FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Submissions for Ex Oriente Film are Closed

The submissions for 12th edition of Ex Oriente Film are now closed. Thank you to all those who entered.
12-06-2015

GRANTS: State Cinematography Fund Supports Six Czech films

PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund has announced the support for production of six Czech feature films, out of 22 projects which applied.
08-06-2015

FESTIVALS: Golden Slippers Awarded in Zlin

ZLIN: The winners have been announced for the 55th International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlin.
08-06-2015

Czech Comedy Life is Life tops Local Box Office

PRAGUE: Czech comedy Life is Life/Život je život directed by Milan Cieslar has topped the Czech box office in its second week of release. The film released in 142 copies…
04-06-2015

FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary Celebrates its Jubilee with a Youthful Lineup

KARLOVY VARY: The 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival will run from 3 to 11 July 2015. The Jubilee aims to be an extraordinary celebration of cinema, filmmakers and most of…
03-06-2015

FESTIVALS: 55th Zlin FF Opens Today

ZLIN: The 55th edition of the Zlin Film Festival for Children and Youth opens 29 May and runs through 4 June 2015.
29-05-2015

PRODUCTION: Michalek Completing Holidays in Provence

PRAGUE: Czech director Vladimir Michalek is in postproduction with a comedy, Holidays in Provence, scheduled for release in September 2015.
27-05-2015

PRODUCTION: Czech TV Backs Gangster Ka

PRAGUE: Producer Adam Dvorak of Movie is partnering with coproducer Czech TV on a two-part debut crime story, Gangster Ka and Gangster Ka: African.
26-05-2015

Czech TV Debuts Nazi-era Reality Show

PRAGUE: A Vacation in the Protectorate, a new docu-reality show which places its participants in a Nazi-occupation type of setting premiered on Czech TV 23 May 2015.
26-05-2015

PRODUCTION: Austrian Czech Coproduction Deckname Holec

PRAGUE: Dawson Films and public broadcaster Czech TV are partnering on a rare Czech-Austrian coproduction, Deckname Holec, directed by Austria’s Franz Novotny and based on a true story by Czech…
25-05-2015

Visitors 3 Shooting in Prague

PRAGUE: The third sequel of the extremely popular French film Les Visiteurs produced by Gaumont is shooting in Prague through 1 June 2015.
22-05-2015

Czech Cinema in Cannes 2015

The Czech film Retriever will be in the official programme, in the Cinéfondation section, at this year’s Cannes IFF (13 – 24 May 2015). Seven Czech films will be shown…
16-05-2015

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Dukla, Jihlava

This month we speak with Ondrej Siroky, the programmer of Kino Dukla from Jihlava, Czech Republic. Kino Dukla, a new member of Europa Cinemas, is one of the venues of…
14-05-2015

FNE Cannes 2015: EFP Producer on the Move: Jan Macola

PRAGUE: Jan Macola studied International Relations and Political Science at Charles University in Prague. He worked for Barrandov Studios as the Head of Marketing and Head of Acquisitions and Development…
13-05-2015

FNE at Anifilm 2015: Spain, Latvia Take Top Awards

TREBON: Spanish director Sam Conflictivos won the Anifilm Grand Jury Prize in the competition of animated films for adults for his claymation film Possessed and the special recognition went to…
11-05-2015

Cartoon Forum Launches First International Cooperation with Visegrad Animation Forum

TREBON, Czech Republic: Central Europe’s animation pitching forum, the Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF), will send the winners of its TV series pitches to Cartoon Forum in September.
08-05-2015

FNE IDF DocBloc: Doc Award at Plzen

PLZEN: Czech and Slovak films shared the documentary prizes handed out in Plzen.
08-05-2015

FNE at Finale Plzen 2015: Petr Vaclav Scores Another Win

PLZEN: The Way Out, which marked Petr Václav’s return to directing after an absence of 13 years, took the main award at the 28th Finale Plzen Film Festival which wrapped…
04-05-2015

FNE at Plzen Finale FF 2015: Czech Film Center Presents Upcoming Feature Films

PLZEN: Czech and international industry representatives filled the annual presentation of upcoming Czech films organized for the 12th time at the Finale Plzen film festival, taking place until 2 May…
30-04-2015

PRODUCTION: Animated Feature Laika in Production

PLZEN: Aurel Klimt's first feature Laika, an animated Czech sci-fi musical that's been in the making for the past five years, is due to be released in 2017.
29-04-2015