MTV to launch in Czech Republic
Nova TV will launch MTV in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on November 29, in partnership with MTV Networks Intermational.
Production: Svěrák shooting Kuky Returns
Czech director Jan Svěrák, who received Oscar for Kolya in 1996, has started filming his new movie Kuky Returns (Kuky se vrací).
Production: Jakl shoots Kajinek
Director and producer Petr Jákl has started shooting his "opus magnum," the big budget crime-thriller Kajínek, based on a true story of one of the most notorious Czech prisoner Jiří…
Grapes 2 finishes shooting
The sequel to a Czech comedy hit, Grapes 2 (Bobule 2) by director Vlad Lanné and screenwriter Tomáš Holeček finished shooting on Sunday, July 19, distribution and production company Bioscop…
Production: Protector opening set for September 22
Protector, director Marek Najbrt's big-budget war psychothriller, will have its official world release on September 22 in Prague.
KVIFF Winners 2009
The festival juries have awarded the best films of the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF 2009 during the Official Closing on July 11.
Production: Hrebejk begins Kawasaki shoot
Director Jan Hrebejk announced he has started shooting his newest film, Kawasaki´s Roses (or Roses for Kawasaki).
Havel to make directing debut
Playwright and former Czech President Vaclav Havel plans to direct his first film, based on his recent play Leaving.
Production: Two films based on novels from Michal Viewegh
Michal Viewegh, a best-selling Czech novelist and screenwriter is working on two film screenplays based on his books.
Production: Herz shoots a story from Sudetenland
Czechoslovak director Juraj Herz is in production with a big-budget historical drama, Habermann´s Mill (www.habermannuvmlyn.cz), based on a true story from the Sudetenland during the era of Nazi occupation.
Production: Oscar-nominee Trojan in production
Academy Award nominee Ondrej Trojan (Zelary, 2003) is in production with his 1970's film Občanský průkaz, produced by his production company Total HelpArt (THA).
Palace Cinemas to open 3 new multiplexes
Palace Cinemas will open three new multiplexes in the Czech Republic in 2010, the company announced on May 20.
Jakubisko plans Slavic epic
Juraj Jakubisko, whose recent box office hit Bathory, broke Central European production records, is developing a Slavic saga entitled One Thousand Years of Solitude.
Czech films drive local box office
Czech films conquered the local admissions and helped drive the 2008 box office to an all-time record and post-Communist record admissions of 12.9 million.
IDF at Sunny Side, Karlovy Vary
Tne Prague-based Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) will host four events over the next two month, including presentations at Sunny Side of the Doc and the Karlovy Vary film festival.
