HBO´s Wasteland to Premiere at KVIFF

PRAGUE: Wasteland / Pustina, a new eight-part original drama series produced for the Czech branch of HBO Europe has been completed, and the first two episodes will premiere at the…
17-06-2016

FNE at KVIFF 2016: Debuts Dominate East of the West Competition

PRAGUE: Ten debut films and two second films have been selected for the East of the West competition of the 51st Karlovy Vary IFF, which opens on 1 July 2016.
15-06-2016

PRODUCTION: Jan Svěrák Preps Barefoot in a Stubble

PRAGUE: The Oscar-winning Czech director Jan Svěrák is in preproduction with Barefoot in a Stubble / Po strništi bos based on the book by his father Zdeněk Svěrák.
13-06-2016

FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente 2016

Split will host Ex Oriente in June.
10-06-2016

GRANTS: Six Czech Features Receive Grants

PRAGUE: Czech State Cinematography Fund has given 2,220,000 EUR in grants to six Czech feature projets. A total of 25 projects applied for this round of support for feature film…
06-06-2016

FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Korea Takes Zlin Golden Slipper

ZLIN: The Korean film The World of Us by Yoon Ga-eun won the prize for the best feature film for Children at the 56th Zlin IFF, which concluded on 3…
06-06-2016

FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Bulgaria Joins Visegrad Animation Forum

ZLIN: Bulgaria has joined the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia as one of the countries partnering in development and promotion of CEE European animation.
03-06-2016

FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Tim Clagues Plans Kid’s Euro Coproduction Film

ZLIN: Director Tim Clague is in development with The Magnificent Gobbler, a live action film for children planned as a European coproduction.
03-06-2016

FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Partners with Festival Scope Pro

Six Ex Oriente films were selected for a new partnership with Festival Scope Pro
03-06-2016

FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Festival Ale Kino! Plans International Industry Pro Section

ZLIN: The International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! will launch an Industry Pro Section supported by the Polish Film Institute. The section will include masterclasses with international filmmakers, pitching…
02-06-2016

FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: National Film Archive Digitises 14 Czech Films

ZLIN: The Czech National Film Archive is set to premiere 14 digitised iconic films of the Czech cinema in the next 10 months and plans to open an in-house digitisation…
02-06-2016

FNE at KVIFF 2016: Karlovy Vary Returns to its Roots

PRAGUE: The 51st edition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, running 1-9 July 2016, resumes its mantel as the world’s gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, with eight of the twelve…
01-06-2016

FNE TV: Michal Bregant Director of the Czech National Film Archive

FNE asked Michal Bregant about why the Cannes Film Festival has chosen Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák to screen in its prestigious Cannes Classics programme this year and about…
31-05-2016

FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Nika

LJUBLJANA: Slobodan Maksimović’s Nika, a teen family drama about a 16-year-old go-cart driver who wins the most important race of her life, makes its debut in the international competition of…
31-05-2016

Švankmajer Crowdfunds Insects

PRAGUE: Internationally acclaimed Czech surrealist and animator Jan Švankmajer has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for his new feature length project Insects. The campaign was launched via his production company…
30-05-2016

FNE at Zlin IFF 2016 European Debut Competition: Thirst

ZLIN: Svetla Tsotsorkova’s debut feature Thirst is competing in the international competition of European first films at the 56th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, which runs through 3 June…
30-05-2016

PRODUCTION: Czech TV Continues ARTE Partnership with My Uncle Archimedes

PRAGUE: Following their successful coproduction projects – the TV series Jan Hus by Jiří Svoboda and Life According to Vaclav Havel by Andrea Sedláčková – Czech TV and the French-German…
27-05-2016

FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Juries Ready for Zlin Opening Night

ZLIN: Ten juries consisting of 21 adults and 14 children are arriving in Zlin for the opening of the 56th International Film Festival for Youth and Children on 27 May…
27-05-2016

FNE IDF DocBloc: Vachek Takes Communism to Marseilles

Czech director Karel Vachek will present his project Communism at FIDlab in Marseilles in July.
27-05-2016

FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Zlin Fetes Studio’s 80th Anniversary

ZLIN: The 56th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, taking place 27 May – 3 June, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the film studio in Zlin, which…
25-05-2016