as they were all famu students at the end of 1960s and the beginning of 1970s, the directors of the "praška škola" were mostly influenced by the directors of czechoslovak new wave, such as miloš forman, jiří menzel, and oscar-winning famu professors, ján kadár and elmar klos. the events of the prague spring and warsaw pact invasion of czechoslovakia in 1968 also strongly influenced the "praška škola" and formed the basis for the loosely defined group.