07-03-2016

FESTIVALS: Finale Plzen Announces Line up

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    PLZEN: Thirteen titles will be competing in the feature or animated films competition of the 29th Finale Plzen Film Festival set to take place from 15 to 21 April 2016. The festival showcasing Czech and Slovak productions steps into a new era with a new management and several changes.

    The new management is Film Servis Plzen s.r.o.. The festival will also have a new logo and new programming concept including screenings outside of the competition categories, which are not limited to Czech and Slovak cinema.

    The main international guest and chairman of the international jury that awards the Golden Kingfisher, is the American writer and producer Mike Reiss, creator of The Simpsons and Ice Age. Apart from the feature or animated film competition, the festival also organizes competitions for TV series and documentaries.

    Click HERE for more information.

    Best Feature or Animated Film - Line up:

    David (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jan Těšitel
    Produced by Sugar Division
    Coproduced by Magic Lab, FAMU
    Supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund

    Home Care / Domácí Péče (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Slávek Horák
    Produced by Tvorba Films
    Coproduced by Fog’n’Desire FilmsCzech Television, Sokol Kollar

    Eva Nova (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Marko Skop
    Produced by Artileria, Sirius Films
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Slovak Ministry of Culture and the Czech State Cinematography Fund

    Gangster Ka: African (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jan Pachl
    Produced by Movie
    Coproduced by Czech TV

    The Snake Brothers / Kobry a Užovky (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jan Prušinovský
    Produced by Offside Men
    Coproduced by Czech TelevisionRWE Česká Republika
    Supported by the State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic

    Goat / Koza (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Ivan Ostrochovsky
    Produced by sentimentalfilm and endorfilm
    Coproduced by Czech Television, RTVS and Punkchart Films
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Czech Film Fund

    The Little Man (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Radek Beran
    Produced by Bedna Films
    Coproduced by Czech Television, Fantomas Production

    The Greedy Tiffany (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Andy Fehu
    Produced Company F s.r.o

    Chasing 50 / Padesátka (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Vojtech Kotek
    Produced by Format Factory
    Coproduced by Europe Easy Energy, MagicLab, Studio Beep

    Family Film (Czech Rep., Slovakia, Slovenia, Germany, France)
    Directed by Olmo Omerzu

    Produced by endorfilm
    Coproduction: Arsmedia, Punkchart Films
    Supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Slovenian Film Center

    Alice Nellis for Seven Ravens / Sedmero Krkavců (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Alice Nellis
    Produced by Honys Motion
    Coproduced by Et cetera group (SK)

    Wilson City (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Tomas Masin
    Produced by PubRes
    Coproduced by FilmBrigade
    Suppported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund, Slovak Public TV and Czech Public TV

    Lost in Munich / Ztraceni v Mnichově (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Petr Zelenka
    Produced by Lucky Man Films
    Coproduced by Czech Television, Barrandov Studios
    Supported by the State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic