Ivan Balada was born on January 1, 1936 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for
Metrum (1967),
Archa bláznu aneb Vyprávení z konce zivota (1990) and
Biela voci oblohe (1986). He died on June 17, 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic.