New journey begins for Czech film quartet
Lukáš Přibyl's four-part labor of love that began with his family history, the Czech feature documentary series Forgotten Transports, is ready to set out on its final journery: the international…
Gatteo moves into production
Film Studio Gatteo is gearing up for its debut as a film producer, after working for three years on Juraj Herz's psychological thriller T.M.A.
Production: Czech-Slovak-Irish debut in post-production
Foxes (Lištičky) (www.listicky.cz), a co-production from Slovakia, Ireland and the Czech Republic written and directed by first time director Mira Fornay, has completed a half year shoot on locations in…
EFP Producer on the Move: Czech Republic's Monika Kristl
Monika Kristl was only 22 years old when she became a principal producer and managing director of the Prague-based international production services company Dawson Production (www.dawson.cz) in 1996.
Training animators to pitch
With TV stations strapped for commissioning cash, animators need all the help they can get. That's where Anifest's pitching training forum comes in.
Fox pilot in Prague, Croatia
Breaking a dry streak in the Czech Republic, Fox began filming the pilot for Masterwork in Prague on April 28.
Czech TV advertising up
Advertising spend on Czech television defied market trends, rising by 13% in March, according to a TNS Media Intelligence report cited by the Dow Jones newswire service.
Czech film production soars
A packed room of industry pros showed up to scout more than 20 upcoming films, out of 60 Czech films in various stages of production, selected for the annual presentation…
Production: Vorel shooting Billionaire
Director, scriptwriter, master of parody and trifle, and occasional actor Tomáš Vorel will finish an eight week shoot on his new film To Catch a Billionaire (Jak ulovit miliardáře) in…
Production: Vorel shooting Billionaire
Director, scriptwriter, master of parody and trifle, and occasional actor Tomáš Vorel will finish an eight week shoot on his new film To Catch a Billionaire (Jak ulovit miliardáře) in…
The biggest festival of Czech films begins
This year for the first time the festival Finále commences on Sunday 19th April instead of Monday and will continue until Saturday 25th April. A whole week is in Plzeň…
Record grant for animation director
Czech animation director and recent Athens Animfest winner Jan Balej received a record 10 million crown (370,000) grant for his new film, Little Fishergirl.
Barrandov opens Digitalization center
Barrandov opened a new Film Digitalization and Postproduction Center at the Barrandov Studios Film Laboratories Division on April 16.
God's Kiss equals box office bliss
Czech director Marie Poledňáková love story and Falcon Film release You Kiss Like God (Líbáš jako Bůh) reached a surprising 709,000 viewers by April 15, two months after opening.
16th Annual Days of European Film
Prague 16-23 April 2009 / Brno 25-30 April 2009 / Olomouc 27-30 April 2009
Febiofest lauds powerhouse directors
Wim Wenders and Mike Leigh will open and close this year's Febiofest, running March 26 - April 3 in Prague.
Nellis to shoot Lidice in autumn
Director Alice Nellis's Lidice, a 1942 big-budget Czech war drama, will begin shooting in autumn.
Menzel to make Croatian docs
Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel is headed to Croatia for a pair of documentary projects.
FNE at the Czech Lions 2009
Petr Zelenka's The Karamazovs, based on a theatre production of the famous book, picked up the prize for both best film and best director at this year's Czech Lions, (7…
Czech Lions honour Karamazovs and Tobruk
The Karamazovs (Karamazovi) by director Petr Zelenka won best movie of 2008 at the Czech Lions, the annual awards of Czech film and television academy (www.cfta.cz).
