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…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Karlovy Vary Returns to its Roots
PRAGUE: The 51st edition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, running 1-9 July 2016, resumes its mantel as the world’s gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, with eight of the twelve…
FNE TV: Michal Bregant Director of the Czech National Film Archive
FNE asked Michal Bregant about why the Cannes Film Festival has chosen Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák to screen in its prestigious Cannes Classics programme this year and about…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Nika
LJUBLJANA: Slobodan Maksimović’s Nika, a teen family drama about a 16-year-old go-cart driver who wins the most important race of her life, makes its debut in the international competition of…
Švankmajer Crowdfunds Insects
PRAGUE: Internationally acclaimed Czech surrealist and animator Jan Švankmajer has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for his new feature length project Insects. The campaign was launched via his production company…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016 European Debut Competition: Thirst
ZLIN: Svetla Tsotsorkova’s debut feature Thirst is competing in the international competition of European first films at the 56th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, which runs through 3 June…
PRODUCTION: Czech TV Continues ARTE Partnership with My Uncle Archimedes
PRAGUE: Following their successful coproduction projects – the TV series Jan Hus by Jiří Svoboda and Life According to Vaclav Havel by Andrea Sedláčková – Czech TV and the French-German…