FNE at KVIFF 2016: Lux Film Prize Unveils Official Selection
KARLOVY VARY: The 10 films of the 2016 Lux Film Prize Official Selection for 2016 have been announced at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Frank Daniel Institute Unveiled
KARLOVY VARY: Frantisek Daniel, aka Frank Daniel, arguably the most influential and one of the least known Czech filmmakers of all time, will finally get the recognition his many acolytes…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: East Silver Call for Applications
The East Silver market is accepting rough cut projects through 31 July 2016.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: FNE FIPRESCI Critics Ratings
KARLOVY VARY: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI to organise a group of 20 critics attending KVIFF to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: The Goldspinners
An interview with filmmakers Kiur Aarma and Hardi Volmer.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Karlovy Vary Unveils Industry Programme
PRAGUE: The 51st Karlovy Vary IFF, which runs 1-9 July 2016, has announced awards totalling 150,000 EUR as part of its Film Industry @KVIFF 2016 events.
Czech Company Invests in Serbian Studio
PRAGUE: The Czech company SEBRE has purchased a 20 percent stake in Serbia’s Avala Film Studio. The company said there are plans to invest as much as 10 m EUR…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Twelve Films Pitch at Docu Talents
PRAGUE: The Jihlava IDFF’s 12th edition of Docu Talents has selected 12 documentary film projects to be introduced on 5 July 2016 at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
PRODUCTION: ZDF's Die Vergeltung Begins Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGE: The latest in a string of German period films shooting in the Czech Republic this year, Die Vergeltung/The Retribution started filming on locations in Jaroměř and Hradec Králové in…
HBO´s Wasteland to Premiere at KVIFF
PRAGUE: Wasteland / Pustina, a new eight-part original drama series produced for the Czech branch of HBO Europe has been completed, and the first two episodes will premiere at the…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Debuts Dominate East of the West Competition
PRAGUE: Ten debut films and two second films have been selected for the East of the West competition of the 51st Karlovy Vary IFF, which opens on 1 July 2016.
PRODUCTION: Jan Svěrák Preps Barefoot in a Stubble
PRAGUE: The Oscar-winning Czech director Jan Svěrák is in preproduction with Barefoot in a Stubble / Po strništi bos based on the book by his father Zdeněk Svěrák.
GRANTS: Six Czech Features Receive Grants
PRAGUE: Czech State Cinematography Fund has given 2,220,000 EUR in grants to six Czech feature projets. A total of 25 projects applied for this round of support for feature film…
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Korea Takes Zlin Golden Slipper
ZLIN: The Korean film The World of Us by Yoon Ga-eun won the prize for the best feature film for Children at the 56th Zlin IFF, which concluded on 3…
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Bulgaria Joins Visegrad Animation Forum
ZLIN: Bulgaria has joined the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia as one of the countries partnering in development and promotion of CEE European animation.
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Tim Clagues Plans Kid’s Euro Coproduction Film
ZLIN: Director Tim Clague is in development with The Magnificent Gobbler, a live action film for children planned as a European coproduction.
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Partners with Festival Scope Pro
Six Ex Oriente films were selected for a new partnership with Festival Scope Pro
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Festival Ale Kino! Plans International Industry Pro Section
ZLIN: The International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! will launch an Industry Pro Section supported by the Polish Film Institute. The section will include masterclasses with international filmmakers, pitching…
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: National Film Archive Digitises 14 Czech Films
ZLIN: The Czech National Film Archive is set to premiere 14 digitised iconic films of the Czech cinema in the next 10 months and plans to open an in-house digitisation…