PRODUCTION: Czech-Mex-Slovak Little Baby Jesus Goes into Postproduction
PLZEN: Producer Ales Hudsky, attending the Finale Plzen film festival for the presentation of upcoming Czech films on 26 April 2013, told FNE that his international coproduction has moved into…
Holland to Head up KVIFF Jury
PLZEN: Plzen’s loss will be Karlovy Vary’s gain. Karlovy Vary IFF announced that Polish director Agnieszka Holland will preside over the jury of the main competition. KVIFF will also screen…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Jihlava Emerging Producers Applications Opens
The Jihlava IDFF is accepting applications for the second annual Emerging Producers workshop. Click HERE to ready full story.
FNE at Finale Plzen 2013: The Confidant
PLZEN: Slovak director Juraj Nvota’s (Muzika) Slovak-Czech-Polish coproduction The Confidant is one of ten films competing for the Golden Kingfisher prize at the 26th Finale Plzen festival of Czech films,…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2013: DonT Stop
PRAGUE: DonT Stop, a Czech-Slovak coproduction directed by Richard Řeřicha and produced by Evolution Films, will screen in the main competition of the 26th Finale Plzen festival of Czech films,…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente 2013 Applications Open
The 2013 Ex Oriente Workshop is accepting applications from documentary film directors and producers through 1 June 2013. Read the full story on DOKweb.
Czech Incentives Move Forward
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund announced the list of projects which passed the “cultural test” for European cultural and production criteria, the first step in the process of applying…
FNE Exclusive: Interview with new exec director of Czech Producers Association
PRAGUE: FNE spoke with Karel Zýka, the new Executive Director of the Audiovisual Producers' Association of the Czech Republic, about his plans for the association and the future of filmmaking…
Broken Wins at Febiofest
PRAGUE: The British debut drama Broken directed by Rufus Norris won the Grand Prix of the 20th Febiofest, which concluded on 22 March 2013.
PRODUCTION: Clownwise in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Director Viktor Tauš has begun editing Klauni (Clownwise) based on a script by Peter Jarchovský and starring an international cast.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan Films Free to Stream
In the week from March 11 to 17, VOD portal DAFilms presents a selection of films from the new collection of recently finished documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe which…
FNE TV: One World Festival and IDF East Doc Platform
FNE TV teams up with Ontente to bring you news and interviews from One World Film Festival and IDF's East Doc Platform in Prague. Click HERE to see the videos
PRODUCTION: Colette in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Milan Cieslar has finished shooting his romantic war film Colette based on the book of the same name by Pulitizer Prize nominated Czech writer Arnost Lustig who also co-wrote…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2013: Competition Films Announced Films
PLZEN: Eleven Czech feature films will compete for the Golden Kingfisher awards at the 26th Finále Plzeň festival of Czech films.
FESTIVALS: One World Reaches Wider Audiences
PRAGUE: One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which saw audience numbers rise by 25 percent for the 2013 festival, presents its Best Film Award to the Danish film…
Febiofest under New Ownership
PRAGUE: Czech media reports that the 20-year-old Prague based film festival Febiofest has been sold to Prague International Film Festival.
FNE IDF DocBlock: East Doc Platform at One World
PRAGUE: The East Doc Platform opens at One World International Human RIghts Documentary Festival in Prague.
FNE at Czech Lions 2013: Winners: In the Shadow dominates awards
PRAGUE: The Czech, Slovak, Polish, Israeli coproduction In the Shadow directed by David Ondricek dominated the 20th anniversary edition of the Czech Lions at Prague’s Lucerna Hall on 2 March…
Czechs Reopen Rebate Incentives Applications
PRAGUE: The new Czech Cinematography Fund has reopened the application period for rebate incentives, extending it through 22 March 2013.
FESTIVALS: One World Opens in Prague
PRAGUE: The Norwegian documentary Bravehearts by Kari Anne Moe kicks off the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which opens today, 4 March 2013, and runs through 13…
