PRODUCTION: Petr Nikolaev Prepares Film about Czechoslovak Legionnaires
PRAGUE: An important anniversary of Czechoslovak legionnaires inspired Czech director Petr Nikolaev to pay a tribute to them with an epic feature film. The Czechoslovak Legionnaires Community approached Petr Nikolaev…
Prague Post-production house MagicLab to Provide VFX for Masaryk Biopic
PRAGUE: The Prague based MagicLab has announced it is providing VFX and grading for the highly anticipated two part historical biopic Masaryk, about son of the first president of Czechoslovakia…
PRODUCTION: Bohdan Sláma Begins Shooting Ice Mother
PRAGUE: Czech director Bohdan Sláma has begun shooting of his Czech/Slovak/French coproduction Ice Mother/Bába z Ledu in Plzeň and Hradec Králové. The film is produced by Pavel Strnad and Petr…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Projects Selected for Project Market 2016
Sixteen projects have been selected for Project Market, an event focusing on one-on-one meetings within East Doc Platform and taking place on 10-11 March 2016.
Obituary: Director Ladislav Helge
PRAGUE: Film director and screenwriter Ladislav Helge, one of the members of the Czech New wave, passed away at 88 on 31 January 2016.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Launched Call for Applications
PRAGUE: Applications for the development workshop Ex Oriente are open until 4 May 2016.
Eleven Césars Nods for Czech Coproduction Marguerite
PRAGUE: Xavier Giannoli‘s period drama Marguerite, which is a Czech coproduction and was shot entirely in the Czech Republic, received 11 nominations for the French national awards Césars, including Best…
Dok Incubator Opens Call for Applications
PRAGUE: Applications for the 2016 edition of Dok.Incubator can be sent in until 22 February 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…
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%.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Domestic Films Grab Local Audiences
PRAGUE: Domestic films are holding strong in Lithuania, Czech Republic and Slovenia.
