GRANTS: Czechs Support Nine Doc Projects
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund's Office announced development grants to nine documentary projects in its June 2017 session. A total of 22 projects applied, which is the most projects…
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Animation Projects
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund's Council gave grants to three Czech majority feature-length animated films in its June 2017 session. The results were announced on 20 June.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Satanic Girls
A Czech documentary follows the story of a 1960's Czech female dixieland band that rose to fame in South America.
Docu Talents Announces Karlovy Vary Line-up
PRAGUE: Ji.hlava IFF will introduce twelve documentary projects at the 13th edition of DOCU TALENTS @KVIFF on 4 July 2017 at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
dok.incubator Hosts Doc Distribution Workshop in Slovakia
PRAGUE: The documentary rough cut workshop dok.incubator is launching a new workshop on distributing documentaries to foreign territories. The workshop is aimed at filmmakers from the Visegrad territories: Poland, Czech…
Eccho Rights Picks up Czech Series Murder Squad
PRAGUE: Eccho Rights has announced it picked up Czech crime series Murder Squad / Mordparta from commercial TV broadcaster Prima.
MIDPOINT Selects Six Projects for KVIFF Workshop
PRAGUE: Six films projects from among 29 applications have been chosen to participate in the four-day workshop MIDPOINT Intensive @KVIFF.
Film Europe Launches in Belgium and Netherlands
PRAGUE: The Prague and Bratislava based powerhouse Film Europe Media Company will launch its Film Europe Channel in Belgium and the Netherlands on 20 June 2017, making it the first…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary Plays to Its CEE Strengths with Competition Lineup
PRAGUE: The competition line-up of the 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF (30 June – 8 July 2017) underscores the festival’s position as the powerhouse gateway to Central Europe and points East.…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Upcoming Czech Docs
Six new Czech documentaries are in production and four are in post-production.
GRANTS: Czechs Fund Eight Films
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund is granting 2,542,000 EUR / 67 m CZK to eight feature film projects with Czech majority participation to support their production. Most of the projects…
FNE at Zlin IFF: Mountain Miracle – The Unexpected Friendship Wins Top Award
ZLIN: A German/Italian coproduction for the youth audience, Mountain Miracle – The Unexpected Friendship directed by Tobias Wiemann, won the Golden Slipper for the Best International Feature Film at 57th…
FNE at ZLIN IFF: Anna Kryvenko in Production with Experimental Documentary
ZLIN: My Uknown Solider, an experimental documentary coproduction between the Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia and Slovakia, by Anna Kryvenko, is set to premiere in January 2018.
PRODUCTION: Summer Comedy Bikers Starts Shooting
PRAGUE: One of the most productive Czech screenwriters, Petr Kolečko, is the author of the new summer comedy Bajkeři / Bikers, which started shooting at the end of May. The…
FNE at 57. Zlin IFF: Marek Najbrt in Production with The Magic Quill
ZLIN: The Magic Quill, an epic fairytale based on classical tales about devils, was presented at the Works In Progress at the 57th International Film Festival for Children and Youth…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary Plays to Its CEE Strengths with Competition Line-up
PRAGUE: The competition line-up of the 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF (30 June – 8 July 2017) underscores the festival’s position as the powerhouse gateway to Central Europe and points East.…
FNE at 57. ZLIN IFF: Czech Bionaut in Pre-production with Animated Projects
ZLIN: Czech TV and film production company Bionaut showcased its upcoming feature animation and TV series at the Works In Progress at the 57th International Film Festival for Children and…
FNE at 57. ZLIN IFF: Aurel Klimt in Postproduction with Animated Laika
ZLIN: Aurel Klimt presented his animated puppet sci-fi musical based on the famous story of Laika, the Russian dog that travelled into space, at Works In Progress at the 57th…
FNE at 57. ZLIN IFF: International Coproduction Elisa's World of Wonder in Preproduction
ZLIN: Elisa's World of Wonder, a Czech/British/Canadian coproduction for the young audience directed by Monica and Pino Foris, was showcased at the Works In Progress at the 57th International Film…
Devil's Mistress Premieres on Netflix
PRAGUE: Devil's Mistress (Lída Baarová) by Filip Renč has become the first Czech film to be added to the online film platform Netflix.