir. Martin Štrba, SK-CZ
Three Brothers | dir. Jan Svěrák, CZ-DK
Andělě | dir. Alice Nellis, CZ

2012
In the Shadow | dir. David Ondříček, CZ-SR-PL
Yuki Onna | dir. Jiří Bárta, CZ-JAP
Tigers in the City | dir. Juraj Krasnohorsky, SK

2011
Trou de Fer – The Iron Hole | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK

2010
Who’s There? – dir. Vanda Raýmanová, SR
Mongolia – In The Shadow Of Genghis Khan | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK
Kooky (Kuky se vrací) | dir. Jan Svěrák, CZ

2009
Broken Promise (Nedodržaný sľub) | dir. Jiří Chlumský, SK-CZ-USA

2008
Carstensz – The Seventh Summit | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK

2007
Unknown Antarctica | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK

2006
Tepuy – A Journey To The Dephts Of The Earth | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK

2005
Pururambo | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK

2004
Amazonia Vertical | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK

2002
Omo – A Journey To The Primeval Age | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK

2000
Mysterious Mamberamo | dir. Pavol Barabáš, SK

ORCHESTRATION FOR JAN P. MUCHOW

2011
Muži v naději | dir. Jiří Vejdělek
2009
Normal | dir. Julius Ševčík
2008
Kdopak by se vlka bál | dir. Maria Procházková
2007
Václav | dir. Jiří Vejdělek
2006
Grandhotel | dir. David Ondříček

 
 

Theater

Directors

Michal Dočekal
Eszenyi Enikő
Michal Vajdička
Petr Zelenka
Jíří Pokorný
Roman Polák
Juraj Nvota
Ondrej Spišák
Milan Sládek
Arnošt Goldflam
Joanna Zdrada

Theaters

Slovak National Theatre
National Theatre Brno
National Theatre Prague
The Dejvice Theatre
Petr Bezruc Theatre
Bolek Polivka Theatre
Theatre Na Zábradlí
Vígszínház Theatre Budapest HU
Theatre Astorka Korzo 90′
Theatre Arena
City Theatre Zilina
Teatr Polski Bielsko-Biała

Performances

2024

K.Tučková: White Water | dir. Michal Vajdička | National Theatre Prague, CZ

F.Nury,T.Robin: The Death of Stalin | dir. Michal Vajdička | Dejvické divadlo, Prague, CZ

I.Tasnadi: Kartonpapa | dir. Ondrej Spisak | Theatre Astorka Korzo 90’, Bratislava, SK

2023

W.Shakespear: Love’s labour’s lost | dir. Roman Polák

B.S.Timrava: Children | dir. Michal Vajdička | Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava, SK

2022

M.Kundera: JACOB AND HIS MASTER | dir. Ondrej Spisak | Theatre Astorka Korzo 90’, Bratislava, SK

K. Čapek: HORDUBAL | dir. Michal Vajdička | National Theatre Prague, CZ

A. Ziegler: THE LAST MATCH | dir. Jiri Pokorny | Peter Bezruc Theatre, Ostrava, CZ

L. Goldstein: HALPERN AND JOHNSON | dir. Ondrej Spisak |Theatre Astorka Korzo 90’, Bratislava, SK

S. Alexijevic, D.Majling: END OF THE RED MAN | dir. Michal Vajdička | Theatre in Dlouhé, Prague, CZ

D. Ives: VENUS IN FUR| dir. Jiri Pokorny | Petr Bezruc Theatre, Ostrava, CZ

L.Pirandello: E = mc² | dir. Michal Vajdička | Dejvické divadlo, Prague, CZ

2021
J.Pokorný: ROUEN 44 | dir. Jiří Pokorný | Bolek Polívka Theatre, Brno, CZ

L.Pirandello: Six charactes in search of an author | dir. Michal Vajdička |Jokai Theatre Komarno, SK

