FNE at KVIFF 2014: FNE FIPRESCI Critics

The year FNE and FIPRESCI have invited film critics attending the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the West…
04-07-2014

FNE Coproduction Meeting at KVIFF 2014: Case Study: The Red Captain

PRAGUE: The Red Captain, a Czech/Slovak/Polish detective thriller directed by Michal Kollar, will go into production on 21 July 2014.
04-07-2014

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Announces 2014 Projects

Twelve documentary projects have been selected for the next edition of the Ex Oriente Film workshops.
04-07-2014

Czechs Approve Raising Film Incentives

PRAGUE: The Czech parliament has approved raising the cap on film incentives from to 800 m CZK. The cap had been set at 500 m CZK.
03-07-2014

Czechs Launch Filmmakers Lounge at KVIFF

PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund´s new Filmmakers’ lounge located in the café of Čas cinema, T. G. Masaryka 3, will offer a new pleasant meeting point for film professionals during…
03-07-2014

Chinese star Xu Jinglei shooting in Prague

PRAGUE: The famous Chinese director, scriptwriter and star actress Xu Jinglei is shooting a film with the working title Somewhere Only We Know in Prague.
03-07-2014

FNE Coproduction Meeting at KVIFF 2014: Case Study: Gottland

PRAGUE: The Czech/Polish/Slovak genre-bending documentary Gottland based on the best-selling Polish book will launch a limited events-themed release in August 2014.
02-07-2014

Eurimages Funds Five CEE Films

PRAGUE: Just five films from the CEE region received support in the June 2014 round of Eurimages out of 23 films receiving grants, with only two productions led by CEE…
26-06-2014

Milk & Honey Books Coproductions through End of 2014

PRAGUE: Chinese, Indian and Italian film and TV productions will fill the schedule at Milk & Honey Films and its sister film studio Prague Studios through the end of the…
25-06-2014

Czech Fest Logistics Company Makes International Mark

PRAGUE: Eventival, a Czech company that streamlines film festival systems, has expanded its international reach to a client list of some 90 events and organizations worldwide.
24-06-2014

FNE IDF DocBloc: Last Call for East Silver

Deadline for submitting your new documentary films to East Silver market is approaching: only two weeks left! Submit your film to the largest internationally recognized database of creative feature and…
20-06-2014

Czech TV Begins Filming Jan Hus Biopic

PRAGUE: Czech TV announced the start of filming on its two-part TV film Jan Hus, starring Matej Hadek as the early 15th century church reformer, on 14 June 2014.
18-06-2014

FNE TV: Czech director Petr Vaclav

FNE spoke to Czech director Petr Vaclav about his new film The Way Out which screened in the ACID section of Cannes this year and how difficult it is to…
13-06-2014

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Selection in Progress

Ex Oriente Film is in the final stage of selecting participants for the 2014-2015 workshop programme.
13-06-2014

DAFilms Expands VoD Reach Across the Globe

DAFilms.com continues to bring new trends into the VoD distribution with participation of the audience and film production delivered by citizen-interactive film journalism
09-06-2014

CME Promotes Sturgeon to CFO

PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced the appointment of David Sturgeon as Chief Financial Officer.
06-06-2014

FNE DocBloc: Karlovy Vary Announces Documentary Competition

Six CEE documentaries are among the 16 films selected for the 2014 Documentary Competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
06-06-2014

FNE at KVIFF 2014: Official Competition Revealed

PRAGUE: Seven world premieres and five international premieres will be screened in the main competition of the 49th Karlovy Vary IFF running 4-12 July 2014, with another 12 films screening…
04-06-2014

Marhoul Lines up International Coproducers for Painted Bird

PRAGUE: Screenwriter, producer and director Vaclav Marhoul signed three preliminary coproduction agreements in Cannes for The Painted Bird.
02-06-2014

Premium Films Picks up Czech Way Out

PRAGUE: French sales agent Premium Films has added Czech director/writer Peter Vaclav’s The Way Out to its catalogue.
21-05-2014