FNE IDF Doc Bloc: IDF Looks Back at Jihlava 2012
JIHLAVA: IDF recaps its activities at the 2012 Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
Czechs Unite Film Institutions
PRAGUE: The Czech National Film Archives will become the parent organization of the Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz), the Czech MEDIA Desk (www.mediadesk.cz), and the Czech Film Commission (www.filmcommission.cz) as of…
CME Sees Continued Loss in Q3
PRAGUE: Leading CEE TV and media company Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced third quarter 2012 net revenues of US$ 140.1 m, compared to US$ 165.5 m in the…
PRODUCTION: Mythmaking in Postproduction
JIHLAVA: Jan Gogola, Jr.'s new documentary is an intimate portrait of the contemporary Czech artist Kateřina Šeda who is binding ordinary people through projects combining art and social initiative. Jiři…
Czech Film Promoters Unveil Strategy to Boost Coproductions
PRAGUE: The Czech MEDIA Desk (www.mediadesk.cz) and the Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz) are launching new strategies to help Czech filmmakers increase the scope of coproductions.
Czechs Limit TV Ad Volume
PRAGUE: The Czech Senate has passed a bill that controls the volume of advertising on TV.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: Serbian Mirage Wins Jihlava European Competition
JIHLAVA: Serbian director Srdjan Keča’s film Mirage (skeca.com/mirage) won the Best CEE Documentary Film at the 16th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (www.dokument-festival.cz), which concluded 28 October 2012.
FNE Exclusive: Q & A with Hana Rezkova of the Institute of Documentary Film
JIHLAVA: FNE asked Hana Rezková about new trends in the documentary market and the projects the IDF (www.dokweb.net) runs not only at Jihlava IDFF but throughout the year.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: Visegrad Public TV Stations Look at Doc Coproduction Options
JIHLAVA: The heads of the public TV broadcasters from the four Visegrad countries – Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary - met this week during the Jihlava International Documentary Film…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: Emerging Producers Connects Documentary Filmmakers
JIHLAVA: Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (23-28 October 2012, www.dokument-festival.cz) has launched a new platform for documentary producers under the title Emerging Producers.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente at Jihlava IDFF
IDF's Ex Oriente programme features two master classes on its closing day in Jihlava.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: TV Documentary Coproduction Funding Just Beginning in CEE
JIHLAVA: Central European documentary filmmakers are beginning to see some coproduction funding sources in TV stations across the region, but most will have to look westward for their budgets.
PRODUCTION: Petr Vachler Preps the Meaning and Mystery of Life
PRAGUE: Director/screenwriter Petr Vachler is preparing a feature documentary on the mystery of existence based on the hypothesis that we might grasp the meaning of life while still living.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Workshop Opens in Jihlava
JIHLAVA: Ex Oriente continues it partnership with the Jihlava IDFF, but with a lower profile, offering a week-long workshop that begins on 22 October 2012. Click HEREto read full article…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Jihlava Sets Documentary Competitions
JIHLAVA: Eleven films will compete in the Czech Joy section of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (www.dokument-festival.com) taking place 23-28 October 2012.
OBITUARY: Czech animator Bretislav Pojar
PRAGUE: Cannes winning Czech animator Bretislav Pojar has died, just days after celebrating his 89th birthday.
FNE Doc Bloc: Nobel Prize Winner at Jihlava
JIHLAVA: Chinese novelist and filmmaker Gao Xingjian, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, will be a guest at the 2012 Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, 23-28 October.
FNE-IDF DocBloc: Czechs Unveil New Documentary Catalogue
PRAGUE: The 2012 catalogue of Czech documentary films in development, production or postproduction has been released along with data on the top documentaries in domestic release.
CME Promotes Mocanu, Budinschi of PRO TV
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (www.cetv-net.com) announced the appointment of Constantin Mocanu, General Director of PRO TV, to the position of Senior Vice-President Head of Voyo. PRO TV Head of…
Alois Nebel Nominated for EFA Award
PRAGUE: The Czech film Alois Nebel is one of three contenders for the European Film Academy’s (www.europeanfilmacademy.org) 2012 animated feature film award.
