Stanislav Párnický (11 April 1945 – 31 March 2023) was a Slovak film and theatre director, scriptwriter, actor and pedagogue.
Following a short stint in the Slovak National Uprising theatre in Martin, he became a television movies and series director at the public broadcaster Slovenská televízia.
[1] His television projects Straty a nálezy, An American Tragedy, Chlapec z majera, Najatý klaun, Zbožňovaná, Pasca, Cukor, Hĺbkový rekord či O mužoch, ženách a deťoch received wide popular and critical acclaim.
There, he directed his most famous movies, including the Cart Full of Pain, The Southern Mail and ..crying for the Moon.
[4] In 2017 he received the prize of the Minister of Culture of the Slovak Republic for his long-term extremely significant directorial contribution to audiovisual art.