# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Film: WAVES (Vlny)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Avalon Theatre will screen the film WAVES (Vlny) by director Jiří Madl on November 12, 2025, at 8 pm. A gripping story of truth and resistance during the Prague Spring — WAVES was the official Czech submission for the 2025 Academy Awards.

In the charged atmosphere of 1967–68 Prague, young radio technician Tomáš is torn between protecting his brother and supporting journalists defying state censorship. As Soviet tanks close in, Czechoslovak Radio becomes the nation’s last voice of freedom, forcing Tomáš to decide whether he will risk everything to keep the truth alive.

Celebrated as one of the most powerful Czech films in recent years, WAVES earned 14 Czech Lion nominations and won 6 awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Director (Jiří Mádl), and Best Screenplay. Premiering at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the film was also nominated for the Crystal Globe and the FIPRESCI Prize.

Directed by Jiří Madl, ​131 minutes, in Czech with English subtitles

Event Details:

Date/Time:November 12, 2025, at 8 pm

Location: The Avalon Theatre
5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015

Tickets can be bought at the door or online at:
https://www.theavalon.org/films/waves/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bethesda/film-waves-vlny/200029114314126
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, theatre, festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 31

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.theavalon.org/films/waves/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bethesda-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bethesda
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5612 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015-2604, United States
- **lat**: 38.96528
- **long**: -77.0763
- **full address**: 5612 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015-2604, United States, 5612 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015-2604, United States, Bethesda

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, DC (https://allevents.in/org/embassy-of-the-czech-republic-in-washington-dc/25963840)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Film%3A+WAVES+%28Vlny%29&date=12+Nov

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 5612 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015-2604, United States, 5612 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015-2604, United States, Bethesda
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, DC
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, theatre, festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Film: WAVES (Vlny) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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