PRAGUE: The Czech debut Fish Blood/Rybí krev is currently in development. It is directed and written by Ondrej Provaznik and produced by Jakub Mahler and Tomas Michalek for the production company MasterFilm.

KARLOVY VARY: The Karlovy Vary Film Festival (KVIFF), Czech Television and Aerofilms have joined forces to create a new distribution label in the Czech Republic.

FNE TV: FNE has teamed up with European Film Promotion’s Future Frames in Karlovy Vary to ask ten European film school students and recent graduates to find out what they think about the future of future of European film.

KARLOVY VARY: The Film New Europe Association’s How to Coproduce With France event has been hailed by CEE producers and distributors as one of the most useful events they have attended in Karlovy Vary this year. 

KARLOVY VARY: Czech actress Ana Geislerova is to star with 50 Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan in new Czech/French/British coproduction Anthropoid. 

The International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary brings a rich film programme every year, as well as industry activities for both film professionals and interested public. 

PRAGUE: Three Czech films are in the top ten of the Czech box office for the third week running. 

KARLOVY VARY: The system of incentives that was introduced in 2010 by the State Cinematography Fund has created a 12% rise in spending by foreign film companies in the Czech Republic, according to a report by APA the Czech Audiovisual Producers Association.  

PRAGUE: Petr Vaclavis in postproduction with his latest film, the Czech/French coproduction We Are Never Alone/Nikdy Najsme Sami.

KARLOVY VARY: The Greek film Park, directed by Sofia Exarchou, was awarded 10 000 EUR in services from Barrandov Studios for best project at the Works in Progress at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF).