FESTIVALS: Nowhere to Hide Wins One World 2017
PRAGUE: Nowhere to Hide by Zaradasht Ahmed was awarded best film in the international competition of the 19th One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, that took place from…
Applications for Emerging Producers 2018 Still Open
JIHLAVA: Applications for Emerging Producers 2018 are still open until 31 March 2017. Emerging Producers is the flagship industry project of Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
PRODUCTION: Václav Marhoul Starts Shooting The Painted Bird
PRAGUE: Director/scriptwriter/producer Václav Marhoul starts shooting The Painted Bird in Volyn, Ukraine on 23 March 2017. The film is adapting Jerzy Kosiński’s bestseller and is a coproduction between the Czech…
FNE at East Doc Platform 2017: Project Pitching Awards
PRAGUE: The 6th annual East Doc Platform (6-12 March 2017) awarded its top prize, the East Doc Platform Award for project development, to the Russian doc project The Provincial Town…
Czech Film Center and Czech Film Commission Became Part of the State Cinematography Fund
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Center together with the Czech Film Commission became part of the State Cinematography Fund, an institution that plays a key role in shaping the filmmaking environment…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Project to Ex Oriente Film 2017
You can submit your application to Ex Oriente Film workshop 2017 until 4 May 2017. The workshop is an event organised by the Institute of Documentary Film.
PRODUCTION: Štěpán Altrichter Develops New German/Czech Coproduction
PRAGUE: Director/producer Štěpán Altrichter develops a dark psycho thriller entitled Runner, taking over some of the motifs of the classical 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner by Ridley Scott. The film…
A Prominent Patient Received 12 Czech Lions
PRAGUE: A Prominent Patient / Masaryk by Julius Ševčík became the absolute favourite at the 24th Czech Film and Television Academy Awards, winning 12 Czech Lions. I, Olga Hepnarová directed…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Programme of East Doc Platform
PRAGUE: Here is the programme of the 6th East Doc Plaform, that for most part will take place at the Cervantes Institute in Prague from 6 to 11 March 2017.
FESTIVALS: The 8th Anifilm Announces Lineup
TREBON: A total of 132 films were selected for the five competitive sections of the 8th edition of Anifilm International Animated Film Festival set to take place in Trebon from…
Applications Still Open for MIDPOINT Feature Launch
PRAGUE: Applications for training programme MIDPOINT Feature Launch are open until 15 March 2017. The programme will have two workshops held in Ohrid, Macedonia (10-16 June 2017) and Prague, Czech…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Market 2017: Call for Submissions
Submission deadline for the 14th East Silver Market Jihlava is 30 June 2017.
FESTIVALS: One World 2017 Announces Lineup and Other Programmes
PRAGUE: The 19th edition of One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will screen 121 documentaries in 15 thematic categories from 6 to 15 March 2017. The festival will…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente 2017
The documentary workshop Ex Oriente Film announced it is accepting submissions for the 2017 programme.
The Catcher Was a Spy Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: The drama The Catcher Was A Spy with Paul Rudd, Guy Pearce, Paul Giamatti and Jeff Daniels started shooting in Prague this week. The film produced by Animus Films,…
FESTIVALS: Jihlava IDFF Launches Doc Fund
BERLIN: The Jihlava IDFF announced the launch of the Ji.hlava Film Fund to provide in-kind grants for mid- and feature-length documentaries originating in CEE countries.
Keira Knightley Stars in Prague Shoot of The Aftermath
PRAGUE: One of the first foreign productions shooting on Czech locations this year has been The Aftermath, a US/UK film starring Kiera Knightley, Jason Clark, Alexander Skarsgard and Slovak born…
HBO Europe Promotes Original Production Execs
PRAGUE: Building on its expanding original productions unit, HBO Europe announced the promotion of three executive producers.
East Doc Platform Announces Programme
The East Doc Platform, which takes place 6-11 March 2017 in Prague, has announced the programme which will be open to the public.
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Czech Film in Berlin
Disover more about Czech films at Central European Cinema, Stand No. 137, Martin-Gropius-Bau.
