Who are ByFrame?
We are a a creative group that brings together artists from different sectors. ByFrame was founded in the heart of the Czech Republic, in Prague. We were connected by our enthusiasm for the creative process and decided to form a team to elevate and collaborate with each others skills. We specialize in photography and video, production, music, graphic design, digital display, and motion graphics. We are capable of working on entire projects and can also cooperate with others to benefit a project with areas we specialize in.
— est. 2019
Viktor Šorma
Photography
Viktor Šorma (1993) studied at SUPŠ Helenín in the field of Management and Entrepreneurship in Art and Advertising, where classmates and teachers created cultural events, openings and at the same time operated their own gallery. After high school, he worked in graphic design and worked in a corporate company. He then takes a break and after a few years discovers the photography and the magic of this medium. He decides for the University of South Wales and leaves for Cardiff, where he studies photography. After a year (2017) he returns to Prague and works as a freelancer.
Ludmila Lepišová
Production
Ludmila Lepišová (1994) sets out on a journey through Asia. She was most influenced by Bali, where she realized the meaning of where she wanted to go. Engage creatively, surround yourself with creative people and work on film or commercials. She later decided to live in Cardiff, UK, to gain the necessary experience. After a year, she returns to her hometown, Prague. After a pause, she begins production work by coming to the film production Filmwood, where she took care of the film's promotion, the creation of the HitHit campaign and then the premiere tour of the film Between Fjords, on which she continues to work.
Antonín Starý
Director and videographer
Antonín Starý (1996) is a young creative image creator. After studying high school he focused on production and directing, he moved to London where he began to gain experience. A year later, he moved to Canada. There he founded his first small company for the production and realization of audiovisual recordings. Later, he began working in Chicago and Atlanta. He currently lives and works in Prague. His most famous project is Cloud Cypher for the Mural Festival in Montreal. He professes the traditional craft of filmmaking and in his work, if possible, follows its rules.
Hany Manja
Music production
Hany Manja (1988) is a music producer, multi-instrumentalist and musician from Damascus. After he moved to Prague, where he studied since 2005 he began to devote himself to music. Hany has made several singles, his own EP and at the same time composed music for several short films, exhibitions and commercial projects.He was interested in music from a young age, he played several musical instruments and experimented with sound. In 2019 Hany moved to Beirut, where he began to study Arabic traditional music. Elements of this music appear in his own work.
Marie Zouharová
Graphic and Interior design
Marie Zouharová (1995) is a graduate of the Department of Design at the Faculty of Art and Design UJEP. Already during her studies, she took part in projects for the reconstruction of residential and commercial buildings and also worked as a designer in an interior studio, where she was in charge of the complete implementation of projects. She currently lives in Valencia, Spain, where she works as a freelance designer in the fields of graphic and interior design. Her most frequent clients include entrepreneurs in gastronomy and tourism.
Augustin Barlett
Motion graphics and Design
Augustin Bartlett (1998) graduated from the University of Portsmouth studying BSc (Hons) Digital Media. Augustin’s professional career began as a Digital Creative Developer at a Launch Marketing Agency in the London, England. While working there for almost 3 years he had the opportunity to create digital display ads, videos, animated web banners and motion graphics for major clients Activision, Amazon and Screwfix to name a few. However, in 2021 he decided to move to Prague with his partner and take a different approach to his career and became a Senior Digital Assets Specialist for a major software engineering company, being able to focus on one client as their in-house designer.