Stella Sonkova is a Prague based production designer working between different genres and forms — from art house indie movies to superbowl commercials.
She made her feature debut with the drama Victim (2022, Michal Blaško) which was screened in Venice, Toronto and Busan. This was followed by the miniseries Suspicion (directed by Michal Blaško), which premiered at the Berlinale and in Karlovy Vary. She collaborated with Tomáš Klein on the film adaptation of the novel Sensitive man (2024), which premiered in Karlovy Vary, earning her a nomination for a Czech Lion Award.
Most recently she completed the films Little thieves (by Ondřej Hudeček) and Cowgirl (by Michal Blaško), both of which are awaiting their premieres. As supervising art director, she collaborated with production designer Sabine Hviid on Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish miniseries Families Like Ours (Zentropa, 2024).
Member of European Film Academy, Production Designers Collective, Berlinale Talents 2024.
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2024: Supervising Art Director: Families Like Ours, director: Thomas Vinterberg, Zentropa, Sirena Films - Venice Film Festival
2022: Production Designer: Sensitive Man, director: Tomas Klein, Masterfilm, feature film - Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2023
2021: Production Designer: Victim, director: Michal Blaško, Nutprodukce, feature film - Venice FF, TIFF, Busan 2022
2020: Production Designer: Suspicion, director: Michal Blaško, Nutprodukce, TV miniseries - Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Berlinale 2022
