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Czechoslovak director Juraj Herz is in production with a big-budget historical drama, Habermann´s Mill (www.habermannuvmlyn.cz), based on a true story from the Sudetenland during the era of Nazi occupation.

Production: Oscar-nominee Trojan in production

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2009-06-04

Academy Award nominee Ondrej Trojan (Zelary, 2003) is in production with his 1970's film Občanský průkaz, produced by his production company Total HelpArt (THA).

Palace Cinemas to open 3 new multiplexes

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2009-05-21

Palace Cinemas will open three new multiplexes in the Czech Republic in 2010, the company announced on May 20.

Jakubisko plans Slavic epic

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2009-05-12

Juraj Jakubisko, whose recent box office hit Bathory, broke Central European production records, is developing a Slavic saga entitled One Thousand Years of Solitude.

Czech films drive local box office

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2009-05-12

Czech films conquered the local admissions and helped drive the 2008 box office to an all-time record and post-Communist record admissions of 12.9 million.

IDF at Sunny Side, Karlovy Vary

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2009-05-11

Tne Prague-based Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) will host four events over the next two month, including presentations at Sunny Side of the Doc and the Karlovy Vary film festival.

New journey begins for Czech film quartet

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2009-05-10

Lukáš Přibyl's four-part labor of love that began with his family history, the Czech feature documentary series Forgotten Transports, is ready to set out on its final journery: the international…

Gatteo moves into production

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2009-05-07

Film Studio Gatteo is gearing up for its debut as a film producer, after working for three years on Juraj Herz's psychological thriller T.M.A.

Production: Czech-Slovak-Irish debut in post-production

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2009-05-06

Foxes (Lištičky) (www.listicky.cz), a co-production from Slovakia, Ireland and the Czech Republic written and directed by first time director Mira Fornay, has completed a half year shoot on locations in…

EFP Producer on the Move: Czech Republic's Monika Kristl

Irena Zemanova Czech Republic 2009-05-05

Monika Kristl was only 22 years old when she became a principal producer and managing director of the Prague-based international production services company Dawson Production (www.dawson.cz) in 1996.