FNE at Finale Plzen: Gangster Ka: African
PLZEN: Gangster Ka: African, the second film of the two-part Gangster Ka project by Jan Pachl, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE at Finale Plzen: The Greedy Tiffany
PLZEN: Andy Fehu‘s horror The Greedy Tiffany, which had its world premiere in 2015 at the Karlovy Vary IFF, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
PRODUCTION: Third Season of The Therapy Series Started Shooting
PRAGUE: HBO Europe started shooting the third and last season of The Therapy, the successful TV series based on the Israeli format BeTipul. Shooting will wrap in June 2016.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Chasing 50
PLZEN: Chasing 50 / Padesátka, a comedy made by the popular Czech actor/director Vojtěch Kotek, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE at Finale Plzen 2016: Family Film
PLZEN: The Czech/German/French/Slovenian/Slovak coproduction Family Film / Rodinný Film by Prague-based Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE at Finale Plzen: The Snake Brothers
PLZEN: Jan Prušinovský’s The Snake Brothers, winner of six Czech Lions in 2016, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE at Finale Plzen: Lost in Munich
PLZEN: Lost in Munich by Petr Zelenka, the winner of Czech Critics’ Awards in 2016, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE IDF DocBloc: IDF Traces at Visions du Réel in Switzerland
Two films that were presented within the East European Forum will premiere within Visons du Réel, which starts on 15 April 2016: Wall of Death, and All That by Mladen…
Docu Talents from the East Opens Call for Applications
JILHAVA: Submissions for the Docu Talents from the East 2016, a presentation of the finest Central and Eastern European creative documentaries in production or postproduction, are now open until 30…
Antik Telecom Wins Czech Broadcasting License
PRAGUE: Slovak operator Antik Telecom can now provide paid satellite TV service in the Czech Republic, as its subsidiary Tango Bohemia won a license for satellite radio and TV broadcasting.…
Czech Television and Czech Radio to Launch Multimedia Project
PRAGUE: Czech Television and Czech Radio are launching Generation What?, a multimedia project initiated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which will lead to a long documentary made by Ivana…
PRODUCTION: German TV Film State Justice Wraps Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: German TV film State Justice/Landgericht by Matthias Glasner wraps shooting in the Czech Republic on 12 April 2016. The film is a coproduction between the German UFA Fiction and…
PRODUCTION: Interlude in Prague Starts Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The UK/Czech historical drama Interlude in Prague started filming in the Czech Republic this week. The story is based on Mozart’s visit to Prague in 1787 and focuses on…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Project to Ex Oriente Film 2016
Teams consisting of a director and producer can apply to the Ex Oriente Film workshop until 4 May 2016.
FESTIVALS: Submit Your Film to the 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
JIHLAVA: The submissions for the 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival are open. The festival will take place on 25-30 October 2016.
FESTIVALS: The 29th Finále Plzeň Ready to Kick Off
PLZEŇ: Thirteen Czech and Slovak films will compete in the Golden Kingfisher competition for Best Feature Live Action or Animated Film at Finale Plzen, which will take place on 15-…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Fifteen Festival Hits in the Second Edition of KineDok
In 2016, the 2nd KineDok offers fifteen European documentaries and brings site specific screenings also to new audiences in Poland and Norway.
Chinese Films Shot in Czech Republic to Boost Tourism
PRAGUE: The number of Chinese tourists rose to 250,000 in 2015, compared to 17,000 a decade ago, following the Chinese romantic drama Somewhere Only We Know. The memorandum on film…
FESTIVALS: Sparrows Wins Febiofest
PRAGUE: Sparrows by Rúnar Rúnarsson won the Grand Prix of the 23rd Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, which ran from 17 to 25 March 2016 in Prague. A number…
PRODUCTION: Juraj Jakubisko Plans Sequel to The Feather Fairy
PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA: Juraj Jakubisko is planning a sequel to his popular Christmas fairy tale The Feather Fairy / Perinbaba (1985), which he will produce through his company Jakubisko Film.
