PRODUCTION: Karin Babinska to Direct Czech-Dutch Coproduction

PRAGUE: Rick McCallum and Martin Šebík from Film United, the Prague-based company which coproduced the TV series Borgia, have announced that their new project, Following the Dream/Za sny, will be…
03-04-2015

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Cain's Children Screened in Prague

PRAGUE: On Monday, April 6, an exceptional documentary Cain's Children will be screened in Cinema Světozor in Prague. In a visually captivating manner, the Hungarian director Marcell Gerő tells the…
03-04-2015

Czech Doc Confessions of the Forgotten by Petr Vaclav Gets Theatrical Release

PRAGUE: A new documentary by Petr Václav, Confession of the Forgotten/Zpověď zapomenutého, will be released theatrically by its producer Mimesis Film. The film has its Czech premiere on 2 April…
01-04-2015

FESTIVALS: Febiofest Winners 2015

PRAGUE: The winner of the Febiofest is Life in a Fishbowl, directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson. The film is a coproduction between Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic and produced…
30-03-2015

OBITUARY: Czech Filmmaker Miroslav Ondříček

PRAGUE: Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček, a close collaborator of Miloš Forman, died on 28 March 2015 at the age of 80.
30-03-2015

OBITUARY: Producer Peter Kovarčík

PRAGUE: Slovak-born producer and businessman Peter Kovarčík died as a result of an accident on 23 March 2015 at the age of 61.
26-03-2015

Dodgeball Sets Opening Record

PRAGUE: Petr Nikolaev’s new feature Dodgeball opened in Czech cinemas on 12 March setting a record for a domestic film in 2015. The adaptation of Michael Viewegh’s bestseller has also…
18-03-2015

FESTIVALS: Febiofest Ready to Kick Off

PRAGUE: The 22nd edition of the International Film Festival Prague – Febiofest will screen 159 films from 56 countries in 562 screenings from 19 to 27 March 2015.
18-03-2015

Ghoul Tops Czech Cinema Attendance

PRAGUE: Two weeks after its release in the Czech Republic, the Czech-Ukrainian horror film Ghoul directed by Petr Jákl and produced by J.B.J. Films reached an attendance of 67,149 last…
12-03-2015

FESTIVALS: Emerging Documentary Projects Awarded at the East Doc Platform

PRAGUE: The fourth edition of East Doc Platform, which ran from 2 to 8 March 2015, has come to a close. The Golden Funnel Award was given to the Estonian…
10-03-2015

FESTIVALS: One World Festival Announces Results

PRAGUE: The juries of the 17th annual One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival have granted eight awards. Best Film 2015 went to The Look of Silence by American…
10-03-2015

Fifty Shades Star Jamie Dornan to Play Czech Soldier

PRAGUE: British director Sean Ellis will shoot Anthropoid, a World War II thriller in the Czech Republic later this year. The film's name is a reference to the codename of…
06-03-2015

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: KineDok's First Screening in La Fabrika

A screening of brand new film Sugar Blues by Andrea Culkova will open a new project by IDF focused on alternative distribution of creative documentaries: KineDok Launch; March 6, 2015,…
06-03-2015

FESTIVALS: Febiofest Presents Section to Commemorate World War II

PRAGUE: Febiofest will introduce a new section entitled Poland 44 on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Prague.
05-03-2015

FESTIVALS: Kim Novak, Mike Leigh and Alan Rickman to Attend Febiofest

PRAGUE: This year the 22nd edition of Febio Fest will take place from 19 to 27 March. Kim Novak, star of Hitchcock's Vertigo, will be in attendence.
04-03-2015

FESTIVALS: KineDok Project Introduced at East Doc Platform

PRAGUE: On the occasion of the East Doc Platform in Prague, the KineDok project and its website will be officially launched on 6 March 2015.
03-03-2015

Project KineDok Builds Bridges Between Documentarists and Their Audience

Within the key industry meeting of documentary filmmakers, East Doc Platform, Institute of Documentary Film will introduce a new international project, focused on alternative distribution of creative documentary, KineDok, on…
02-03-2015

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: East European Forum to Open in Prague

PRAGUE: The 15th edition of East European Forum will take place in Prague within the 4th East Doc Platform from 2 to 8 March 2015.
27-02-2015

Emerging Producers Calls for Applications

JIHLAVA: Applications deadline for the 4th Emerging Producers (28 October-1 November 2015) is 30 April 2015. The project will take place during the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
26-02-2015

TV Trilogy Jan Hus Finished Shooting

PRAGUE: Jan Hus, one of the biggest Czech TV projects ever, wrapped shooting after 63 days. The trilogy is using the new digital capture technology ARRI AMIRA, especially adapted to…
24-02-2015