GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Development of Eight Feature Films
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund is supporting the development of eight projects with 248,322 EUR / 6,475,000 CZK.
PRODUCTION: Czech Director Martin Krejčí Shoots His Debut Feature in US
LOS ANGELES: Czech film director Martin Krejčí starts shooting his debut feature The True Adventures of Wolfboy, starring John Turturro, in the US at the beginning of September 2017.
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Bay
Croatian director Bruno Pavić is developing The Bay, a documentary set at the Bay of Kastela, near the city of Split, where there are dangerous industrial facilities with mercury flowing…
Amazon’s Series Carnival Row to Be Shot in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Carnival Row, an eight-episode fantasy noir series co-directed by Paul McGuigan and Guillermo del Toro, and starring Orlando Bloom, is set to begin filming in the Czech Republic in…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Three Czech Documentaries to Hit Cinemas
Three new Czech movies are heading for the cinemas in the months to come. They are the awaited Common Sense directed by Vít Janeček and Zuzana Piussi, Červená directed by…
Jan Svěrák‘s Barefoot in a Stubble Soars to Number One at Czech Box Office on Opening Weekend
PRAGUE: Jan Svěrák’s Barefoot in a Stubble / Po strništi bos is leading the weekend admissions chart in Czech Republic with 113,000 admissions.
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Labudović Files
Mila Turajlic is currently in production with The Labudović Files, a Serbian/Algerian/French coproduction about Stevan Labudović.
PRODUCTION: Robert Sedláček Starts Shooting on Jan Palach
PRAGUE: Award winning film and TV director Robert Sedláček starts shooting a feature film dedicated to Jan Palach, who committed self-immolation after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact…
Czech National Film Archive Announce First Results on Laterna Magika Multimedia Research Project
PRAGUE: The National Film Archive of Czech Republic has launched the first results of the extensive research project Laterna Magika. Past and Present, Documentation, Preservation and Presentation. Launched in the…
PRODUCTION: Marek Najbrt in Production with Fairy Tale The Magic Quill
PRAGUE: Marek Najbrt, the author of Blanik Office, a series aired on the internet and a big succes in the Czech Republic, is currently in production with the Czech/Slovak coproduction…
PRODUCTION: Filip Renč Shoots Desperate Women Do Desperate Things
PRAGUE: Filip Renč is currently shooting Desperate Women Do Desperate Things / Zoufalé ženy dělají zoufalé věcí, a comedy based on two books by Halina Pawlovská, one of the most…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Sylvie Leray, Artcam, Czech Republic
FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section. In the coming months we will talk with European distributors about their lineup, their…
PRODUCTION: Czech Endorfilm Develops Debut Feature Inspired By Real Events
PRAGUE: Documentary director Martin Dušek and scriptwriter Ondřej Provazník are currently developing their highly aniticipated debut feature Old Timers, inspired by real events. This project produced by Jiří Konečný through…
Czech Film Fund Supports Eleven Documentaries
PRAGUE: Czech State Cinematography Fund announced production grants for eleven documentaries with major Czech participation on 25 July 2017. The total funding is 461,184 EUR / 12 m CZK.
Czech Cinema Admissions Soar to 20 Year Record High
PRAGUE: Czech cinemas are experiencing their best results since 1993, with growth in attendance continuing in the first half of 2017. Attendance during the first six months of 2017 reached…
FNE IDF DocBloc: When the War Comes
When the War Comes / Až přijde válka, directed by Jan Gebert, follows a young member of militia Slovak Recruits/ Slovenskí branci, one of the largest paramilitary organizations in Eastern…
Czech Domestic Production Reaches Record High
PRAGUE: Revenues for domestic film and TV production for members of the Audiovisual Producers´ Association (APA) reached a record high in 2016 of 921m CZK in turnover, which is the…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Testosterone Story
Czech director Andrea Culková is developing the documentary Testosterone Story.
Foreign Television Productions Boost Revenues for Czech Producers
PRAGUE: Revenues from foreign film and television production surpassed 130 m EUR / 3.5 billion CZK in 2016 compared to 3.7 billion CZK in 2015 with big-budget foreign TV series…
CME to Sell Leading Broadcast Operations in Croatia and Slovenia
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. has agreed a 230 m EUR deal to sell its leading broadcast operations in Croatia (Nova TV) and in Slovenia (POP TV) to Slovenia…
