Petr Lom is a Czech-born Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was born in Prague in 1972 and moved to Canada in 1991. He has directed and produced numerous award-winning feature films, documentaries, and short films.
Lom studied at the Prague Film School, and later studied English literature and fine art at McGill University in Montreal. After graduating, he worked as an independent filmmaker and produced his first feature film, The Uninvited (2002). The film was a success and went on to win several awards.
In 2005, Lom directed the feature film Late Fragment, for which he won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. He went on to direct the feature films The Little Traitor (2007) and The Whistleblower (2010). Both of these films received critical acclaim and were nominated for numerous awards.
In 2013, Lom released his fourth feature film, The Golden Voice. The film tells the story of a young singer from Ukraine who struggles to become a star in Europe. The film won numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film.
In addition to his feature films, Lom has also directed several documentaries. His documentaries include Breadcrumbs (2013), about the plight of refugees in Iraq and Syria, and The Trial (2014), about the trial of the former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.
Lom's work has been shown in numerous festivals around the world, including the Berlin International Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Venice International Film Festival. He has won numerous awards, including the Grand Prix at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, and the Grand Prix at the International Film Festival in Tokyo.
Lom continues to make films that explore complex political and social issues. He is currently working on a feature film about the refugee crisis in Europe.