FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye at Jihlava IDFF
This year, 21 films will compete for the Silver Eye Award for the best documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe at the Ji.hlava IDFF.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Fifteen CEE Films in Jihlava’s Between the Seas Competition
JIHLAVA: Austria has an especially strong presence in the competition of Central European films, Between the Seas, at the 22nd Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, which runs 25 – 30…
What Men Long For Tops Czech Box Office
PRAGUE: The Czech comedy/fantasy What Men Long For / Po čem muži touží by Rudolf Havlik held on to its first place spot for a second week, taking in 33…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Interview with Helena Trestikova
The Institute of Documentary Film interviews one of the leading Czech documentary directors, HelenaTrestikova.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Interview with Simon Safranek
The documentary King Skate has had its Czech premiere recently and the European premiere will take place later this year. Here is an interview with the director, Simon Safranek.
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Yes Men, Mansky and McAllister - First Tutors of Ex Oriente Film Workshop in Ji.hlava Revealed
Mike Bonanno (half of The Yes Men duo), Vitaly Mansky and Sean McAllister are among the tutors of the 2nd workshop of Ex Oriente Film 2018/2019, entitled Inside the Production,…
Czech Republic Selects Winter Flies as Oscar Candidate
PRAGUE: Winter Flies by Olmo Omerzu has been voted by the members of the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) as Czech Republic’s official entry for the US Academy Awards…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Zdeněk Blaha Is New Manager of East Doc Platform
Starting from September 2018 Zdeněk Blaha is the new manager of the East Doc Platform and he also remains the manager of another event organised by the Institute of Documentary…
Michael Caine Joins Petr Jakl’s Medieval
PRAGUE: Michael Caine has joined the cast of Petr Jákl’s biopic Medieval, starring Ben Foster as Bohemia’s greatest warrior Jan Žižka of Trocnov. The film is coproduced by British-born Hollywood…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Projects to East Doc Platform 2019
Submit your feature length, short and interactive projects to the East Doc Platform 2019!
Second Season of Knightfall Series Returns to Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The second season of the History Channel's TV series Knightfall has begun filming at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. Tom Cullen is starring again, while Mark Hamill (Star Wars)…
Czech Minority Coproduction Borg/McEnroe Nominated for EFA People’s Choice Award
PRAGUE: Borg/McEnroe by Janus Metz, a coproduction between Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Czech Republic, is among the nine films nominated for the EFA People’s Choice Award 2018. The vote…
Spider-Man: Far From Home Set for Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home by Jon Watts will be partially shot in the Czech Republic in September 2018. Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Keaton, Jacob Batalon…
FNE Jihlava Doc News: Call for Applications for Ji.hlava Academy
Applications are open until 15 September 2018 for the Ji.hlava Academy, a five-day educational, networking and inspiring platform open to directors, cinematographers, editors, producers, visual artists, and also to film…
Ben Foster to Star in Biggest Budget Czech Film in History
PRAGUE: American actor Ben Foster will portray Bohemia’s greatest warrior Jan Žižka of Trocnov in Petr Jákl’s biopic coproduced by British-born Hollywood producer Cassian Elwes.
Jan Němec's and Karel Vachek's Films on Prague Spring 1968 Online at DAFilms.com
PRAGUE: The Ferrari Dino Girl by Czechoslovak New Wave classic Jan Němec and Elective Affinities by Karel Vachek are available online on DAFilms.com on the occasion of the 50th anniversary…
FNE IDF DocBloc: God Overestimated Me
Youlian Tabakov is in development with the Bulgarian/Swedish coproduction God Overestimated Me, a documentary about an old and lonely woman, sitting in front of the enormous ocean of the past.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Dream – Klusák and Remunda Retrospective in Moscow
Three Moscow cinemas will screen eight films by Czech documentary filmmakers Vít Klusák and Filip Remunda from 19 to 23 September 2018, as part of the Czech Dream retrospective.
MIDPOINT Feature Launch Offers 10,000 EUR Cash Prize
KARLOVY VARY: The best project in the MIDPOINT Feature Launch programme will receive a cash prize of 10,000 EUR, starting from 2019. The winner will be announced at the Karlovy…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Editor's Place in Czech Documentary: Jana Vlčková
Click HERE to read the interview with leading Czech editor Jana Vlčková
