Czech Distributor Filmotor Announces Partnership with Cinemarket
PRAGUE: The new Czech film sales company Filmotor announced a partnership with Berlin-based online market company Cinemarket, using blockchain technology. The arrangement will make Filmotor’s catalogue available for licensing to…
FNE at Cannes 2018: Czech Cinema in Cannes
Prestigious Cannes Film Festival (8 - 19 May 2018) is just around the corner, and several Czech films are included in its program. Polis-Czech-Swedish co-production Fugue by Agnieszka Smoczyńska was…
MIDPOINT Opens Applications for 2019 Programmes
PRAGUE: The international script and development programme MIDPOINT has opened the call for applications to its 2019 Feature Launch and TV Launch workshops.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Interview with Kim Longinotto
Documentary director Kim Longinotto discusses her approach to filmmaking.
FNE at Anifilm 2018: Animated Coproduction Wins First VAF Feature Pitching Forum
TREBON: The four-country coproduction Of Unwanted Things and People won the first animated feature film pitching award at the Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF), which was held during the Czech festival…
EFP 2018 Producer on the Move: Radovan Síbrt, Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Radovan Sibrt represents the Czech Republic at the European Film Promotion’s 2018 Producers on the Move event taking place 10-14 May during the Cannes Film Festival.
FNE at Anifilm 2018: Omnibus Coproduction Wins VAF Feature Pitching Forum
TREBON: The sixth edition of the Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF) introduced its first feature film pitching competition during the Anifilm festival of animated film, which concluded on 6 May 2018…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan New Films
Two new films have been selected for East Silver Caravan.
FNE at Anifilm 2018: Two Polish Animated Features Pitch at Visegrad Animation Forum
TREBON: Poland was represented by two projects at the Visegrad Animation Forum’s (VAF) first pitching session for feature-length animated films, which took place during the Anifilm festival, running through 6…
Czech Minority Animation Coproductions Get Double Funding Boosts
PRAGUE: Two Czech animated minority coproductions have received funding from the Czech Film Fund and Eurimages. News of the support comes on the eve of the beloved Czech animation festival…
Jihlava Film Fund Applications Due
JIHLAVA: The Jihlava Film Fund's application process will close on 30 April 2018.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver 2018 Deadline
Documentary films produced in 2018 have until 31 May 2018 to apply to the East Silver Market.
FNE at Finale Plzen 2018: The Line Wins Best Film in Plzen
PLZEN: The big winner of the 31st Finale Plzen film festival (running through 24 April 2018) was Slovak actor-turned-director/writer/producer Peter Bebjak. His film The Line won the Golden Kingfisher Award…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2018: Plzen Industry Days Examines the Maturing State of Czech-French Coproductions
PLZEN: Czech-French coproductions appear to be entering a mature stage, judging by the comments of participants discussing collaborations between the two countries. And in many cases, Czech producers are taking…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary to Honour Milos Forman
PRAGUE: The 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF will honour the recently deceased Oscar-winning Czech director Milos Forman at its opening ceremony on 29 June 2018 with a screening of his 1966…
Film Archives Congress Meets in Prague
PRAGUE: The 74th Congress of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives, is running from 22 to 27 April 2018 in Prague, hosted by the National Film Archives of the…
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports 13 Czech Minority Coproductions
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has announced grants for thirteen Czech minority coproduction projects of all genres in 2018, as a sign of the growing awareness by Czech filmmakers of…
Ex Oriente Deadline Next Week
PRAGUE: The Ex Oriente documentary development workshop is accepting applications for its 2018 programme through 24 April 2018.
FNE IDF DocBloc: More Czech Docs Get Cinema Releases
A higher than normal number of Czech films have received cinema distribution recently.
