Czech Kino Pilotu Wins Best Programming at 2022 Europa Cinemas Awards

PARIS: The Czech Kino Pilotu took the top prize for Best Programming at the 2022 Europa Cinemas Awards, which were presented in Paris during an awards ceremony at the Cinéma…
06-12-2022 m

ZDF Studios Signs Package Deal with Czech Prima Group

PRAGUE: ZDF Studios has announced a major package deal for 1,130 hours of content with the Czech Republic’s commercial channels group, Prima Group. The deal includes procedurals, family entertainment and…
01-12-2022

Apply for dok.incubator INT 2023

PRAGUE: Applications for the international dok.incubator workshop 2023 are open till 26 January 2023.
30-11-2022

BOX OFFICE: A Christmas Story Tops Czech Charts in First Weekend

PRAGUE: The weekly Czech charts are currently topped by the domestic film A Christmas Story / Vánoční příběh directed by Irena Pavlásková and produced by Europeana Production, which had 40,548…
29-11-2022

FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Czech Animation Director Bára Anna Stejskalová

PRAGUE: FNE spoke with Bára Anna Stejskalová, Czech animation director and scriptwriter, about her animated films as well as the state of the Czech animation industry and its connections with…
28-11-2022

FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Kateřina Hanáčková, Creative Director of Czech Brainz Immersive

PRAGUE: FNE spoke with Kateřina Hanáčková, creative director of Czech Brainz Immersive, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Czech game development industry.
25-11-2022

PRODUCTION: Jiří Havelka in Production with Czech Tragicomedy Gardener

PRAGUE: Czech director Jiří Havelka is currently finishing production on his feature film Gardener (working title) / Zahradník, which is estimated to be finished in 2023.
23-11-2022

PRODUCTION: Ondřej Vavrečka in Production with Czech/Slovak Docufiction 1+1+1

PRAGUE: Ondřej Vavrečka is currently finishing production while already editing his docufiction 1+1+1, which is estimated to be finished in 2023. The Czech/Slovak project was presented at MIA Rome 2022…
21-11-2022

PRODUCTION: Apolena Rychlíková in Postproduction with Czech/French/Slovak Doc The Limits of Europe

PRAGUE: Czech director/writer Apolena Rychlíková is currently in postproduction with her documentary The Limits of Europe / Hranice Evropy, which is estimated to be finished in 2023.
18-11-2022

FESTIVALS: Black Czechs Awarded by Online Audience of 2022 Ji.hlava IDFF

JIHLAVA: Black Czechs by Martin Müller is the recipient of the award granted by the online audience of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, which took place in person…
18-11-2022

FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF Launches KVIFF Classics

PRAGUE: The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is launching a special event in Prague with legendary films. The first edition of KVIFF Classics will be held in cinemas Světozor and…
16-11-2022

FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Jozef Barančik, Unity 3D Developer of Czech Project Darkening

PRAGUE: FNE spoke with Jozef Barančik, Unity 3D Developer of Czech/German coproduction Darkening / Tmání about the project, as well as the state of the Czech game development industry. Darkening…
15-11-2022

Documentary Lockdown Musical Bromance Homies Enters Czech Distribution

PRAGUE: The Documentary Homies / Sami doma by Jan Foukal will be released by Aerofilms in Czech cinemas on 16 November 2022. The film had its world premiere at the…
11-11-2022

Ballerina Starring Ana de Armas Starts Shooting in Prague

PRAGUE: Ballerina, a spinoff of the John Wick franchise directed by Len Wiseman and starring Ana de Armas and presumably Keanu Reeves, starts shooting in Prague on 7 November 2022,…
08-11-2022

PRODUCTION: Michal Hogenauer in Postproduction with Czech/Slovak Calm in the Canopy

PRAGUE: Czech director/writer Michal Hogenauer is currently in postproduction with his sophomore feature Calm in the Canopy / V korunách stromů je klid (working title), which is estimated to be…
08-11-2022

CEE Animation Forum 2022 Announces Winners

PRAGUE: A total of 16 awards were announced at the CEE Animation Forum 2022, the largest pitching and networking event in Central and Eastern Europe. A total of 33 projects…
08-11-2022

Prague Studios Starts Building New Stage

PRAGUE: Prague Studios has started the building of its seventh stage, which will use the latest technology including LED Volume, allowing for virtual sets to project the background in real…
04-11-2022

BOX OFFICE: Prince Mamma’s Boy Tops Czech Charts in Its First Weekend

PRAGUE: Czech fairytale Prince Mamma’s Boy / Princ Mamánek by Jan Budař overtook the superhero film Black Adam (21,924 admissions), with 41,535 admissions and 250,006 EUR / 6,126,409 CZK gross…
03-11-2022

FNE at IDFF Ji.hlava 2022: Full List of Winners

JIHLAVA: The French production 07:15 – Blackbird by Judith Auffray won the Opus Bonum Award in the main competition of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, held 25 –…
31-10-2022

World Premiere of Invisible Landscapes at Jihlava IDFF

JIHLAVA: The middle-length documentary Invisible Landscapes / Neviditelné krajiny by Ivo Bystřičan had its world premiere at the Jihlava International Film Festival in the Czech Joy competition.
31-10-2022