Whiskey Cavalier Gets Second Round of Czech Incentives
PRAGUE: The upcoming US series Whiskey Cavalier, which shot its pilot episode in Prague in March 2018, has been approved for a second boost of Czech film incentives.
Visegrad Animation Forum Expands and Rebrands
TREBON: The Central European networking initiative for the animation industry is changing its name as it expands its outreach. Formerly known as VAF, the Visegrad Animation Forum, it has been…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex-Oriente at Jihlava
Ex-Oriente presented six days of training and workshops in Jihlava.
BBC World on Fire Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: World on Fire, a seven-part series for BBC One, is currently filming in Prague through Czech Anglo Productions, using Czech film incentives.
Czech Bionaut Partners with Poland and Slovakia
PRAGUE: The Czech production company Bionaut is collaborating with partners to set up companies in Poland and Slovakia to work on coproductions.
FNE IDF DocBloc: IDF Films Head to IDFA
Docs from IDF's programmes are part of the line-up at IDFA in Amsterdam.
PRODUCTION: Jiri Madl Completes On the Roof for 2019 Premiere
PRAGUE: The popular Czech actor-turned-director Jiri Madl is completing his second film On the Roof to debut in 2019, a year after originally scheduled.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Central Bus Station Tops East Silver Viewers List
Czech docs topped the list of the most viewed films of the East Silver Video Market at Jihlava IDFF.
PRODUCTION: Czech Comedy The Last Aristocrat Starts Casting
PRAGUE: A film version of the Czech bestseller The Last Aristocrat, directed by Jiří Vejdělek, is in preproduction for release in 2019.
Czech Animated Feature Film Selected for Cartoon Springboard
PRAGUE: Tony, Shelly & Genius, a 70-minute animated feature film, is among the 24 projects which will be pitched at Cartoon Springboard taking place 4-6 December in Valenciennes.
Two Year Old Analog Vision’s International Vision
PRAGUE: Just off a double win at the Jihlava IDFF for the German/Czech coproduction Boy of War directed by Cyprien Clément-Delmas and Igor Kosenko, and currently presenting the international premiere…
FNE IDF DocBloc: When the War Comes Wins Silver Eye
The Czech documentary When the War Comes by Jan Gebert won the Silver Eye Award at the Jihlava IDFF.
MIDPOINT TV Launch 2019 Selects 20 Participants
PRAGUE: Nine projects and two development executives account for the 20 participants selected for the 2019 edition of MIDPOINT TV Launch, a nine-month long programme which begins in November 2018…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Vacancy Wins Opus Bonum
JIHLAVA: The Belgian documentary Vacancy won the main award of the international competition Opus Bonum at the 22nd Jihlava IDFF, at the awards ceremony on 29 October 2018.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Regional Film Offices and Film Funds Expand Across Czech Republic
JIHLAVA: The new Vysocina Film Office, the latest addition to a growing list of film commissions and film funds in the Czech Republic, used the platform of the Jihlava IDFF…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Czech Docs Look Abroad
JIHLAVA: Czech documentary filmmakers are participating in international coproductions and taking on international topics and settings in increasing numbers. A clear example of this can be seen in the Czech…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Archival Materials in Spotlight as UNESCO Marks Day of Audiovisual Heritage
JIHLAVA: Increasingly detailed credits for archival materials in documentary films are getting a push from institutions such as the Czech National Film Archives, as detailed in a presentation on the…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Balkan Documentary Center Pitches Seven Films
JIHLAVA: Seven documentaries with Balkan stories were presented at the Balkan Documentary Center’s pitching platform at the 22nd Jihlava IDFF, running through 30 October 2018 as part of the BDC…
PRODUCTION: The Prague Orgy Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: Irena Pavlásková is shooting The Prague Orgy, based on the novel by the famous American writer Philip Roth, who died earlier this year. The project with international cast is…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Pilotu, Prague
This month we speak with film producer Jan Macola, the owner of Kino Pilotu from Prague’s popular neighbourhood Vrsovice. The cinema was reopened by Jan Macola in the spring of…