FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Korea Takes Zlin Golden Slipper
ZLIN: The Korean film The World of Us by Yoon Ga-eun won the prize for the best feature film for Children at the 56th Zlin IFF, which concluded on 3…
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Bulgaria Joins Visegrad Animation Forum
ZLIN: Bulgaria has joined the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia as one of the countries partnering in development and promotion of CEE European animation.
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Tim Clagues Plans Kid’s Euro Coproduction Film
ZLIN: Director Tim Clague is in development with The Magnificent Gobbler, a live action film for children planned as a European coproduction.
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Partners with Festival Scope Pro
Six Ex Oriente films were selected for a new partnership with Festival Scope Pro
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: Festival Ale Kino! Plans International Industry Pro Section
ZLIN: The International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! will launch an Industry Pro Section supported by the Polish Film Institute. The section will include masterclasses with international filmmakers, pitching…
FNE at ZLIN IFF 2016: National Film Archive Digitises 14 Czech Films
ZLIN: The Czech National Film Archive is set to premiere 14 digitised iconic films of the Czech cinema in the next 10 months and plans to open an in-house digitisation…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Karlovy Vary Returns to its Roots
PRAGUE: The 51st edition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, running 1-9 July 2016, resumes its mantel as the world’s gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, with eight of the twelve…
FNE TV: Michal Bregant Director of the Czech National Film Archive
FNE asked Michal Bregant about why the Cannes Film Festival has chosen Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák to screen in its prestigious Cannes Classics programme this year and about…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Nika
LJUBLJANA: Slobodan Maksimović’s Nika, a teen family drama about a 16-year-old go-cart driver who wins the most important race of her life, makes its debut in the international competition of…
Švankmajer Crowdfunds Insects
PRAGUE: Internationally acclaimed Czech surrealist and animator Jan Švankmajer has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for his new feature length project Insects. The campaign was launched via his production company…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016 European Debut Competition: Thirst
ZLIN: Svetla Tsotsorkova’s debut feature Thirst is competing in the international competition of European first films at the 56th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, which runs through 3 June…
PRODUCTION: Czech TV Continues ARTE Partnership with My Uncle Archimedes
PRAGUE: Following their successful coproduction projects – the TV series Jan Hus by Jiří Svoboda and Life According to Vaclav Havel by Andrea Sedláčková – Czech TV and the French-German…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Juries Ready for Zlin Opening Night
ZLIN: Ten juries consisting of 21 adults and 14 children are arriving in Zlin for the opening of the 56th International Film Festival for Youth and Children on 27 May…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Vachek Takes Communism to Marseilles
Czech director Karel Vachek will present his project Communism at FIDlab in Marseilles in July.
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Zlin Fetes Studio’s 80th Anniversary
ZLIN: The 56th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, taking place 27 May – 3 June, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the film studio in Zlin, which…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Ten Films in Debut Competition
ZLIN: CEE films have a place in the European competition of first films at the 56th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, which opens on 27 May 2016.
OBITUARY: Adolf Born
PRAGUE: Czech animator Adolf Born, best known for the Mach and Sebestova TV series, died on 22 May at the age of 85.
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Eight Children’s Films in Competition
ZLIN: Eight films from Europe, the Middle East and Asia have been selected for the competition of films for children at the 56th Zlin International Festival of Films for Children…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Announces Film Projects
Twelve film projects have been selected for the 2016/2017 Ex Oriente workshop
FNE at Zlin IFF: Eight Films for Youth Compete at Zlin Fest
ZLIN: A wide international selection of films will screen in the competition of feature films for youth at the 56th Zlin International Film Festival for Youth and Children, which runs…
