Czech TV advertising up
Advertising spend on Czech television defied market trends, rising by 13% in March, according to a TNS Media Intelligence report cited by the Dow Jones newswire service.
Czech film production soars
A packed room of industry pros showed up to scout more than 20 upcoming films, out of 60 Czech films in various stages of production, selected for the annual presentation…
Production: Vorel shooting Billionaire
Director, scriptwriter, master of parody and trifle, and occasional actor Tomáš Vorel will finish an eight week shoot on his new film To Catch a Billionaire (Jak ulovit miliardáře) in…
Production: Vorel shooting Billionaire
Director, scriptwriter, master of parody and trifle, and occasional actor Tomáš Vorel will finish an eight week shoot on his new film To Catch a Billionaire (Jak ulovit miliardáře) in…
The biggest festival of Czech films begins
This year for the first time the festival Finále commences on Sunday 19th April instead of Monday and will continue until Saturday 25th April. A whole week is in Plzeň…
Record grant for animation director
Czech animation director and recent Athens Animfest winner Jan Balej received a record 10 million crown (370,000) grant for his new film, Little Fishergirl.
Barrandov opens Digitalization center
Barrandov opened a new Film Digitalization and Postproduction Center at the Barrandov Studios Film Laboratories Division on April 16.
God's Kiss equals box office bliss
Czech director Marie Poledňáková love story and Falcon Film release You Kiss Like God (Líbáš jako Bůh) reached a surprising 709,000 viewers by April 15, two months after opening.
16th Annual Days of European Film
Prague 16-23 April 2009 / Brno 25-30 April 2009 / Olomouc 27-30 April 2009
Febiofest lauds powerhouse directors
Wim Wenders and Mike Leigh will open and close this year's Febiofest, running March 26 - April 3 in Prague.
Nellis to shoot Lidice in autumn
Director Alice Nellis's Lidice, a 1942 big-budget Czech war drama, will begin shooting in autumn.
Menzel to make Croatian docs
Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel is headed to Croatia for a pair of documentary projects.
FNE at the Czech Lions 2009
Petr Zelenka's The Karamazovs, based on a theatre production of the famous book, picked up the prize for both best film and best director at this year's Czech Lions, (7…
Czech Lions honour Karamazovs and Tobruk
The Karamazovs (Karamazovi) by director Petr Zelenka won best movie of 2008 at the Czech Lions, the annual awards of Czech film and television academy (www.cfta.cz).
Two Czech animated films head to cinemas
After the success of two Fimfarum movies, classic Czech puppet and marionette animation is undergoing a renaissance with two full-length classic animated movies in production for release in 2009.
FNE in Berlin: Tobruk - first Czech film in SONY 4 K scores big for Marhoul
Tobruk the first Czech film to use the SONY 4 K technology has scored big on the international as well as the domestic market.
Marhoul scores big in Berlin with WWII epic Tobruk
Prague based director, producer and scriptwriter Vaclav Marhoul has scored big with his three million Euro WWII Czech historic action drama Tobruk.
Tobruk finds a buyer at Berlinale
Director Václav Marhoul big-budget war drama Tobruk secured an an international sales agreement at the Berlinale market.
SPI introduces partner company Film Europe at Berlinale's EFM
Film Europe, a new arrival on the co-production scene, makes its bow on the world stage at the European Film Market at the Berlinale with a slate of new films…
Tobruk, Country Teacher and Karamazovs lead Czech Lion nominations
This year´s Czech Lion ceremony, the annual awards of the Czech film and television academy (www.cfta.cz), will celebrate three main movies -