Dok Incubator Opens Call for Applications

PRAGUE: Applications for the 2016 edition of Dok.Incubator can be sent in until 22 February 2016.
26-01-2016

Lost in Munich Wins Czech Film Critics’ Awards

PRAGUE: Lost in Munich by Petr Zelenka won in the best film, best director and best scriptwriter categories of the 6th edition of Czech Film Critics’ Awards on 23 January…
25-01-2016

Highest Admissions in Czech Republic since 2010

PRAGUE: Admissions in the Czech Republic in 2015 reached the highest point since 2010 with 13 m tickets sold, while domestic admissions dropped to under 20%.
22-01-2016

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Doc Tank Announces Selected Projects

PRAGUE: Doc Tank, the training programme focused on transmedia, announced projects selected for its 3rd edition which will take place within East Doc Platform from 9 to 11 March 2016.
22-01-2016

Lost in Munich Leads Czech Lions Nominations

PRAGUE: Petr Zelenka’s Lost in Munich leads the nominations for the 23rd Czech Lions with 15 nods followed by Jan Prušinovský’s Snake Brothers with 12 nods. The ceremony will take…
21-01-2016

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Ivo Andrle, Aerofilms

We launch together with Europa Distribution a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section focusing on new trends and challenges of film distribution. In the coming months we…
18-01-2016

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Record Number of Applications for East Doc Platform

More than 200 projects in development, production or postproduction have applied to the three main activities at East Doc Platform: East European Forum, Project Market and Doc Tank.
15-01-2016

Emerging Producers Opens Application

JIHLAVA: Applications for the fifth edition of Emerging Producers can be submitted until 31 March 2016. The workshop will take place in Jihlava from 26 to 30 October 2016.
14-01-2016

Marguerite to Open in the UK

PRAGUE: Xavier Giannoli ‘s period drama Marguerite, which was shot entirely in the Czech Republic, will be released by Picturehouse Entertainment in the UK on 18 March 2016. The film…
13-01-2016

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Radim Habartík, Kino Scala, Brno

This month we speak to Radim Habartík, one of the managers of Kino Scala, a single screen cinema located in the center of Brno, the second largest city of the…
11-01-2016

Czech Critics Awards Announced

PRAGUE: Home Care, Lost in Munich and The Snake Brothers are the main candidates at the sixth edition of Czech Film Critics´ Awards. The ceremony will take place on 23…
11-01-2016

Czech Republic Takes Over the European Audiovisual Observatory Presidency

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic takes over from Montenegro the Presidency of the Strasbourg-based European Audiovisual Observatory in 2016.
11-01-2016

Domestic Films Grab Local Audiences

PRAGUE: Domestic films are holding strong in Lithuania, Czech Republic and Slovenia.
17-12-2015

Karlovy Vary Selected for Eurimages Lab Project Awards

STRASBOURG: The Karlovy Vary IFF is one of four festivals selected to participate in the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Lab Project Award.
16-12-2015

FNE Country Report 2015: Czech Republic

It has been a busy year for Czech cinema. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, Czech films were invited to many international festivals and many…
14-12-2015

PRODUCTION: Třeštíková Completes Documentary on Lída Baarová

PRAGUE: The new feature length documentary by Helena Třeštíková Lída Baarová - Doomed Beauty has finished production and will be premiered 7 January 2016 by Aerofilms.
14-12-2015

Czech Telecom Company Goes into Film Production

PRAGUE: Czech telecom company O2 has moved into digital film production, following its launch of a sports channel in mid-2015.
14-12-2015

A New Model for Film Distribution

Moving Docs brings high quality documentaries to audiences all over Europe
11-12-2015

FNE DocBloc: Miroslav Janek Retrospective

Czech director Miroslav Janek is receiving an online retrospective through Doc Alliance through 20 December 2015.
11-12-2015

Three German Productions Wrap Shooting in the Czech Republic

PRAGUE: Czech production services company Wilma Film has completed production on three German films which shot in the Czech Republic throughout fall 2015.
10-12-2015