PRODUCTION: Danish/Czech Coproduction Shot in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The shooting on Kasper Torsting’s period drama In War and Love / I Krig & Kærlighed (working title) took place on Czech locations from 4 to 11 February 2018.…
FNE IDF DocBloc: 4GenWomen
Paula Oneț is developing 4GenWomen, a global project gathering stories about families with four generations of women under one roof in different countries and cultures.
FNE Country Report 2017: CZECH REPUBLIC
PRAGUE: Czech cinema had a good year in 2017, with international success of both feature films and documentaries, a film fund effectively supporting the development and production of numerous quality…
President Blanik Tops Weekend Attendance in Czech Cinemas
PRAGUE: The Czech satirical film President Blanik / Prezident Blaník directed by Marek Najbrt topped the weekend admissions chart with 63,630 admissions and 357,718 EUR / almost 9 m CZK…
FNE AV Innovation: FAMU to Launch Video Game Design Department
PRAGUE: The FAMU in Prague plans to introduce a new department specialised in video games design, as the Czech Republic is today one of the major video games developers.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Accreditations for East Doc Platform 2018 Still Open
Accreditations for East Doc Platform 2018 are opened until 20 February 2018. The event, organised by the Institute of Documentary Film in association with the One World International Human Rights…
FESTIVALS: One World Updates the System
PRAGUE: The International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new Updating the system logo, a new visual identity and new sections. The…
Filthy Wins Czech Film Critics’ Award
PRAGUE: Filthy / Špína directed by Tereza Nvotová was awarded Best Film and the Innogy Award for the Discovery of the Year at the Czech Critics´Awards 2017, while Little Crusader…
FilmBox Channel Expands in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The FilmBox channel reaches almost two million subscribers in the Czech Republic after its addition to the Skylink’s digital package on 22 January 2018.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Best Documentary Projects Selected for East Doc Platform 2018
See an overview of the new edition of East Doc Platform, that will take place in Prague from 3 to 8 March 2018.
Record Number of Czech Filmmakers at East Doc Platform
PRAGUE: Nearly one third of the 50 projects from CEE countries selected for the 7th East Doc Platform have a Czech director or a Czech (co)producer. The 7th East Doc…
New Historical Drama Britannia Filmed in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The new historical drama Britannia, currently available on Sky Atlantic and Amazon, was largely filmed in and around Prague, using the Czech Republic as a stand-in for Britain of…
dok.incubator Submission Deadline 31 January 2018
PRAGUE: Submit your rough cut to dok.incubator until 31 January 2018 and you can be selected with your team (director, producer, editor) to the three one-week residential sessions of the…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Projects Selected for East Doc Platform 2018
See the complete list of projects selected for East Doc Platform 2018.
Ice Mother Tops Czech Lions Nominations
PRAGUE: Ice Mother, Barefoot and Milada received the most nominations for the 25th annual Czech Lion awards, organised by the Czech Film and Television Academy. The winners will be announced…
PRODUCTION: I Olga Hepnarova Team Develop Nobody Likes Me
PRAGUE: Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda, authors of the critically acclaimed I, Olga Hepnarova, are developing the love story Nobody Likes Me / Nikdo mě nemá rád. This Czech/French coproduction…
Czech Republic Launches Script Consulting Incubator
PRAGUE: Script Consulting Incubator, a programme commissioned by the Czech Film Fund and organised by MIDPOINT, will have two separate branches, Training the Script Consultants and Development of Czech Scripts.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Media and Society: European Documentary in a Changing Media Landscape
Together with the Creative Europe Desks - MEDIA from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Institute of Documentary Film organises a meeting with documentary filmmakers in Prague on 25 January…
Filthy Tops Czech Film Critics’ Awards Nominations
PRAGUE: The Slovak/Czech drama Filthy / Špína directed by Tereza Nvotová got six nominations for the Czech Film Critics´Awards. The awards will be announced on 27 January 2018.
dok.incubator Workshop Calls for Rough-cut Feature Docs - DEADLINE: 31st January, 2018
dok.incubator workshop invites directors, editors and producers with feature docs in the rough cut stage to apply. There are many good films, but only a few of them are really…
