Winter Flies Wins Best Film at 26th Czech Lions
PRAGUE: Olmo Omerzu's road movie Winter Flies / Všechno bude is the big winner at the Czech Lions 2018. This Czech foreign-language Oscar entry collected six awards, including best film,…
New Release of Classic Ikarie XB 1 by Second Run DVD
PRAGUE: The classic Czech sci-fi film Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák was released by British Second Run DVD on Blue-ray after a previous release on DVD in 2013.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Project to Ex Oriente Film 2019
APPLY NOW for Ex Oriente Film 2019 and get a tailor made training for the development of your film with the help of more than 25 world esteemed film professionals!
CEE Animation Forum Announces Selected Projects
TREBON: Most of the 33 projects selected for the 7th edition of the CEE Animation Forum (6-8 May 2019) are from CEE countries. The CEE Animation Forum will be held…
FESTIVALS: Heart of Stone Wins 2019 One World Festival
PRAGUE: The French film Heart of Stone by Claire Billet and Olivier Jobard was awarded best film in the main competition of the 2019 One World International Human Rights Film…
Museum of the Revolution Wins East Doc Platform Award
PRAGUE: The Serbian/Croatian coproduction Museum of the Revolution by Srđan Keča was awarded the East Doc Platform Award and also the IDFA Forum Award at the 8th edition of East…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Real Love
Love has many faces. From passionate love between lovers, to motherly love for her children, or even love to one’s hobby. The passion is always here. Here is a list…
Crowdfunding Campaign for Havel Doc Exceeds Funding Target
PRAGUE: Czech director Petr Jančárek has received more than 39,000 EUR / 1m CZK, double the funding target of 15,500 EUR / 400,000 CZK, in the first 10 days of…
FESTIVALS: The 26th Prague IFF Febiofest Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Nine films will vie in the New Europe Competition of the 26th Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, set to take place from 21 to 29 March 2019.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Greta Stocklassa: I Feel an Obligation to the Protagonists
Greta Stocklassa is currently making Kiruna 2.0, a film about the relocation of a Swedish mining town. Being half-Swedish, Stocklassa is opening another opportunity for Czech documentary film to get…
Czech Debut Women on the Run Scores Box Office Hit
PRAGUE: The Czech comedy Women on the Run by newcomer director Martin Horský is ranked second in the Czech box office with over 890,000 admissions and 5.3 m EUR /…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform 2019 to Highlight "Eastern Logic"
The 8th edition of East Doc Platform (EDP) will focus on "Eastern Logic". The biggest industry event for Central and Eastern European documentaries starts on 9 March 2019. The complete…
Forty International Productions Spent Nearly 200m EUR in Czech Republic in 2018
PRAGUE: Forty international TV series and films were shot in the Czech Republic in 2018. With 194.7 m EUR / 5 billion CZK, 2018 became one of the strongest years…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Docs... Coming Soon 2019 - Selected Projects
An essential part of the East Doc Platform is the presentation Czech Docs... Coming Soon dedicated to Czech documentary projects.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Development of Nine Feature Projects
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund distributed 272,604 EUR / 7.01 m CZK for the development of nine feature films.
FESTIVALS: One World Film Festival Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Twelve titles will vie in the international competition of the 2019 One World International Human Rights Film Festival, taking place from 6 to 17 March 2019 in Prague and…
Banned Czech Doc Returns to Cinemas
PRAGUE: The Czech documentary The Road Leads to Tibet / Cesta vede do Tibetu by Vladimír Sís will return to cinemas more than 60 years after its premiere. Its renewed…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Interactive 2019 Programme Revealed
The upcoming East Doc Platform 2019 will offer not only the traditional documentary projects, but also those telling stories in a very innovative way. The East Doc Interactive workshop helps…
FNE at Berlinale 2019: Czech Film in Berlin
Come and visit us at the European Film Market and learn more about the current state of Czech cinema, new and upcoming films, or about co-production and shooting possibilities in…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Greta Stocklassa: I Feel an Obligation to the Protagonists
Greta Stocklassa is currently making Kiruna 2.0, a film about the relocation of a Swedish mining town.
