FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Emerging Producers 2018 Announced
JIHLAVA: Eighteen documentary producers from 16 European countries plus Morocco have been selected to participate in the sixth edition of the Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers programme, running 24-28 October 2017.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Jitřenka, Semily, Czech Republic
This month we speak with Ondřej Šír, the director of Kino Jitřenka. Located in Semily, in the northern part of the Czech Republic (not far from the Polish border), the…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Andreas Horvath Heads to Jihlava
Austrian documentary filmmaker Andreas Horvath, who will conduct a masterclass at the Jihlava IDFF, spoke to the IDF.
FESTIVALS: Cervena Wins Golden Prague TV Fest
PRAGUE: The Czech documentary Cervena directed by Olga Sommerova won the main prize of the 54th Golden Prague TV festival. The film about the international opera singer Sona Cervena was…
GRANTS: Czech Minority Coproduction Grants for 2017
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund selected ten films from 31 applications to receive minority coproduction funding. A total of 769,971 EUR / 20m CZK was allocated for this call,…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Wall of Shadows
Eliza Kubarska is developing the documentary The Wall of Shadows, set in a Sherpa family in theHimalayas.
OBITUARY: Famous Czech Actor Jan Tříska
PRAGUE: The famous Czech actor Jan Tříska (80), who lived in Los Angeles for many years, died in Prague on 25 September after falling from the Charles Bridge on 23…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Filmmakers Show Off at Evening with Czech Docs. Their Films in Progress Will Be Presented in Prague
What kind of documentaries are being created by the leading Czech documentary filmmakers? What does the contemporary Czech documentary scene offer?
Short Docs Included in New East Doc Platform Call
PRAGUE: Documentaries in any stage of development are welcomed to the 16th East Doc Platform 2018, set to take place in Prague from 3 to 9 March 2018. For the…
PRODUCTION: Jiří Vejdělek Shoots Dad´s Volha
PRAGUE: Jiří Vejdělek, the director of domestic hits Women in Temptation / Ženy v pokušení and Holiday Makers / Účastnící zájezdu (both produced by Infinity Prague) is currently shooting a…
South Korean TV Series Wraps Shooting in Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: More than 100-member South Korean crew shot on two episodes of the TV series Are You Human Too? in Karlovy Vary. The family drama with sci-fi elements starring…
Student Academy Award for Czech Film Who's Who in Mycology
LOS ANGELES: Short film Who's Who in Mycology by Czech director Marie Dvořáková has been awarded at the 2017 Student Academy Awards in the narrative film category (domestic film schools).…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Evening(s) with Czech Documentary
Together with the documentary VOD portal DAFilms.com, the Institute of Documentary Film is inviting you to watch a selection of Czech documentaries from 2016. On the occasion of the event…
Czech Republic Selects The Ice Mother as Oscar Candidate
PRAGUE: Bohdan Sláma's The Ice Mother / Bába z Ledu was selected as Czech Republic’s official entry for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best…
GRANTS: Prague Film Fund Supports Four Foreign Projects Including New Xavier Dolan Project
PRAGUE: The Prague Film Fund is distributing 203,000 EUR / 5.3 m CZK to four international projects coming from India, Canada, France and Germany it its first call. The fund…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Daliborek, Jágr and Tarzan Added to East Silver Caravan
East Silver Caravan included three new films in its selection. They are the challenging film The World According to Daliborek by Vít Klusák, student film Jágr Republic by Ondřej Šálek…
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Development of Eight Feature Films
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund is supporting the development of eight projects with 248,322 EUR / 6,475,000 CZK.
PRODUCTION: Czech Director Martin Krejčí Shoots His Debut Feature in US
LOS ANGELES: Czech film director Martin Krejčí starts shooting his debut feature The True Adventures of Wolfboy, starring John Turturro, in the US at the beginning of September 2017.
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Bay
Croatian director Bruno Pavić is developing The Bay, a documentary set at the Bay of Kastela, near the city of Split, where there are dangerous industrial facilities with mercury flowing…
Amazon’s Series Carnival Row to Be Shot in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Carnival Row, an eight-episode fantasy noir series co-directed by Paul McGuigan and Guillermo del Toro, and starring Orlando Bloom, is set to begin filming in the Czech Republic in…
