Jasek made a short production for SBS Television and travelled to the United Kingdom to work for The National Film School as a guest lecturer.
[2] Jasek's father was a concert violinist who often played for The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, while his mother was a jeweller, from a winemaking family from Adelaide.
"[3] When Ladislav could no longer bear working for the regime, he got himself posted to Brisbane and the family were accepted as asylum seekers.
[1] He continues his family's love of music by playing classical piano, and has learned to fly light aircraft.
He then directed many television dramas, including Neighbours, Blue Heelers, Stingers, Heartbreak High, The Secret Life of Us, McLeod's Daughters and Home and Away.
[3] For his work on The Secret Life of Us and Something in the Air, Jasek received two Best Direction in a Television Drama award nominations from the Australian Film Institute.
[1] On 25 October 2011, it was announced that Jasek would be taking over as the executive producer of Neighbours, following Susan Bower's decision to move on from the job.
Of the documentary Jasek said "There are so many extraordinarily creative people out there and Australia is giving birth to this fantastic generation of artists.