MIDPOINT Chooses Eight Films for Czech Workshop
PRAGUE: The MIDPOINT Central European dramaturgy programme will host its third annual workshop on recognizing dramatic potential in a story at Prague’s FAMU film school on 17-19 October 2013.
Andrusko Departs TV Nova
Jan Andrusko, general director of Central European Media Enterprises’ (CME) Czech flagship station TV Nova, is leaving his position at the end of October 2013.
NATPE Takes Market to Prague
PRAGUE: After a 23 year run, NATPE Budapest (formerly DISCOP Budapest) will move the CEE region’s leading TV market to Prague under the new name NATPE Europe.
Foreign Channels Face CEE Rebuke
PRAGUE: TV broadcasts from foreign stations have prompted action from authorities in Lithuania, Latvia, and the Czech Republic.
Czechs Weigh Lawsuit against National Geographic TV
PRAGUE: An inflammatory programme presented as a documentary on crime in Prague could lead to a civil lawsuit by the City of Prague against the National Geographic Channel.
FNE IDF DocBloc: An Art Detective Story
Czech director Andrea Culkova journeys back to 1940 to uncover the mystery of two Czech artists who seemingly disappear en route from Paris to Prague.
Czech Dubbing Could Get a Drubbing
PRAGUE: The Czech newswire CTK reports that the venerated Czech tradition of dubbing (which even has its own awards) is under fire.
Academy Disqualifies Burning Bush
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, Burning Bush, has been disqualified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
CoCo Celebrates 15 Years of Pitching Coproductions
PRAGUE: From its modest yet aspirational beginnings in 1999, Connecting Cottbus has emerged as the leading pitching platform for CEE filmmakers, with numbers to back up this claim.
CEE Completes Oscar Roster
PRAGUE: The final list of entrees vying for Oscar nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film category includes the recent Slovenian hit and Venice FEDORA winner Class Enemy directed by…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Nellis Directing HBO Doc
Award-winning Czech director Alice Nellis is a documentary on the subject of adoption. Click HERE to read full article on IDF
Colette, Don Juan Charm Czech Audiences
PRAGUE: Jiri Menzel’s Don Juan story Womanizer took the top spot on the Czech box office, while director Milan Cieslar’s English language bow Colette remained in the top ten after…
Docs Find a Home in Prague
PRAGUE: The vibrant Czech documentary scene was in evidence at a presentation of ten documentary works-in-progress premiering in the 2013-2014 season, a lead-up to the main event of the year:…
CME Appoints Matthias Settele General Director of TV Markiza
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cme.net) announced the appointment of Matthias Settele to replace outgoing General Director of Slovakia’s TV Markiza Zuzana Tapakova on 23 September.
PRODUCTION: Single Cut Hany Wraps 3-Day Shoot
PRAGUE: Debuting director Michal Samir finished a marathon three-day filming schedule on Hany, a drama shot on location in the famed Czech brewery city of Plzen, on 21 September 2013.
German and Norwegian Productions Joins Slate of International TV Projects Shooting on Czech Locations
PRAGUE: Historical TV productions are energizing the Czech international film service industry, with two TV projects for Germany’s SAT 1 and Norwegian TV scheduled to production within the next month,…
FESTIVALS: Jihlava Selects 19 Emerging Producers
PRAGUE: The second edition of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival’s Emerging Producers project has named 19 European participants. Central European participants come from Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic (with…
CME Names New Bosses
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises, the web of TV networks covering six nations in the region, has announced that Christoph Mainusch and Michael Del Nin will take immediately the reigns…
Czech Documentarians Chronicle Moravian Emigre
NEW PHILADELPHIA: Filmmakers for Czech TV recounting the life of Moravian missionary David Zeisberger for Vistafilm are exploring Tuscarawas County, Pennsylvania currently, shooting in places connected with his life, including…
Screenplay on Husák’s Wife Wins Main Award in International MIDPOINT Programme
Prague: MIDPOINT, an international educational project aimed at supporting talent and development in European screenwriting, culminated at Prague's FAMU film school this weekend with honors for best projects.
