PRODUCTION: Theory of Tiger Starring Jiří Bartoska Starts Shooting
PRAGUE: Radek Bajgar's Czech-Slovak comedy The Theory of Tiger, starring Jiří Bartoska, started shooting this week. Shooting will continue until 15 September 2015.
Anna Geislerová Set for Czech Horror Film
PRAGUE: Popular Czech actresses Anna Geislerová and Daniela Kolářová are set to star in Polednice /The Noon Witch, a horror film by creative partners Matěj Chlupáček and Michal Samir.
Norwegian Miniseries Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE Nobel, a Norwegian public television (NRK) eight-part miniseries began shooting in the Czech Republic on 3 August 2015.
FESTIVALS: Malek Honoured at Uherske Hradiste
UHERSKE HRADISTE, CZECH REPUBLIC: The Association of Czech Film Clubs handed out its annual awards at the 41st Uherske Hradiste Summer Film School.
Czechs Draft Film Budget for 2016
PRAGUE: A draft budget including 800m CZK for film incentives and 400m CZK for new Czech film production has been put forward.
Czech Box Office Grows 19 Percent in 2015
PRAGUE: The Czech Union of Film Distributors announced that box office for the first half of 2015 reached a 15-year high, rising by 19 percent compared with the same period…
Three Czech Films Land in Top Ten
PRAGUE: The Czech drama Home Care (Domácí péče) landed in sixth place in the Czech box office on its opening week-end, one of three Czech films holding spots in the…
Tarrantino Film Score Recorded in Prague
PRAGUE: The film score for the new Quentin Tarrantino film Hateful Eight has been recorded in Prague.
FNE IDF DOC BLOC: Emerging Producers at Jihlava International Documentary Festival
JIHLAVA: A promotional and educational project which brings together talented documentary film producers from EU countries, Emerging Producers will run from October 28 – November 1, 2015 at the Jihlava…
PRODUCTION: Czech Debut Fish Blood in Development
PRAGUE: The Czech debut Fish Blood/Rybí krev is currently in development. It is directed and written by Ondrej Provaznik and produced by Jakub Mahler and Tomas Michalek for the production…
FNE at KVIFF 2015: KVIFF Prize Winners
KARLOVY VARY: The jury of the jubilee 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) which took place 3-11 July 2015 awarded its top prize, the Crystal Globe, to US director…
FNE at KVIFF 2015: New Distribution Label Formed with Czech Television
KARLOVY VARY: The Karlovy Vary Film Festival (KVIFF), Czech Television and Aerofilms have joined forces to create a new distribution label in the Czech Republic.
FNE FIPRESCI Critics at KVIFF 2015: See how the critics rated the films
KARLOVY VARY: FNE together with FIPRESCI invited critics in Karlovy Vary to rate the films in the official Competition and East of the West programmes of the festival giving the…
FNE TV: EFP's Future Frames
FNE TV: FNE has teamed up with European Film Promotion’s Future Frames in Karlovy Vary to ask ten European film school students and recent graduates to find out what they…
Media
FNE Coproducing With France Event Hailed as Resounding Success
KARLOVY VARY: The Film New Europe Association’s How to Coproduce With France event has been hailed by CEE producers and distributors as one of the most useful events they have…
Czech Actress To Star with Jamie Dornan in Historical Epic Anthropoid
KARLOVY VARY: Czech actress Ana Geislerova is to star with 50 Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan in new Czech/French/British coproduction Anthropoid.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Emerging Docu Talents From the East Presented in Karlovy Vary
The International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary brings a rich film programme every year, as well as industry activities for both film professionals and interested public.
Three Czech Films in Box Office Top 10 for Three Weeks Running
PRAGUE: Three Czech films are in the top ten of the Czech box office for the third week running.
Film Incentives Pump 5 Billion CZK into Czech Economy
KARLOVY VARY: The system of incentives that was introduced in 2010 by the State Cinematography Fund has created a 12% rise in spending by foreign film companies in the Czech…
PRODUCTION: Czech/French Coproduction We Are Never Alone in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Petr Vaclavis in postproduction with his latest film, the Czech/French coproduction We Are Never Alone/Nikdy Najsme Sami.