FESTIVALS: Zlin festival marks 50th anniversary
One of the oldest film festival events in Europe and the largest celebration of films for the youth and young adult market, Film Festival Zlin (www.zlinfest.cz) marks a milestone 50th…
PRODUCTION: Strach goes into production with two films
Czech director Jiří Strach will shoot two movies based on novels by best-selling Czech author Miloš Urban, coproduction company Czech television (www.ceskatelevize.cz) announced.
PRODUCTION: Lidice plans June shoot
Lidice, a Czech-Polish war drama from director Alice Nellis, will begin shooting in June, producer Adam Dvořák, head of production/distribution company Bioscop (www.bioscop.cz), announced.
PRODUCTION: Animated Čtyřlístek begins shooting
The well-loved Czech comic book series Čtyřlístek (The Four-Leaf Clover, refering to four life-long friends ) will be adapted into a full lenght animated film combining classic animation with 3D.
PRODUCTION: Jan Svěrák´s Kuky goes to post-production
Kuky Returns (Kuky se vrací), a feature film by Oscar winner Jan Svěrák combining live action and puppet animation is in post-production prior to its May 20 release.
Forgotten Transports travels to New York
The awarded four-part feature documentary series Forgotten Transports by Lukas Pribyl will be the centerpiece of the Legacy of Shoah Film Festival, March 27-28 in New York City.
Poland, Czechs take home One World awards
Poland's Pawel Łoziński was awarded Best Director for his documentary Chemo at the One World film festival held in Prague.
FNE at the Czech Lions 2010: Winners
PRAGUE: Marek Najbrt's Protektor was the clear favourite at this year's Czech Lions (6 March) picking up the prize for both best film and best director well as prizes for…
PRODUCTION: Kajínek release postponed
The world release of one of the anticipated Czech criminal thriller Kajínek, based on a true criminal case of the murderer Jiří Kajínek, is postponed to August 5, producer and…
PRODUCTION: Veiwegh's Novel for Men begins filming
A Novel for Men based on the latest novel from Czech bestselling author Michal Viewegh begins shooting on March 12, producer Rudolf Biermann from Infilm (www.infilm.cz) announced.
Anifest moves to Teplice
After eight years in the South Bohemian spa town of Trebon, the young festival of animated films AniFest is moving operations to Teplice.
FNE Visegrad Focus: Foreign productions in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has seen big budget foreign productions mostly dry up in 2009 following a long decline. In 2003, Hollywood and European filmmakers spent more than 5 bilion crowns…
FNE VISEGRAD FORUM: Czech film production and releases
Domestic films, particularly comedies, continued to outperform Hollywood at the box office in 2009.
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FNE Visegrad Country Focus: Czech Republic 2009 As 2009 draws to a close the Czech film industry is poised for a "make or break" new film law that if approved…
EFP Shooting Star Kryštof Hádek
With his an innocent boy looks, Czech actor Kryštof Hádek could play build a comfortable career playing only teenage idols.
FNE Interview with Pavel Strand Former Chairman of Czech Audiovisual Prodcuers Association
FNE spoke with Pavel Strnad, chairman of the Czech Audiovisual Producers' Association about the current state of the Czech film industry
Czechs announce first appearance at Clermont-Ferrand
The Czech Film Center is set to represent the Czech Republic at the Clermont-Ferrand market for short films (Feb 1-6) for the first time, and will have two shorts in…
Czech Center to Issue DVD of shorts
The Czech Film Center will release Czech Short Films Vol. 1, a selection of 12 short films by students the FAMU and Zlín Film Schools, at end of January.
Czech Lion nominations set
The nominations for the Czech Lion awards, the national "Oscar" ceremony, will be announced on February 6.
Habermann's Mill takes Bavarian Film Award prizes
Habermann's Mill, a Czech-German-Austrian co-production from Slovak born Czechoslovak New Wave director Juraj Herz, won two awards at the Bavarian Film Prize ceremonies in Munich on January 15.
