Czech hits dominate local box office for 2013
PRAGUE: Babovřesky produced by Prague based production outfit Nogup, a summer comedy directed by Zdenek Troška, has taken in over 83,360,000 CZK in box office and nearly 615,000 viewers, breaking…
CME Quiet on Time Warner Voting Rights
PRAGUE: Time Warner has received approval from the European Commission to exercise voting rights in Central European Media Enterprises (CME) proportionate to its 49.9 stake in the Central European broadcasting…
FNE at KVIFF 2013: Travolta and Tautou Tapped for Karlovy Vary
PRAGUE: French star Audrey Tautou will open the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF (28 June – 6 July 2013) with the festival premiere of Mood Indigo presented by director Michel Gondry,…
FNE at KVIFF 2013: Karel Och KVIFF Artistic Director
As he prepares for the launch of the 48th edition of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival artistic director Karel Och took time out to speak with FNE.
Cernik Departing Czech Film Center
PRAGUE: Czech Film Center director Jana Cernik will be leaving her post on 3 July 2013.
Czech Minister of Culture Resigns
PRAGUE: Alena Hanakova has resigned her position as Minister of Culture and will leave the in July.
Outratova Moves to Jihlava Industry Office
PRAGUE: Jarmila Outratová has been appointed to head the Industry Office of the Jihlava IDFF.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: KVIFF 2013 Documentary Competition Films
PRAGUE: Ten feature films and six short films will compete in the Documentary Films in Competition section at the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF, 28 June – 6 July 2013.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: Competition line-up announced
PRAGUE: The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced its programme line-up for 2013 with a lot of the biggest buzz centered on the regionally focused East of the West…
FNE at Zlin IFF Great Britain Scores at Youthful Zlin IFF
ZLIN: Marking its 53rd edition, IFF Zlin, the oldest and largest children’s film festival in the world, was a master class in staying young and fresh.
FNE at Zlin IFF: Czechs Unveil Secret Amadeus Doc
ZLIN: A decade before the great glut of foreign productions descended on Prague in the 1990’s there was Amadeus. Now, 30 years after the making of the film, Czechs are…
Eight Films Receive Grants While Czech Producers Wait for Funding
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund has announced 23.5 m CZK in grants for eight films, all of which were approved in 2012 for funding that did not materialize.
International Productions Fill Prague
PRAGUE: Two major international productions are at the start of filming in Prague, with season three of the TV series Borgia beginning on 27 May 2013, and the US film…
FNE at Zlin IFF: 16 Films Screen in Diverse International Competitions
PRAGUE: Eight films representing five continents will compete in each the two main international competitions of films for children and youth at the 53rd Zlin IFF running 27 May –…
EFP Producers on the Move 2013: Viktor Taus
PRAGUE: Czech producer Viktor Taus, raised on both 35 mm and VHS, developed a desire to create both artistically compelling and commercially successful films.
ScripTeast 2013 at Cannes: Painted Bird
Czech scriptwriter Václav Marhoul competes for the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award during the 2013 Cannes IFF with Painted Bird, theharrowing story of the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his…
DOK Incubator Deadline May 20
DOK.Incubator is accepting applications for grants for development of Czech and Polish documentary projects through 20 May 2013.
FNE Cannes preview 2013: Czech documentaries and short films to be seen at film festival in Cannes
CZECH & SLOVAK Pavilion # 133 in the International Village at Marché du Film
FNE at Anifilm 2013: Consuming Spirits Takes Top Prize
TREBON: The 4th edition of Anifilm, which concludes on 8 May 2013, firmly established the festival’s presence amid a reviving animation industry in Central Europe.
FNE TV: Czech director Jiri Menzel
FNE asked Czech director Jiri Menzel about his new film Don Juan which has its premier at the end of may as well as about the state of European cinema…
