Rasist Threats Cancel Czech Doc Premiere
PRAGUE: The domestic premiere of the documentary FC Roma by Rozalie Kohoutova and Tomas Bojar, focusing on a football club with mainly Romani players, was cancelled due to threats by…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Blind Gulliver: How Observing Exotic Absurdities Can Help Us Observe Follies of Our Own
On 26 September 2016, in Prague's Světozor Cinema, the renowned documentary filmmaker Martin Ryšavý will have a pre-premiere screening of his latest film, Blind Gulliver.
PRODUCTION: Musicians Wraps Shooting
PRAGUE: Musicians / Muzikanti directed by Slovak director Dušan Rapoš, the author of the cult musical of the 80’s The Fountain for Zuzana, wraps shooting at Těšínské Slezko, on the…
FNE IDF DocBloc: KineDok Site Specific Screenings at Bergen IFF
On 20 September 2016, the 17th edition of Bergen International Film Festival starts in Norway, hosting also a vast section of international creative documentaries.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Atlas and Evald Cinemas, Prague
This month we speak with Ondřej Trantina, Chief Operations Officer within Atlas Cinema and Komorni kino Evald, and Petr Frakaš, Deputy Director within Atlas cinema and Booking manager within the…
PRODUCTION: Bollywood Film Starring Shah Rukh Khan shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: Bollywood romantic road movie The Ring, starring Shah Rukh Khan, is currently shooting in Prague and set to spend almost 2 m EUR there. The film directed by Imtiaz…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Five years of Following the Trail of a Young Rebellious Racer
An interview with Gábor Hörcher about his documentary, Drifter, about a rebellious teenager, Ricsi, who intends to race in a local rally, although he has neither a driving license nor…
Anthropoid Heads for Czech Cinemas after US Box Office Success
PRAGUE: British/Czech/French coproduction Anthropoid by Sean Ellis, starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, had 2,515,408 EUR gross in the US since opening on 12 August 2016. The WWII drama about…
Fire at Barrandov destroys the set of Knightfall
PRAGUE: A massive fire broke out at Prague Barrandov Studio on the night of 26 August 2016, causing damage estimated at approximately 3.7 m EUR. The set of Knightfall, the…
PRODUCTION: Josef Tuka Shoots Debut Feature Absence of Closeness
PRAGUE: New Czech production company Cinema Belongs To Us, founded by filmmaker Asmara Beraki, is currently in production with the low budget film The Absence of Closeness. This psychological drama…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Documentary Projects from Central and Eastern Europe to East Doc Platform 2017
You can still apply to East Doc Platform (East European Forum, Project Market, Doc Tank, East Silver Videolibrary, KineDok) until 10 November 2016. The 6th edition of East Doc Platform…
New Czech Regional Film Office
PRAGUE: The Bohemian region of Usti nad Labem is setting up a film office that will attract filmmakers to the area. Regional authorities also want to encourage the development of…
MIDPOINT Starts Feature Launch Workshop and Opens Applications for TV Launch
PRAGUE: MIDPOINT Feature Launch Workshop opened in Ponesice (Czech Republic) on 21 August 2016, as MIDPOINT opened applications for its TV programme MIDPOINT TV Launch, focusing on the development of…
FNE IDF DocBloc: You Are Just Six Degrees Apart From Obama or a Mexican Farmer
Do you know that there is a theory that you are connected to any other individual on this planet via a chain of six contacts only? Polish filmmaker Bartosz Dombrowski…
PRODUCTION: Czech Puppet Animation in Pre-development
PRAGUE: Pavel Sadílek’s Nagano -The Birth of Heroes, a long puppet animated film made under the auspices of the Czech Olympic Committee and the Czech Ice Hockey, is currently in…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Documentary Projects from Central and Eastern Europe to East Doc Platform 2017
The Institute of Documentary Film is looking for documentary projects in development/production/postproduction for the 6th edition of East Doc Platform, set to take place in Prague from 6 to 12…
PRODUCTION: Petr Jákl Preps Big Budget Jan Žižka
PRAGUE: Director/producer/screenwriter Petr Jákl is preparing a historic epic film about one of the most important personalities in the Czech history, Bohemia’s greatest warrior Jan Žižka of Trocnov. Expected to…
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 focusing on new trends and challenges of film distribution. In the coming months we…
PRODUCTION: Krobot Starts Shooting Quartet
PRAGUE: Czech director/actor Miroslav Krobot is currently shooting his second feature film, Quartet / Kvarteto. The film stars popular Czech actors such as Jiří Schmitzer and Barbora Poláková.
FNE IDF DocBloc: A Strong East European Delegation Will Attend Nordisk Panorama
In cooperation with Nordisk Panorama, the Institute of Documentary Film is organising numerous Eastern European delegations including a strong representation of Czech producers heading to this traditional Scandinavian festival of…
