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Czech film audiences decline in first quarter

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-05-19

Film viewers in the Czech Republic dropped by nearly a half million in the first quarter of 2008, according to data released by the Association of Film Distributors (www.ufd.cz).

New general director for Barrandov

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-05-18

Barrandov Studios announced the appointment of Jana Vozarova as general director of the studio and head of its new digital TV venture, TV Barrandov, in a press release on May…

US films premiering at the Karlovy Vary film festival

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-05-17

40 World, International, and European premieres, and over 200 Czech premieres will be screened at the 43rd Karlovy Vary IFF 2008.

Changes across Czech TV scene

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-05-15

UPC and SES ASTRA are expanding, while TV Prima brings in a controversial new programme director.

AniFest Grand Prix for France

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-05-13

Directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud won both the Grand Prix and the Best Feature prize for French entry Persepolis at the closing ceremony of the seventh annual AniFest in…

Bathory begins promotional campaign push

Irena Zemanova Czech Republic 2008-05-12

Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko's latest film, historical thriller Bathory, has launched its international pr campaign prior to its premiere at the Karlovy Vary film festival on July 5.

Film Studio Gatteo lands Czech-Finnish co-production Normal

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2008-05-06

Cannes 2006 "Producer on the Move" Karla Stojakova has been scouting German co-production partners for Normal, a Czech-Finnish co-production directed by rising young Czech director Julius Sevcik.

AniFest opens May 7

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-05-05

The seventh edition of Anifest, the Czech festival of animated films, runs May 7-13 in Trebon with 633 films representing 59 countries.

G.I. Joe crash injures 7 in Prague

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-04-28

A multi-vehicle collision on the set of G.I. Joe in central Prague has injured seven people.

Telefonica 02 CR 1Q net rises 5.4 percent

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-04-23

Telefonica 02 Czech Republic a.s. (www.czO2.com) reported first-quarter net profit rose 5.4% year-on-year to 2.4 billion crowns (€327 million) on revenues of 15.4 billion crowns, a rise of 1.5%. The…

Czech Film Center briefs on new films

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-04-21

The Czech Film Center will hold its annual presentation of upcoming feature and animated projects at the 21st annual Finále Plzeň festival of Czech films. A total of 70 Czech…

Seven films leave Finale competition

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2008-04-17

Leading Czech domestic film festival Finále opened its doors Monday in Plzen but unexpectedly, seven of 19 films scheduled for competition have pulled out. Some were pulled because producers fear…

Nicholas Roeg at Karlovy Vary

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-04-16

This year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival will pay tribute to top British filmmaker Nicholas Roeg, who will be on hand during the festival July 4-12 to personally present five of…

Barrandov channel prepares for summer launch

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-04-14

The new digital Czech channel TV Barrandov, which plans to launch this summer, has signed a deal with UK- and Australian-based distributor Southern Star International for a package of 21…

Czech Z1 gets digital license

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-04-09

The Czech digital TV news channel Z1 has obtained a compensatory broadcasting licence from the state Council for Radio and TV Broadcasting (RRTV), according to a council official quoted by…

Banned Estonian film Magnus wins Febiofest award

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-04-06

The banned Estonian film Magnus by director Kadri Kõusaar captured the top award at the Czech film festival Febiofest which wound up last weekend. The director won €5,000, and another…

Barrandov gets piece of Bond 22 action

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-03-26

Barrandov Studios was unable to land production of the latest James Bond film, but some of the sets for Bond 22 have been built in Prague. The film's producers placed…

Oscar-winning director at Barrandov

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-03-25

Director Stefan Ruzowitzky, who won this year's Academy Award for best foreign-language film for The Counterfeiters, was in Prague recently to finish shooting the trailer for Love at War. Ruzowitzky…

Last film of love trilogy by Slama opens

Radovan Holub Czech Republic 2008-03-19

The last part of a loosely linked trilogy about the search for love, Country Teacher by director Bohdan Sláma, openws on March 20 in Czech cinemas. And if its predecessor…

Seven Czech films offered to Argentine distributors

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2008-03-19

Seven Czech films will be screened in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next week and in early April as part of showcase of Czech cinematography organized by Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz) and…