Seven Documentaries Selected for DOK.Incubator 2015
PRAGUE: Seven projects in rough-cut stage will participate in the first workshop session of DOK.Incubator in Třešť (Czech Republic) from 30 May to 6 June 2015.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Icing
PLZEN: Jan Hřebejk’s explosive comedy Icing / Zakázané uvolnění is based on a successful play with the story taking place in a remote village pub during an Ice Hockey World…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Children
PLZEN: Jaro Vojtek‘s Slovak/Czech coproduction Children/Děti pictures the complicated relationships between parents and children on the backdrop of contemporary Czech Republic. The film will be screened within the 28th edition…
FNE at Finale Plzen: In Silence
PLZEN: In Silence/ V tichu by writer/director Zdeněk Jiráský is a stylized docu-drama portraying the lives of five Jewish artists from Czechoslovakia and Germany who were persecuted during the Holocaust.…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Places
PLZEN: Radim Špaček’s coming-of-age film Places / Mista is part of a trilogy examining the changing face of the contemporary Czech Republic. The film will be screened within the 28th…
FNE Doc Bloc: Apply for East Silver Market 2015
JIHLAVA: East Silver, a documentary market specialized in Eastern and Central European documentary, is open for submissions until 30 June 2015.
FNE at Finale Plzen: The Way Out
PLZEN: Petr Václav’s The Way Out / Cesta Ven, the most awarded Czech film of 2014, will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from 26 April…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Us 2
PLZEN: Slobodanka Radun’s debut feature Us 2/ My 2 is a contemporary love story based on a script by the famous Czech author Radka Denemarková. The film will be screened…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Angels
PLZEN: Angels by Alice Nellis, one of many adaptations of Michal Viewegh´s books, was released by its Czech distributor CineMart in October 2014. The film will be screened within the…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Three Brothers
PLZEN: Jan Svěrák’s musical fairytale Three Brothers, a Czech/Danish coproduction which had the highest cinema attendance in Czech cinemas in 2014, will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Hostage
PLZEN: Juraj Nvota’s tragicomic family film Hostage, based on a screenplay by the famous Slovak author Peter Pišťánek, will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Hany
PLZEN: Michal Samir’s debut feature Hany, filmed in one shoot during a three-day filming schedule, will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from 26 April to…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Nowhere in Moravia
PLZEN: Nowhere in Moravia by popular Czech actor and director Miroslav Krobot will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from 26 April to 2 May 2015.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Schmitke
PLZEN: Štěpán Altrichter’s debut feature Schmitke will be screened within the 28th edition of Finale Plzen running from 26 April to 2 May 2015.
FESTIVALS: Finale Plzen Film Festival Lineup
PLZEN: The Finale Plzen Film Festival has announced it's full lineup. This year Slovak films are also in the competition for the main award, the Golden Kingfisher. There will also…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Apply for Ex Oriente Film 2015
Submissions are now open for Ex Oriente Film 2015, the year-long international workshop supporting the development and funding of creative documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe.
PRODUCTION: Karin Babinska to Direct Czech-Dutch Coproduction
PRAGUE: Rick McCallum and Martin Šebík from Film United, the Prague-based company which coproduced the TV series Borgia, have announced that their new project, Following the Dream/Za sny, will be…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Cain's Children Screened in Prague
PRAGUE: On Monday, April 6, an exceptional documentary Cain's Children will be screened in Cinema Světozor in Prague. In a visually captivating manner, the Hungarian director Marcell Gerő tells the…
Czech Doc Confessions of the Forgotten by Petr Vaclav Gets Theatrical Release
PRAGUE: A new documentary by Petr Václav, Confession of the Forgotten/Zpověď zapomenutého, will be released theatrically by its producer Mimesis Film. The film has its Czech premiere on 2 April…
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Winners 2015
PRAGUE: The winner of the Febiofest is Life in a Fishbowl, directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson. The film is a coproduction between Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic and produced…
