| OFFICIAL NAME OF COUNTRY | Czechia |
| FILM SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS | |
| OFFICIAL NAME | Státní fond kinematografie / State Cinematography Fund |
| ADDRESS | Veletržní palác, Dukelských hrdinů 47, 170 00 Praha 7, CZ |
| WEBPAGE | www.fondkinematografie.cz |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE | Helena Bezděk Fraňková |
| PUBLIC FUNDING AVAILABLE IN EUROS | 14 538 500 |
| PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC FUNDING DEDICATED TO ANIMATION | 1 827 000 |
| AVERAGE PRODUCTION BUDGET IN €: | |
| - FOR SHORT ANIMATED FILM | 34 200 |
| - FOR FEATURE ANIMATED FILM | 1 926 000 |
| - FOR EPISODE OF ANIMATED TV SERIES | 103 000 |
| TAX INCENTIVES | YES |
| TAX INCENTIVES PERCENTAGE | 20% |
| REGIONAL FUNDS FOR ANIMATION | NO |
| AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANIMATED FILM PROFESSIONALS | YES |
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| NATIONAL TV BROADCASTER | |
| OFFICIAL NAME | Česká televize / Czech Television |
| ADDRESS | Kavčí hory, 140 70 Praha 4, CZ |
| WEBPAGE | www.czech-tv.cz |
| COMMISSIONING EDITOR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANIMATION | Barbara Johnson |
| FUNDING DEDICATED TO ACQUISITION OF ANIMATED CONTENT FROM CEE COUNTRIES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS | 0 |
| FUNDING DEDICATED TO PRODUCTION OF LOCAL ANIMATED CONTENT IN THE LAST 5 YEARS | - - |
| NUMBER OF MINUTES PRODUCED IN THE LAST 5 YEARS | 1 964 |
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| DISTRIBUTION INFO | |
| ADMISSIONS IN CINEMAS IN 2016 | 15 621 923 |
| NUMBER OF SCREENS | 470 |
| AVERAGE TICKET PRICE IN EUROS | 5 |
| INTERNET PENETRATION RATE | 88,40% |
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| PRODUCTION INFO | |
| NUMBER OF FEATURE ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN THE PAST 6 YEARS | 10 |
| - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS | 5 |
| - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS | 0 |
| - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS | 5 |
| NUMBER OF SHORT ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARS | aprox. 30 |
| - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS | 28 |
| - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS | 1 |
| - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS | 1 |
| NUMBER OF TV SERIES EPISODES PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARS | 308 |
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| EDUCATION | |
| NUMBER OF ANIMATION SCHOOLS | 7 |
| NUMBER OF ANIMATION COMPANIES | 12 |
| ASSOCIATION OF ANIMATED FILM | |
| - OFFICIAL NAME | Association of Czech Animation (ASAF) |
| - WEBPAGE | www.asaf.cz |
| - CHIEF EXECUTIVE | Michal Podhradský |
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| ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS | |
| NUMBER OF ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS | 3 |
| WEBPAGES OF FESTIVALS | www.anifilm.cz, www.pifpaf.cz, www.animanie.cz |
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| TRADITION OF ANIMATION AND HISTORY | |
| SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION IN MAXIMUM 500 CHARACTERS (for example main awards and authors, important milestones, trends...) | Czech animation has been a tradition for almost 100 years. It began in 1920s and its golden era dates between 1950s and 1980s. Czech animators include Jiří Trnka, Hermína Týrlová, Karel Zeman, Břetislav Pojan, Jan Švankmajer, Jiří Barta, Pavel Koutský, Aurel Klimt, Michaela Pavlátová, Mária Procházková or Martin Duda. Czech animators have employed cutout animation, puppet animation, clay animation and only in the last years also 3D animation. Recent successes are the international distribution and awards (Chicago IFF) of the feature film The Oddsockeaters by Galina Miklínová or the Cinekid award and MIFA Annecy participation of the short film Fruits of Clouds by Kateřina Karhánková. |
