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.
PRODUCTION: Theory of Tiger Starring Jiří Bartoska Starts Shooting
PRAGUE: Radek Bajgar's Czech-Slovak comedy The Theory of Tiger, starring Jiří Bartoska, started shooting this week. Shooting will continue until 15 September 2015.
Anna Geislerová Set for Czech Horror Film
PRAGUE: Popular Czech actresses Anna Geislerová and Daniela Kolářová are set to star in Polednice /The Noon Witch, a horror film by creative partners Matěj Chlupáček and Michal Samir.
Norwegian Miniseries Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE Nobel, a Norwegian public television (NRK) eight-part miniseries began shooting in the Czech Republic on 3 August 2015.
FESTIVALS: Malek Honoured at Uherske Hradiste
UHERSKE HRADISTE, CZECH REPUBLIC: The Association of Czech Film Clubs handed out its annual awards at the 41st Uherske Hradiste Summer Film School.
Czechs Draft Film Budget for 2016
PRAGUE: A draft budget including 800m CZK for film incentives and 400m CZK for new Czech film production has been put forward.
Czech Box Office Grows 19 Percent in 2015
PRAGUE: The Czech Union of Film Distributors announced that box office for the first half of 2015 reached a 15-year high, rising by 19 percent compared with the same period…
Three Czech Films Land in Top Ten
PRAGUE: The Czech drama Home Care (Domácí péče) landed in sixth place in the Czech box office on its opening week-end, one of three Czech films holding spots in the…
Tarrantino Film Score Recorded in Prague
PRAGUE: The film score for the new Quentin Tarrantino film Hateful Eight has been recorded in Prague.
FNE IDF DOC BLOC: Emerging Producers at Jihlava International Documentary Festival
JIHLAVA: A promotional and educational project which brings together talented documentary film producers from EU countries, Emerging Producers will run from October 28 – November 1, 2015 at the Jihlava…
PRODUCTION: Czech Debut Fish Blood in Development
PRAGUE: The Czech debut Fish Blood/Rybí krev is currently in development. It is directed and written by Ondrej Provaznik and produced by Jakub Mahler and Tomas Michalek for the production…
FNE at KVIFF 2015: KVIFF Prize Winners
KARLOVY VARY: The jury of the jubilee 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) which took place 3-11 July 2015 awarded its top prize, the Crystal Globe, to US director…
FNE at KVIFF 2015: New Distribution Label Formed with Czech Television
KARLOVY VARY: The Karlovy Vary Film Festival (KVIFF), Czech Television and Aerofilms have joined forces to create a new distribution label in the Czech Republic.
FNE FIPRESCI Critics at KVIFF 2015: See how the critics rated the films
KARLOVY VARY: FNE together with FIPRESCI invited critics in Karlovy Vary to rate the films in the official Competition and East of the West programmes of the festival giving the…
