EFP Producers on the Move 2013: Viktor Taus
PRAGUE: Czech producer Viktor Taus, raised on both 35 mm and VHS, developed a desire to create both artistically compelling and commercially successful films.
ScripTeast 2013 at Cannes: Painted Bird
Czech scriptwriter Václav Marhoul competes for the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award during the 2013 Cannes IFF with Painted Bird, theharrowing story of the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his…
DOK Incubator Deadline May 20
DOK.Incubator is accepting applications for grants for development of Czech and Polish documentary projects through 20 May 2013.
FNE Cannes preview 2013: Czech documentaries and short films to be seen at film festival in Cannes
CZECH & SLOVAK Pavilion # 133 in the International Village at Marché du Film
FNE at Anifilm 2013: Consuming Spirits Takes Top Prize
TREBON: The 4th edition of Anifilm, which concludes on 8 May 2013, firmly established the festival’s presence amid a reviving animation industry in Central Europe.
FNE TV: Czech director Jiri Menzel
FNE asked Czech director Jiri Menzel about his new film Don Juan which has its premier at the end of may as well as about the state of European cinema…
FNE at Anifilm: Czech TV Leads CEE Coproduction Pact
TREBON: Czech TV has signed a cooperation memorandum with Radio and Television Slovakia on television coproductions.
FNE at Anifilm: TV Stations Look at Coproduction through Animation
TREBON: Animation could be the key to launching regional TV series coproductions, TV station executives told a packed room of producers and animators at the first Visegrad Animation Forum, taking…
FNE at Anifilm 2013: Industry Drives Debuting Animation Forum
TREBON: The 4th edition of the Czech festival of animation, Anifilm (3-8 May 2013) takes a giant step forward with the launch of the Visegrad Animation Forum on May 5th,…
Hungary and Czech Republic Compete at Monte Carlo TV Fest
PRAGUE: Two Hungarian programmes and two Czech programme are among the nominees for the 2013 awards of the 53rd Monte Carlo Television Festival, taking place 9-13 June 2013.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Deadline for 2013
PRAGUE: The deadline for the year-long international workshop for documentary films, Ex Oriente Film 2013, is accepting applications on line and free of charge through 1 June 2013.
FNE at Anifest 2013: Festival Survives Obstacles
TEPLICE: The main jury of the 12th edition of Anifest which closed on 1 May 2013 chose not to award a prize in the Best Animated Feature Film category. Jury…
Explosion in Prague Closes FAMU
PRAGUE: An apparent natural gas explosion in central Prague on 29 April 2013 near FAMU film school, resulting in a reported 40 injuries, has closed down the school for the…
CME Revenues Decline in Q1 2013
PRAGUE: Advertiser’s refusal of increased advertising rates in the Czech Republic drove another quarter of continued losses for Central European Media Enterprises (CME). The Czech Republic accounted for 20 m…
FNE at Finale Plzen: My Dog Killer Takes Best in Show
PLZEN: Festival director Ivan Jachim was unfortunately sidelined due to illness for the duration of the 26th Finale Plzen festival of Czech films which concluded on 27 April 2013.
FNE at Finale Plzen 2013: Czech German Student Comedy Wins Plzen Pitching Award
PLZEN: Soon-to-be FAMU graduate Tomas Vach charmed the audience of industry professionals at the Czech Film Center presentation of upcoming films at the Finale Plzen with his pitch of a…
FNE at Anifilm 2013: Ten Films Screening in Two Competitions
TREBON: Two American films, two Spanish films and one Czech films are among the ten film selected to compete in the adult animation and the children’s animation sections at the…
PRODUCTION: Negativ Finishes Filming on Fair Play
PLZEN: Fair Play, a Communist era sports drama written and directed by Andrea Sedlackova, completes filming on Monday, 30 April 2013, and moves into postproduction on Tuesday.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Czechs Push Provincial Film Production
PLZEN: Regional filmmaking in the Czech Republic is bursting with new-found interest from local city and district offices gearing up to establish local film commissions and even provide funding grants.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Czech TV Builds Outside Partnerships
PLZEN: Jan Maxa, Head of Programme Development at Czech Television (CTV), told audiences at the Industry Section of the Finale film festival in Plzen that CTV established co-development, pre-sales and…
