02-12-2017

Animation Industry Profile CZECHIA

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    Courtesy of Creative Europe Desk CZECHIA

    OFFICIAL NAME OF COUNTRYCzechia
    FILM SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
    OFFICIAL NAMEStátní fond kinematografie / State Cinematography Fund
    ADDRESSVeletržní palác, Dukelských hrdinů 47, 170 00  Praha 7, CZ
    WEBPAGEwww.fondkinematografie.cz
    CHIEF EXECUTIVEHelena Bezděk Fraňková
    PUBLIC FUNDING AVAILABLE IN EUROS14 538 500
    PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC FUNDING DEDICATED TO ANIMATION1 827 000
    AVERAGE PRODUCTION BUDGET IN €:
    - FOR SHORT ANIMATED FILM34 200
    - FOR FEATURE ANIMATED FILM1 926 000
    - FOR EPISODE OF ANIMATED TV SERIES103 000
    TAX INCENTIVESYES
    TAX INCENTIVES PERCENTAGE20%
    REGIONAL FUNDS FOR ANIMATIONNO
    AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANIMATED FILM PROFESSIONALSYES
    NATIONAL TV BROADCASTER
    OFFICIAL NAMEČeská televize / Czech Television
    ADDRESSKavčí hory, 140 70  Praha 4, CZ
    WEBPAGEwww.czech-tv.cz
    COMMISSIONING EDITOR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANIMATIONBarbara Johnson
    FUNDING DEDICATED TO ACQUISITION OF  ANIMATED CONTENT FROM CEE COUNTRIES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS0
    FUNDING DEDICATED TO PRODUCTION OF LOCAL ANIMATED CONTENT IN THE LAST 5 YEARS- -
    NUMBER OF MINUTES PRODUCED IN THE LAST 5 YEARS1 964
    DISTRIBUTION INFO
    ADMISSIONS IN CINEMAS IN 201615 621 923
    NUMBER OF SCREENS470
    AVERAGE TICKET PRICE IN EUROS5
    INTERNET PENETRATION RATE88,40%
    PRODUCTION INFO
    NUMBER OF FEATURE ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN THE PAST 6 YEARS10
    - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS5
    - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS0
    - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS5
    NUMBER OF SHORT ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARSaprox. 30
    - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS28
    - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS1
    - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS1
    NUMBER OF TV SERIES EPISODES PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARS308
    EDUCATION
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION SCHOOLS7
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION COMPANIES12
    ASSOCIATION OF ANIMATED FILM
    - OFFICIAL NAMEAssociation of Czech Animation (ASAF)
    - WEBPAGEwww.asaf.cz
    - CHIEF EXECUTIVEMichal Podhradský
    ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS3
    WEBPAGES OF FESTIVALSwww.anifilm.cz, www.pifpaf.cz, www.animanie.cz
    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.