FNE at Venice 2019: Review: The Painted Bird
VENICE: Václav Marhoul is the first Czech director to score a place in the Venice competition lineup since Jiri Menzel’s The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin in…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: How I Became a Partisan
Take a closer look at the documentary project How I Became a Partisan / Ako som sa stala partizánkou by Vera Lacková, which was selected for the 17th edition of…
Beta Cinema Picks Up Iranian/Czech Coproduction Son-Mother
PRAGUE: German sales agent Beta Cinema has picked up Mahnaz Mohammadi’s debut feature Son Mother / Pesar-Madar. This Iranian/Czech coproduction will have its world premiere in the Discovery section of…
PRODUCTION: Slávek Horák Shooting Havel Biopic Big Budget Havel Biopic
PRAGUE: Czech director Slávek Horák has started shooting a biopic Havel about the prominent Czech playwright/dissident/president Václav Havel. The project received one of the biggest production grants from the Czech…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Summer with KineDok
Institute of Documentary Film's KineDok screens at untraditional venues not only in the Czech Republic, but also in six other European countries.
Czech and Polish Films Among 2019 Student Academy Awards Finalists
PRAGUE: One Czech animated film and one Polish documentary are among the 2019 Student Academy Awards finalists. The winners of the student Oscars will be announced in Los Angeles on…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: Comfortable Century
Take a closer look at the documentary project Comfortable Century / Pohodlné století (Czech Republic) by Jaroslav Kratochvíl, which was selected for the 17th edition of Ex Oriente Film out…
FNE AV Innovation: Artinii - It’s All About Communities
A young Czech company, Artinii, has come up with a new technology that enables global film distribution. In this series we’ll explain how we do it. Today we’ll share more…
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Eight Feature Film Projects
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund distributed 2,505,383 EUR / 64 m CZK to eight feature film projects. Tomáš Mašín, Tereza Nvotová and Beata Parkanová are among the winners announced on…
PRODUCTION: Jan Prušinovský Starts Shooting Czech/Slovak Coproduction Mistakes
PRAGUE: Jan Prušinovský, also known for his successful TV comedy series, has just started shooting his new feature film, the Czech/Slovak coproduction Mistakes / Chyby, in the Czech town of…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Film 2019-2020: A Man Sings After the War
Take a closer look at the documentary project A Man Sings After the War / Čovek peva posle rata by Ana Otašević, which was selected for the 17th edition of…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan Titles at Festivals
East Silver Caravan titles My Unknown Soldier (by Anna Kryvenko), Home Games (by Alisa Kovalenko), How Big Is the Galaxy? (by Ksenia Elyan), My Father Is My Mother's Brother (by…
PRODUCTION: Czech / Latvian Coproduction The Pack Started Shooting
ZLIN: Highly anticipated teen drama Smečka / The Pack, directed by first time Czech director Tomáš Polenský, started shooting in Zlín on 24 July 2019. The film is set in…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Last Chance to Submit Your Rough Cut to East Silver 2019
Submit your rough cut to the largest internationally recognised database of creative feature and television documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. The market takes place during the 23rd Ji.hlava…
PRODUCTION: Czech Director Petr Zahrádka Starts Shooting New Comedy in Prague
PRAGUE: Petr Zahrádka, mostly known as a TV series director, started shooting his feature comedy Chlap na střídačku (no English title available) this week. The popular cast, promising a new…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Director Artemio Benki: "I Like Strong, Personal Stories that Are a Bit Extreme"
Click HERE for an interview with the French-born Czech filmmaker Artemio Benki about his documentary Solo.
PRODUCTION: German Film Lassie Come Home Shoots in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: A German production based on an adaptation of Lassie Come Home of the well-known English novel by Eric Knight is currently shooting in the Czech Šumava Mountains. Czech Mia…
PRODUCTION: First Swiss / Czech Coproduction Lost in Paradise Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: The first Swiss / Czech feature film coproduction ever Lost in Paradise / Ztraceni v ráji directed by Fiona Ziegler is shooting in Prague and Bern from 3 July…
Czech Restored Classic Ecstasy Selected for the Pre-opening Event of the 76th Venice IFF
PRAGUE: A new digital copy in 4K of the Czech film Ecstasy / Extase directed by Gustav Machatý and starring Hedy Kiesler (Hedy Lamarr) will be screened at the Pre-opening…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Documentary Filmmaker Helena Třeštíková
A look back at the long and impressive career of the Czech documentary filmmaker Helena Třeštíková.
