Museum of the Revolution Wins East Doc Platform Award
PRAGUE: The Serbian/Croatian coproduction Museum of the Revolution by Srđan Keča was awarded the East Doc Platform Award and also the IDFA Forum Award at the 8th edition of East…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Real Love
Love has many faces. From passionate love between lovers, to motherly love for her children, or even love to one’s hobby. The passion is always here. Here is a list…
Crowdfunding Campaign for Havel Doc Exceeds Funding Target
PRAGUE: Czech director Petr Jančárek has received more than 39,000 EUR / 1m CZK, double the funding target of 15,500 EUR / 400,000 CZK, in the first 10 days of…
FESTIVALS: The 26th Prague IFF Febiofest Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Nine films will vie in the New Europe Competition of the 26th Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, set to take place from 21 to 29 March 2019.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Greta Stocklassa: I Feel an Obligation to the Protagonists
Greta Stocklassa is currently making Kiruna 2.0, a film about the relocation of a Swedish mining town. Being half-Swedish, Stocklassa is opening another opportunity for Czech documentary film to get…
Czech Debut Women on the Run Scores Box Office Hit
PRAGUE: The Czech comedy Women on the Run by newcomer director Martin Horský is ranked second in the Czech box office with over 890,000 admissions and 5.3 m EUR /…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform 2019 to Highlight "Eastern Logic"
The 8th edition of East Doc Platform (EDP) will focus on "Eastern Logic". The biggest industry event for Central and Eastern European documentaries starts on 9 March 2019. The complete…
Forty International Productions Spent Nearly 200m EUR in Czech Republic in 2018
PRAGUE: Forty international TV series and films were shot in the Czech Republic in 2018. With 194.7 m EUR / 5 billion CZK, 2018 became one of the strongest years…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Docs... Coming Soon 2019 - Selected Projects
An essential part of the East Doc Platform is the presentation Czech Docs... Coming Soon dedicated to Czech documentary projects.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Development of Nine Feature Projects
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund distributed 272,604 EUR / 7.01 m CZK for the development of nine feature films.
FESTIVALS: One World Film Festival Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Twelve titles will vie in the international competition of the 2019 One World International Human Rights Film Festival, taking place from 6 to 17 March 2019 in Prague and…
Banned Czech Doc Returns to Cinemas
PRAGUE: The Czech documentary The Road Leads to Tibet / Cesta vede do Tibetu by Vladimír Sís will return to cinemas more than 60 years after its premiere. Its renewed…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Interactive 2019 Programme Revealed
The upcoming East Doc Platform 2019 will offer not only the traditional documentary projects, but also those telling stories in a very innovative way. The East Doc Interactive workshop helps…
FNE at Berlinale 2019: Czech Film in Berlin
Come and visit us at the European Film Market and learn more about the current state of Czech cinema, new and upcoming films, or about co-production and shooting possibilities in…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Greta Stocklassa: I Feel an Obligation to the Protagonists
Greta Stocklassa is currently making Kiruna 2.0, a film about the relocation of a Swedish mining town.
OBITUARY: Czech Director and Scriptwriter Václav Vorlíček
PRAGUE: Václav Vorlíček, author of several classic Czech films, especially crazy comedies and fairy tales, has died at the age of 88.
Jan Palach Wins 2018 Czech Film Critics‘ Awards
PRAGUE: Robert Sedláček’s Jan Palach won the Czech Film Critics’ Award for best film, while the best director award went to Olmo Omerzu for his road movie Winter Flies /…
FNE Market Analysis 2018: CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech cinema enjoyed domestic and international successes of both feature films and documentaries in 2018, with the Czech Film Fund effectively supporting the development and production of numerous quality films…
FNE IDF DocBloc: First Tutors of 3rd Ex Oriente Film 2018 Revelead
Marta Prus, Torstein Parelius and Mila Turajlić are among the tutors of the last of three week-long Ex Oriente Film workshop sessions, which will take place in Prague from 9…
Magenta TV Buys HBO’s Wasteland
PRAGUE: Beta Cinema sold the eight-part original drama series Wasteland / Pustina produced for the Czech branch of HBO Europe to Deutsche Telekom's Magenta TV.
