GRANTS: Czech Republic Announces Feature Films Development Grants
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund - Czech Republic announced development grants for feature films. The fund will distribute 333,000 EUR / 9 m CZK.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Mila Turajlic in Production with Serbian/Algerian/French Coproduction The Labudović Files
Mila Turajlic takes us on an archival road trip together with Stevan Labudović, cameraman of Yugoslav president Tito and cinematic eye of the Algerian revolution, in search of what it…
FESTIVALS: Finále Plzeň Announces Competition Titles
PILSEN: Twelve Czech and Slovak films will vie in the main competition for feature and long animated films of the 30th edition of the Finále Plzeň Film Festival, which will…
PRODUCTION: Docudrama for ZDF Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Docudrama 10 Days in April / Luther in Worms /10 Tage im April – Luther in Worms is currently shooting on Czech locations, mainly in the historic city of…
Oddsockeaters on Its Way to International Distribution
PRAGUE: Oddsockeaters / Lichožrouti by Galina Miklínová , the most attended animated film in Czech cinemas, heads to distribution in Poland, South Korea, China and the United Arab Emirates. Distribution…
FESTIVALS: 24th Febiofest Ready to Kick Off in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Ten films are competing in the New Europe main competition of the 24th edition of the Febiofest international film festival, which will take place in Prague from 23 to…
FNE TV: Miriam Ryndova Manager East Doc Platform
FNE asked Miriam Ryndova the manager of East Doc Platform about the challenges facing documentary makers in Central and Eastern Europe and the role played by TV and new platforms…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submissions Open for East Silver Market
The deadline for submissions for the 14th East Silver Market, Jihlava is 30 June 2017. The call is open for completed documentaries produced/coproduced in the region of Central and Eastern…
FESTIVALS: Nowhere to Hide Wins One World 2017
PRAGUE: Nowhere to Hide by Zaradasht Ahmed was awarded best film in the international competition of the 19th One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, that took place from…
Applications for Emerging Producers 2018 Still Open
JIHLAVA: Applications for Emerging Producers 2018 are still open until 31 March 2017. Emerging Producers is the flagship industry project of Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
PRODUCTION: Václav Marhoul Starts Shooting The Painted Bird
PRAGUE: Director/scriptwriter/producer Václav Marhoul starts shooting The Painted Bird in Volyn, Ukraine on 23 March 2017. The film is adapting Jerzy Kosiński’s bestseller and is a coproduction between the Czech…
FNE at East Doc Platform 2017: Project Pitching Awards
PRAGUE: The 6th annual East Doc Platform (6-12 March 2017) awarded its top prize, the East Doc Platform Award for project development, to the Russian doc project The Provincial Town…
Czech Film Center and Czech Film Commission Became Part of the State Cinematography Fund
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Center together with the Czech Film Commission became part of the State Cinematography Fund, an institution that plays a key role in shaping the filmmaking environment…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Project to Ex Oriente Film 2017
You can submit your application to Ex Oriente Film workshop 2017 until 4 May 2017. The workshop is an event organised by the Institute of Documentary Film.
PRODUCTION: Štěpán Altrichter Develops New German/Czech Coproduction
PRAGUE: Director/producer Štěpán Altrichter develops a dark psycho thriller entitled Runner, taking over some of the motifs of the classical 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner by Ridley Scott. The film…
A Prominent Patient Received 12 Czech Lions
PRAGUE: A Prominent Patient / Masaryk by Julius Ševčík became the absolute favourite at the 24th Czech Film and Television Academy Awards, winning 12 Czech Lions. I, Olga Hepnarová directed…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Programme of East Doc Platform
PRAGUE: Here is the programme of the 6th East Doc Plaform, that for most part will take place at the Cervantes Institute in Prague from 6 to 11 March 2017.
FESTIVALS: The 8th Anifilm Announces Lineup
TREBON: A total of 132 films were selected for the five competitive sections of the 8th edition of Anifilm International Animated Film Festival set to take place in Trebon from…
Applications Still Open for MIDPOINT Feature Launch
PRAGUE: Applications for training programme MIDPOINT Feature Launch are open until 15 March 2017. The programme will have two workshops held in Ohrid, Macedonia (10-16 June 2017) and Prague, Czech…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Market 2017: Call for Submissions
Submission deadline for the 14th East Silver Market Jihlava is 30 June 2017.
