Fifty Shades Star Jamie Dornan to Play Czech Soldier
PRAGUE: British director Sean Ellis will shoot Anthropoid, a World War II thriller in the Czech Republic later this year. The film's name is a reference to the codename of…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: KineDok's First Screening in La Fabrika
A screening of brand new film Sugar Blues by Andrea Culkova will open a new project by IDF focused on alternative distribution of creative documentaries: KineDok Launch; March 6, 2015,…
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Presents Section to Commemorate World War II
PRAGUE: Febiofest will introduce a new section entitled Poland 44 on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Prague.
FESTIVALS: Kim Novak, Mike Leigh and Alan Rickman to Attend Febiofest
PRAGUE: This year the 22nd edition of Febio Fest will take place from 19 to 27 March. Kim Novak, star of Hitchcock's Vertigo, will be in attendence.
FESTIVALS: KineDok Project Introduced at East Doc Platform
PRAGUE: On the occasion of the East Doc Platform in Prague, the KineDok project and its website will be officially launched on 6 March 2015.
Project KineDok Builds Bridges Between Documentarists and Their Audience
Within the key industry meeting of documentary filmmakers, East Doc Platform, Institute of Documentary Film will introduce a new international project, focused on alternative distribution of creative documentary, KineDok, on…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: East European Forum to Open in Prague
PRAGUE: The 15th edition of East European Forum will take place in Prague within the 4th East Doc Platform from 2 to 8 March 2015.
Emerging Producers Calls for Applications
JIHLAVA: Applications deadline for the 4th Emerging Producers (28 October-1 November 2015) is 30 April 2015. The project will take place during the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
TV Trilogy Jan Hus Finished Shooting
PRAGUE: Jan Hus, one of the biggest Czech TV projects ever, wrapped shooting after 63 days. The trilogy is using the new digital capture technology ARRI AMIRA, especially adapted to…
East Doc Platform 2015 Brings New Awards
PRAGUE: The new edition of East Doc Platform (2-8 March 2015) brings new awards and new competition categories for projects in development. The symbol of this year’s edition is a…
The Way Out Tops the Czech Lions
PRAGUE: The Way Out by Petr Vaclav was awarded seven prizes including Best Film at the 22nd edition of the Czech Lions Awards. The ceremony took place in Prague on…
FNE Doc Bloc: East Doc Platform - Open Programme
The fourth edition of East Doc Platform is approaching with the traditional Open Programme consisting of masterclasses, lectures, case studies, screenings held by renowned documentary directors, producers and transmedia experts,…
FESTIVALS: One World Festival Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Fifteen titles will vie in the main competition of One World International Human Rights Film Festival, which kicks off on 2 March 2015. Among them are Alexander Nanau's Toto…
Winner of East Doc Platform to Get 7,500 EUR
PRAGUE: The novelty of the fourth edition of East Doc Platform (2-8 March 2015) is the financial support of 7,500 EUR for the best project in development.
PRODUCTION: Ivan Fíla Preps The Day of Happiness
PRAGUE: Ivan Fíla, a Czech-born director partly based in Germany, is preparing his third feature film, The Day of Happiness.
FESTIVALS: Febiofest will Exhibit Kim Novak’s Paintings
PRAGUE: Kim Novak will introduce 20 of her paintings at the Winter Refectory of the Strahov Monastery in Prague during the 22nd edition of Febiofest International Film Festival (19-27 March…
The Pearl Button Sold to Eastern Europe
BERLIN: Czech Republic’s Film Europe Media Company has picked up the rights to distribute Patricio Guzman’s The Pearl Button in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Deadline Approaching Fast for DOK.Incubator
PRAGUE: DOK.Incubator invites editors, directors and producers with a project in a rough cut stage and editors, sales people and film institutions' representatives as observers to apply before 3 March.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Begins on Monday
On Monday, 2 March 2015, the fourth edition of East Doc Platform, the biggest documentary event of its kind in the Central and Eastern Europe, begins in Prague. This event…
Three Brothers Tops Last Year´s Czech Cinema Attendance
PRAGUE: In 2014, Czech films maintained an enviable position on the Czech distribution market. There were 32 Czech feature films and 23 documentaries released in 2014 and seven Czech films…
