FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Film Brings Victor Kossakovsky, Laurent Bécue-Renard and Anja Salomonowitz to Jihlava
Honored guests of this year’s Ex Oriente Film in Jihlava are three internationally acclaimed and inspiring directors: Victor Kossakovsky (Russia), Laurent Bécue-Renard (France) and Anja Salomonowitz (Austria).
Be2Can Opens in Czech Republic and Slovakia
PRAGUE: The 2nd edition of Be2Can Film Festival, organized by Film Europe Media Company will kick off in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 7 October 2015, echoing films…
PRODUCTION: Green Horse Rustlers Wraps Shooting
PRAGUE: Dan Wlodarczyk’s feature film Green Horse Rustlers / Zloději zelených koní, based on a book under the same title by Jiří Hájíček, will soon wrap shooting. The release is…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye Awards Nominees Announced
The nominees for Silver Eye Awards have been announced. They will be judged by three juries for the seventh time in 2015.
FESTIVALS: Jihlava IDFF Announces Programme
JIHLAVA: The 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (JIDFF) announces the highlights of its programme. The festival takes place from 27 October to 1 November 2015.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Two New Czech Documentaries in the Czech Cinemas
Two new Czech documentaries, A Colourful Tail of a Flying Comet and Mills of God, were theatrically released in Czech Republic on 24 September 2015.
PRODUCTION: Chinese TV Series Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Chinese TV series The Last Visa directed by Hua Quing is currently shooting in the Czech city of Liberec which is standing in for Vienna. The series will contain…
One World Launches Call for Entries
PRAGUE: The 18th edition of One World – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will take place from 7 to 16 March 2016. Deadline for applications is 15 November 2015.
Czech Republic Selects Home Care as Its Oscar Bid
PRAGUE: Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) selected Home Care by Slávek Horák to represent the Czech Republic in the Foreign Language category of the 88th Academy Awards.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Jihlava IDFF Announces First Emerging Producers
This year, the Emerging Producers project will for the fourth time present the upcoming generation of European documentary film producers.
The Zookeeper’s Wife Starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl to Shoot in Prague
PRAGUE: Niki Caro's adaptation of Diane Ackerman’s novel The Zookeeper’s Wife, set against the backdrop of the holocaust during WWII, is shooting in Prague. The Czech capital will double for…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Jihlava IDFF is Opening a New Screening Hall
With the opening of a seventh screening hall at Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (JIDFF), the festival’s capacity is now expanding by over 400 seats.
12th Digitraining Plus Highlights New Challenge of Costly Upgrade for Europe’s Digital Cinemas
PRAGUE AND BRATISLAVA: European cinemas face a new challenge as cinemas that were digitalized in the early phase of the new technology are facing the need to invest in upgrades…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Political Docu-drama 1989 at Forum 2000
This year's edition of the Forum 2000 conference will host project KineDok within its programme, screening the documentary film 1989 at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Prague on 15 September…
PRODUCTION: Czech TV Shoots Charles IV Biopic
PRAGUE: After the historic trilogy Jan Hus, Czech TV started another big production last week, Charles IV – The Vote for the Roman King. The film is directed by Vaclav…
Czech Box Office Hit Life is Life Rebounds in Cinemas
PRAGUE: Czech director Milan Cieslar’s hit comedy Life is Life showed a 21 percent uptick in Czech cinemas in its thirteenth week in release. The film topped the Czech box…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Dangerous World of Rajko Dolecek
A young director sets out to visit an old professor and asks him for recipes for the body and the soul.
New Chinese Feature to Be Shot in Czech Republic
Morning, Paris!, a new Chinese production starts shooting in Prague on 18 September 2015 using the Czech company Milk &Honey Films as line producer.
KVIFF, Czech TV, Aerofilms to Launch New Distribution Label
PRAGUE: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), the Czech Television and the Aerofilms distribution company are working on the establishing a new distribution label, which will distribute films from around…
Jan Hrebejk and Jiri Strach to Direct New Series for Czech TV
PRAGUE: Top Czech directors Jan Hrebejk and Jiri Strach are among those chosen to by Czech pubcaster Czech Television to direct its line-up of new TV series this autumn.