2020
M.Zakutanska: By myself alone | dir. Jiri Pokorny | City Theatre Zilina, SK
E.Borusovicova: Bunny | dir. Eva Borusovicova | Studio L+S, SK
M.McDonaugh: A very, very, very dark matter | dir. Michal Vajdička | National Theatre Brno, CZ

2019
H.Lewis, J.Sayer,H.Shields: The Play That Goes Wrong | dir. Michal Vajdička | Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava, SK
L. Tolstoy: Anna Karenina | dir. Roman Polak | Pesti Szinhaz in Budapest, HU
H. Ibsen: The Ghosts | dir. Jiří Pokorný | Dejvické Divadlo in Prague, CZ

2018
J.Roth: Project 1918 | dir. Michal Vajdička | Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava, SK
G.Hauptmann: Before Sunrise| dir. Michal Vajdička | Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava, SK
G.Feydeau, M.Desvallieres: Hotel Paradiso| dir. Michal Dočekal | The Vígszínház Theatre, Budapest, HU

2017
W. Shakespeare: Hamlet | dir. Eszenyi Enikő | The Vígszínház Theatre, Budapest, HU
W. Shakespeare: Hamlet | dir. Michal Vajdička | The Summer Shakespeare Festival 2017, Prague, CZ
E. Borušovičová: Štefánik | dir. Eva Borušovičova | Andrej Bagar Theatre, Nitra, SK

2016
R. Dahl: The Hotel Bristol Apartment | dir. Michal Vajdička | Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava SK
F. Dostoyevsky: Crime and Punishment | dir. Michal Dočekal | The Vígszínház Theatre, Budapest HU

2015
W. Shakespeare: The Winter’s Tale | dir. Ondrej Spišák | Dejvické Divadlo in Prague, CZ

2014
M. Bulgakov: The Master and Margarita | dir. Michal Dočekal | The Vígszínház Theatre, Budapest HU

2013
White Wedding
The Comet
69 Things Better Than Sex

2012
The Good Person of Szechwan

2011
Endangered Species
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
A Streetcar Named Desire

2010
Dealer’s Choice
White Mariage
Sleeping Deficiencies
Waiting for Godot

2009
M. R. Štefánik
Mikveh
Macbeth
Anna Karenina
King Lear
Tolstoy and Money

2008
Shall We Dance, Lady?
Three Sisters
At the Beautiful Viewpoint

2007
The King Takes His Amusement
A Little Might Music
Midsummer Night´s Dream
Father / At Home
R.U.R.
A Miracle In a Black House

2006
The Government Inspector
As You Like It
Ivanov
Showmen
Richard III

2005
Pygmalion
Platonov
Summer Guests
Bloody Christening
Bolero – The Story of Mother

2004
The Cosmonaut’s Last Message
Klaras’ Relations
Game of St. Dorothy
Gazdiná roba
Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy
Peter Pan
Shirley Valentine

2003
Stísnená 22
Square of Heroes
8 Women
The Miser

2002
Balada o vídeňskem řízku

2001
Terrace
Party

1999
Stories of a Vienna Forest
Liliom
Window
Moscow-Petuski

1998
Cementary of Elephants

1997
The Government Inspector

1996
Stepmother
Mother
Rope With One End

1995
Little Night Story
Summer Day
Jazmínko v krajine klamárov

1994
Fantasie Variete

1993
Armageddon on the Grb Hill
Midsummer Night’s Sex
Cyrano
Maskarade

1992
Light in the Dark
Kazimir and Karolina

Commercial

Directors

Stepan Fok Vodrazka
Michael Baumbruck
Jiří Hanych
Juraj Johanides
Martin Krejčí
Goran Marojevič
Tomáš Mašín
The VIKINGS
TRAKTOR
Roman Valent
Ivan Zachariáš

Agencies

Wieden + Kennedy London
Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam
Stink France
Ogilvy Deutschland
BCOM Brand Communication Turkey

Brands

HEINEKEN – WORLD
KODAK – DE
CRAVENDALE – GB
VECTA – TUR
OBI – RU
KIRIESHKI – RU
O2 – CZ
ESET – WORLD