FNE Podcast: Dok Incubator 2021: Rita Balough
OLOMOUC: FNE spoke to Rita Balogh, documentary filmmaker and the co-founder of the Budapest International Documentary Festival, at the recent Dok Incubator session in Olomouc about what lessons she learned…
FNE Podcast: Dok Incubator 2021: Andrea Prenghyová
OLOMOUC: FNE spoke to Dok Incubator organiser Andrea Prenghyová about what lessons she learned during the pandemic and how filmmakers are adapting their projects in the period of recovery.
PRODUCTION: Italian/Czech Coproduction Terezín Starts Filming in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Italian/Czech coproduction Terezín by Gabriele Guidi, coproduced by Three Brothers Production, started shooting in Prague on 30 August 2021. The production is supported by the Prague Film Fund.
FNE at KVIFF 2021: Prize Winners: As Far As I Can Walk
KARLOVY VARY: As Far as I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović (Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Lithuania) directed by Stefan Arsenijević won the Crystal Globe Grand Prix, also scooping the prizes…
FNE at KVIFF 2021: See How the Critics Rated the Films
KARLOVY VARY: This year for the seventh time FNE teamed up with KVIFF and critics attending the festival to rate the films in the Crystal Globe Competition and the East…
FNE at KVIFF 2021: See How the Critics Rate the Films So Far
KARLOVY VARY: This year for the seventh time FNE teamed up with KVIFF and critics attending the festival to rate the films in the Crystal Globe Competition and the East…
FNE at KVIFF 2021: EFP Future Frames
FNE spoke to nine European film school students and recent graduates to find out what they think about the future of European film.
One World 2022 Opens Call for Submissions
PRAGUE: Submissions for the 24th edition of the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival are now open. The festival will take place from 21 March to 3 April…
PRODUCTION: Alice Nellis Starts Shooting Buko
PRAGUE: Czech writer/director Alice Nellis started shooting her ninth feature film Buko in Central Bohemia on 19 August 2021. The director calls the film "a spiritual road movie" as it…
Sundance and Berlinale Will Select New Films at 2021 dok.incubator
OLOMOUC: Festival selectors from Sundance, Berlinale, Tribeca, IDFA and CPH:DOX will participate in the 10th edition of the dok.incubator workshop, set to take place 21-29 August 2021.
BOX OFFICE: Three Czech Films Top Local BO Chart
PRAGUE: Five domestic films were in Czech Republic's top ten in the week 9-15 August 2021, of which three topped the chart. An unusual film jam awaited the reopened cinemas,…
FNE at KVIFF 2021: Eastern Promises Announces Winners
KARLOVY VARY: Eastern Promises, the industry section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, has announced its winners. The 55th edition of the Karlovy Vary IFF will take place 20-28…
PRODUCTION: Czech Drama Thinking David in Development
PRAGUE: The Czech director/writer Simon Holy is in development with his second feature film, Thinking David, an LGBT/coming-of-age drama.
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2021 Announces Guests and Juries
PRAGUE: Michael Caine, Ethan Hawke, Johnny Depp, and Jan Sverak will be honoured at the 55th edition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, taking place 20 – 28 August 2021.
Australia Picks Up Czech Miniseries Rats
PRAGUE: The Australian TV broadcaster SBS has acquired AVOD rights for the TV mini series Rats, a Czech crime thriller from creator/writer Miro Sifra, directed by Viktor Taus and Matej…
PRODUCTION: Cristina Grosan Shoots Ordinary Failures
PRAGUE: Hungarian-Romanian director Cristina Grosan is currently shooting her sophomore feature Ordinary Failures / Běžná selhání. Shooting started on 28 June 2021 and will wrap 18 August 2021. The film…
EKOFILM Sees Fifty Percent Increase in Submissions
PRAGUE: More than 200 documentary films have been submitted to the 47 edition of the International Film Festival about the Environment EKOFILM, which will take place 20-23 October 2021.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Announces Grants For Minority Co-Production
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has distributed approximately 780,000 EUR as production grants for minority co-productions in 2021.
The Gray Man Starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: Netflix’s The Gray Man starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Regé-Jean Page is currently filming in Prague through 19 July 2021. Residents of Central Prague could hear explosions and…
Doc Fests Cut Back on Films During Pandemic
JIHLAVA: The Ji.hlava IDFF’s East West Index 2021 reveals that documentary film festivals reduced the number of films selected for their programmes by a total of 22% during the pandemic.…