CEE Animation Forum 2022 Announces Winners
PRAGUE: A total of 16 awards were announced at the CEE Animation Forum 2022, the largest pitching and networking event in Central and Eastern Europe. A total of 33 projects…
Prague Studios Starts Building New Stage
PRAGUE: Prague Studios has started the building of its seventh stage, which will use the latest technology including LED Volume, allowing for virtual sets to project the background in real…
BOX OFFICE: Prince Mamma’s Boy Tops Czech Charts in Its First Weekend
PRAGUE: Czech fairytale Prince Mamma’s Boy / Princ Mamánek by Jan Budař overtook the superhero film Black Adam (21,924 admissions), with 41,535 admissions and 250,006 EUR / 6,126,409 CZK gross…
FNE at IDFF Ji.hlava 2022: Full List of Winners
JIHLAVA: The French production 07:15 – Blackbird by Judith Auffray won the Opus Bonum Award in the main competition of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, held 25 –…
World Premiere of Invisible Landscapes at Jihlava IDFF
JIHLAVA: The middle-length documentary Invisible Landscapes / Neviditelné krajiny by Ivo Bystřičan had its world premiere at the Jihlava International Film Festival in the Czech Joy competition.
World Premiere of Petr Vachler’s The Meaning and Mystery of Life on 23 November in Prague
PRAGUE: Petr Vachler’s labour of love The Meaning and Mystery of Life, which took 10 years to be made, will have its premiere in Prague on 23 November 2023.
PRODUCTION: Czech Director Jan Strejcovský Shoots A(u)ction Essay Is It Worth It?
PRAGUE: Czech director/producer Jan Strejcovský is currently in production with his first long documentary Is It Worth It? / Má to cenu?, which is estimated to be finished in 2024.
FESTIVALS: Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Receives APA Excellence Award at Ji.hlava 2022
JIHLAVA: Romanian producer Ada Solomon received the APA World Excellence Award at the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, which started on 25 October 2022.
FNE Podcast: Ji.hlava 2022: Zdeněk Blaha: Programme Director of Institute of Documentary Film (IDF)
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Zdeněk Blaha, programme director of the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF), about the main activities and programme of the IDF at…
FNE Podcast: Ji.hlava 2022: Marek Hovorka: Festival Director
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Marek Hovorka, director of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (25 – 30 October 2022), about the main activities and…
Czech Republic’s Production Incentives To Get Underway Again Next Year
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic production incentives programme will get underway again 2 January 2023, until then incentives are temporarily suspended. A cap of 150m CZK per project will be implemented…
OBITUARY: Czech Actor Josef Somr
PRAGUE: Popular theatre and film actor Josef Somr died at the age of 88. His most known films are Jiří Menzel's Oscar-winning Closely Watched Trains / Ostre sledované vlaky (1966)…
World Premiere of Chinese/Czech Till Love Do Us Part at Warsaw IFF
PRAGUE: The Czech/Chinese coproduction Till Love Do Us Part by Ran Li has its world premiere at the Warsaw International Film Festival on 14 October 2022 in the 1-2 Competition.
FESTIVALS: Prague IFF – Febiofest Cancels Anniversary 30th Edition
PRAGUE: The 30th anniversary edition of the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, planned for April 2023, has been cancelled, as founder Fero Fenič regained ownership of the festival’s trademarks…
Robert Eggers Gives Masterclass in Prague While Prepping Nosferatu
PRAGUE: Robert Eggers, who is preparing to shoot Nosferatu in Prague later this year, will give a masterclass together with cinematographer Jarin Blaschke at the cinema Bio Oko on 17…
Filmdelights Picks Up Viktor Portel’s The Investigator
PRAGUE: Vienna-based Filmdelights has acquired international sales rights to Czech/Croatian long documentary The Investigator / Vyšetřovatel. The film directed by Viktor Portel was selected for both Opus Bonum and Czech…
FESTIVALS: Ji.hlava International Documentary FF 2022 Announces Full Lineup
JIHLAVA: Sixteen films have been selected for the Opus Bonum international competition of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (25 – 30 October 2022), which announced its full lineup…
GRANTS: Czech Republic Announces Production Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has distributed 2.56 m EUR to six feature film projects in the second production call of 2022. New projects by Olmo Omerzu and Tereza Nvotová…
Tenth CEE Animation Forum Announces Selected Projects
PRAGUE: Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland are among the countries with the most projects selected for the 10th edition of the CEE Animation Forum, which will be held in a…
Nosferatu Expected to Shoot in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu starring Bill Skarsgard and Lily-Rose Depp has added Nicholas Hoult to its cast, a sign that the project will soon start shooting in the Czech Republic,…
