PRODUCTION: Tomorrow Will Be Better in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Czech director Martin Privatsky is in postproduction with Tomorrow Will Be Better, a documentary about Libor Podmol, a struggling and fatherless Czech village boy who became the 2010 world…
Czech director Sverak looks to Africa
{mosimage}PRAGUE : Czech director Jan Sverak (www.sverak.cz ) is preparing a new project based on the Saul Bellows book Henderson the Rain King together with his long time production partner…
Hanakova Leading Candidate for Czech Minister of Culture
PRAGUE: Alena Hanakova has been put forward for the vacant post of Czech Minister of Culture, following the resignation of Jiri Besser last week.
IDF Announces New Documentary Platform
PRAGUE: The Institute of Documentary Film (www.dokweb.net) will launch a new industry event, East Doc Platform, 5-11 March 2012 at the One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (www.oneworld.cz) in…
FESTIVALS: Anifest Last Call for Submissions
The 11th edition of Anifest (26 April - 1 May 2012, www.anifest.cz) is accepting film submissions through 20 December 2011. Films produced after 1 January 2010 are eligible to apply.
Czech Culture Minister Resigns
PRAGUE: Jiri Besser, the Czech Minister of Culture, resigned from office on 8 December 2012. The prime minister accepted his resignation.
PRODUCTION: Four Suns in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Czech director and screenwriter Bohdan Slama is in the final stages of postproduction with the drama Four Suns, which is expected to be completed in early 2012 for a…
OBITUARY: Zdenek Miler, Czech Animator
{mosimage}PRAGUE: Czech animator Zdenek Miler, who created the most beloved Czech cartoon character the Little Mole (Krtek), has died at the age of 90. Miler was born in Kladno and…
FAMU Fest Hosts New Media Forums
PRAGUE: The annual FAMU film festival of films from the Czech FAMU (www.famu.cz) film school students attracted a large international audience for its forums on new technologies and new media…
Czechs Complete Digital Switch
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic has completed the switch to digital TV transmission, becoming the first country in Central Europe to finalize the process.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland directing Czech miniseries for HBO Central Europe
WARSAW: Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland will direct a miniseries about the 1968 Prague Spring crackdown and Jan Palach, a young student who set himself on fire as a form of…
Alois Nebel Vies for Oscar Animation Nomination
PRAGUE: The Czech rotoscoped animated film Alois Nebel, which was selected as the Czech entry in the best foreign language film category, will also be eligible to compete in the…
Endorfilm Wins HBO Competition
JIHLAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC: The Czech production company Endorfilm (www.endorfilm.cz) and documentary director Dagmar Smrzova won the East Silver HBO competition for a documentary project with Pribeh Lasky (The Story of…
Verbascum Begins Mass Documentary Distribution
JIHLAVA: Czech producer/distributor Richard Nemec is teaming up with the Jihlava IDFF (www.dokument-festival.cz) to simultaneously distribute a slate of five Czech documentaries in cinemas throughout the Czech Republic.
Bruce Willis Not Shooting Die Hard 6 in Prague
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic came up short in a bid for locations of the the new Hollywood movie Die Hard 6 which is scheduled to be shot in 2012. Prague…
Bakhmaro, Solar Eclipse Win Top Awards at Jihlava
JIHLAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech director Martin Marecek took home two of the main prizes at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival Festival (www.dokument-festival.com) at the awards ceremony on 29 October…
FESTIVALS: Inspired Jihlava Celebrates 15th Anniversary
PRAGUE: The ingredients that go into a winning recipe are as varied as the chef, but one thing remains constant: it takes taste, talent and innovation to equal success. Going…
FNE Visegrad 2010 Country profile Czech Republic
The most important development in the Czech Republic was the approval of film tax incentives in 2010. The European Union approved the Czech film tax incentives in June, as announced…
Visegrad Special: Czech Coproductions in 2011
PRAGUE: Increasing the number of international coproduction is an acknowledged goal for most Czech producers and 2011 saw the Czech film industry take steps in that direction. Domestically produced commercial…
FNE Visegrad 2011 Country Profile: Czech Republic
The 2011 year offered some surprizes, with the arrival of new foreign TV productions while the audience share for Czech films fell to 17 percent in the first five months…
