FNE at Finale Plzen: Us 2
PLZEN: Slobodanka Radun’s debut feature Us 2/ My 2 is a contemporary love story based on a script by the famous Czech author Radka Denemarková. The film will be screened…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Angels
PLZEN: Angels by Alice Nellis, one of many adaptations of Michal Viewegh´s books, was released by its Czech distributor CineMart in October 2014. The film will be screened within the…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Three Brothers
PLZEN: Jan Svěrák’s musical fairytale Three Brothers, a Czech/Danish coproduction which had the highest cinema attendance in Czech cinemas in 2014, will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Hostage
PLZEN: Juraj Nvota’s tragicomic family film Hostage, based on a screenplay by the famous Slovak author Peter Pišťánek, will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Hany
PLZEN: Michal Samir’s debut feature Hany, filmed in one shoot during a three-day filming schedule, will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from 26 April to…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Nowhere in Moravia
PLZEN: Nowhere in Moravia by popular Czech actor and director Miroslav Krobot will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from 26 April to 2 May 2015.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Schmitke
PLZEN: Štěpán Altrichter’s debut feature Schmitke will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from 26 April to 2 May 2015.
FESTIVALS: Finale Plzen Film Festival Lineup
PLZEN: The Finale Plzen Film Festival has announced it's full lineup. This year Slovak films are also in the competition for the main award, the Golden Kingfisher. There will also…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Apply for Ex Oriente Film 2015
Submissions are now open for Ex Oriente Film 2015, the year-long international workshop supporting the development and funding of creative documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe.
PRODUCTION: Karin Babinska to Direct Czech-Dutch Coproduction
PRAGUE: Rick McCallum and Martin Šebík from Film United, the Prague-based company which coproduced the TV series Borgia, have announced that their new project, Following the Dream/Za sny, will be…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Cain's Children Screened in Prague
PRAGUE: On Monday, April 6, an exceptional documentary Cain's Children will be screened in Cinema Světozor in Prague. In a visually captivating manner, the Hungarian director Marcell Gerő tells the…
Czech Doc Confessions of the Forgotten by Petr Vaclav Gets Theatrical Release
PRAGUE: A new documentary by Petr Václav, Confession of the Forgotten/Zpověď zapomenutého, will be released theatrically by its producer Mimesis Film. The film has its Czech premiere on 2 April…
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Winners 2015
PRAGUE: The winner of the Febiofest is Life in a Fishbowl, directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson. The film is a coproduction between Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic and produced…
OBITUARY: Czech Filmmaker Miroslav Ondříček
PRAGUE: Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček, a close collaborator of Miloš Forman, died on 28 March 2015 at the age of 80.
OBITUARY: Producer Peter Kovarčík
PRAGUE: Slovak-born producer and businessman Peter Kovarčík died as a result of an accident on 23 March 2015 at the age of 61.
Dodgeball Sets Opening Record
PRAGUE: Petr Nikolaev’s new feature Dodgeball opened in Czech cinemas on 12 March setting a record for a domestic film in 2015. The adaptation of Michael Viewegh’s bestseller has also…
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Ready to Kick Off
PRAGUE: The 22nd edition of the International Film Festival Prague – Febiofest will screen 159 films from 56 countries in 562 screenings from 19 to 27 March 2015.
Ghoul Tops Czech Cinema Attendance
PRAGUE: Two weeks after its release in the Czech Republic, the Czech-Ukrainian horror film Ghoul directed by Petr Jákl and produced by J.B.J. Films reached an attendance of 67,149 last…
FESTIVALS: Emerging Documentary Projects Awarded at the East Doc Platform
PRAGUE: The fourth edition of East Doc Platform, which ran from 2 to 8 March 2015, has come to a close. The Golden Funnel Award was given to the Estonian…
FESTIVALS: One World Festival Announces Results
PRAGUE: The juries of the 17th annual One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival have granted eight awards. Best Film 2015 went to The Look of Silence by American…
