FESTIVALS: Febiofest Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Twelve titles have been selected in the New Europe Competition of the 23rd Febiofest Film Festival, which will take place in Prague from 17 to 23 March 2016.
Czech Film Fund Announces Short Term Plan
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund announced its short term plan for 2016. The total funding will reach 13 m EUR / 350 m CZK in 2016, compared to 8 m…
Martin Kurel to Bring First César to Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Czech production designer Martin Kurel is the first Czech to receive the French national film award César. Xavier Giannoli‘s period drama Marguerite, nominated in 11 categories, received four awards…
East Doc Platform 2016 Reveals Programme and Tutors
PRAGUE: More than 80 acclaimed professionals and decision makers from all over the world will take part in the 5th edition ofEast Doc Platform, a key industry meeting of CEE…
Hands-on Digital Masterclass Ready to Kick Off
PRAGUE: Gain hands-on practical experience designing and implementing campaigns to engage audiences and customers with Yomi Ayeni, an award-winning British digital producer and former BBC strategist. Hands-on Digital Masterclass will…
OBITUARY: Czech Animator Zdeněk Smetana
PRAGUE: Acclaimed Czech animator and artist Zdeněk Smetana, awarded in Cannes, Berlin and Venice passed away at 90 due to illness.
FNE Doc Bloc: Dok Tank Ready to Kick Off
Doc Tank, the development lab for transmedia and socially engaged documentary projects will take place in Prague within East Doc Platform during One World Film Festival on 9-11 March 2016.
Digitalisation Gives New Life to Small Czech Cinemas
PRAGUE: Small Czech cinemas, which were almost sentenced to death, have gone through surprising development thanks to their digitalisation. Their income reached its highest level in 14 years, which was,…
FESTIVALS: One World Announces Line up
PRAGUE: Twelve titles have been selected for the Main Competition of the One World Film Festival, which kicks off on 7 March 2016 in Prague and will also take place…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Girl Power to the Cinemas
The Czech documentary Girl Power will be released in Czech cinemas on 27 February 2016.
Ice Mother Acquired by Match Factory
PRAGUE: The Match Factory has acquired Bohdan Slama’s Ice Mother produced by Negativ , Artileria, Why Not Productions (FR) Czech Television, Barrandov Studio, RTVS.
FNE at Berlinale 2016: Czech Film in Berlin
Discover Czech Films at Berlinale 2016
DocBloc: East Doc Platform
PRAGUE: East Doc Platform announced the opening of accreditations for the Prague event.
Lída Baarová Film Holds Top Spot in Czech Cinemas
PRAGUE:Filip Renč’s film The Devil´s Mistress produced by NoGup, about the 1930’s Czech film star and mistress of Joseph Goebbels Lída Baarová, is proving a success in Czech cinemas despite…
PRODUCTION: Petr Vaclav in Postproduction with Skokan
PRAGUE: The Czech/French coproduction Skokan directed by Petr Vaclav is in postproduction. The film produced by Jan Macola of Mimesis Film and coproduced by French Cinema Defacto was partially shot…
PRODUCTION: Petr Nikolaev Prepares Film about Czechoslovak Legionnaires
PRAGUE: An important anniversary of Czechoslovak legionnaires inspired Czech director Petr Nikolaev to pay a tribute to them with an epic feature film. The Czechoslovak Legionnaires Community approached Petr Nikolaev…
Prague Post-production house MagicLab to Provide VFX for Masaryk Biopic
PRAGUE: The Prague based MagicLab has announced it is providing VFX and grading for the highly anticipated two part historical biopic Masaryk, about son of the first president of Czechoslovakia…
PRODUCTION: Bohdan Sláma Begins Shooting Ice Mother
PRAGUE: Czech director Bohdan Sláma has begun shooting of his Czech/Slovak/French coproduction Ice Mother/Bába z Ledu in Plzeň and Hradec Králové. The film is produced by Pavel Strnad and Petr…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Projects Selected for Project Market 2016
Sixteen projects have been selected for Project Market, an event focusing on one-on-one meetings within East Doc Platform and taking place on 10-11 March 2016.
Obituary: Director Ladislav Helge
PRAGUE: Film director and screenwriter Ladislav Helge, one of the members of the Czech New wave, passed away at 88 on 31 January 2016.