Francis Gary Powers jr Attends Bridge of Spies Preview in Prague
PRAGUE: Czech powerhouse distribution company Cinemart scored its own diplomatic coup, bringing the son of Francis Gary Powers to a special pre-premiere screening of Bridge of Spies directed by Steven…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Deadline Approaches
The deadline to apply for East Doc Platform is 1 December 2015.
PRODUCTION: The Zookeeper´s Wife Wraps Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Zookeeper´s Wife, a historical film produced by Universal Pictures through local Czech Anglo Productions wraps shooting on 26 November 2015. The story is based on the book by…
Prima TV Adds Fifth Channel
PRAGUE: Czech commercial broadcaster Prima TV is beginning broadcast of a fifth channel on 20 November 2015.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: IDF to Participate in IDFA
A delegation from the Institute of Documentary Film will attend the next IDFA Forum.
Prague French Film Festival Opens on a Somber Note
PRAGUE: In the spirit of “the show must go on,” on 18 November 2015 the French ambassador to the Czech Republic opened the 18th Festival of French Film with a…
Underworld: Next Generation Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: The fifth installment of the Underworld film franchise is filming in the Czech Republic until December 2015.
HBO Shooting Noir Series in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: HBO Europe started shooting an eight part series titled Pustina / Wasteland, a dramatic story of a village community on the verge of decline which is hit by a…
FNE/IDF Doc Bloc: Submit Your Documentary Project to Docs in Thessaloniki
Docs in Thessaloniki is an international pitching forum offering an outstanding opportunity to create alliances for future collaborations. Here you will develop your project, pitch it to leading financiers and…
Chinese/Czech Last Visa Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Chinese TV series Last Visa will complete shooting in the Czech Republic at the end of November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Poets 6 wraps shooting
PRAGUE: An extremely popular Czech romantic comedy series Poets / Básníci with Pavel Kříž and David Matásek in the lead roles will, after 12 years, get a continuation. The series…
HBO Europe Starts Production on Wasteland
PRAGUE: Principal photography has started on Pustina / Wasteland, an eight-part original drama series written for HBO Europe by Stepan Hulik, writer of the acclaimed HBO miniseries Burning Bush directed…
FNE DocBloc: People from Nowhere
JIHLAVA: Latvian producer Antra Gaile is in early production with People from Nowhere, a Cold War era documentary directed by Estonian director Jaak Kilmi.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival: Fair Play
PRAGUE: Andrea Sedláčková’s third feature film Fair Play screens in the main competition of the Cottbus Film Festival which runs through 8 November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Hocevar Preps Balkan Doc Avenge
JIHLAVA: Slovenian producer Danijel Hocevar of Vertigo and debuting documentary feature director Marija Zidar pitched their doc project Avenge during the Balkan Documentary Center panel during the 19th Jihlava IDFF.
Home Care acquired by M-Appeal
PRAGUE: M-appeal, a Berlin based international sales company, have acquired the Czech/Slovak coproduction Home Care.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Family Film
PRAGUE: Prague-trained and based Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu, winner of the 2012 Czech Critics “Discovery of the Year” award, screens his second feature Family Film in the main competition of…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Under the Sun Wins CEE Competition, No Prize in Czech Competition
JIHLAVA: Vitaly Mansky’s documentary about life in South Korea seen through the life of a Korean family and their young daughter, Under the Sun, won the best film in the…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Czech Doc Funding Stirs Controversy
JIHLAVA: The decision by the jury of the Czech national documentary competition Czech Joy at the 19th Jihlava IDFF which concluded on 1 November 2015 echoed hints of a problem…
FNE DocBloc: Julian Assange Fills the Great Hall at Jihlava IDFF
JIHLAVA: Taking risks is not the traditional path for most film festivals. Sponsors and audiences often prove averse to such a move. But in the case of the fifth annual…
