Oscar Winning Czech Director Jan Sverak to Release Re-mastered Early Hits
PRAGUE: Oscar winning Czech director Jan Sverak has re-mastered and re-released theatrically his 1994 comedy hit Akumulator I. The film is the second in a series of Sverak’s early films…
BOX OFFICE: Czech Film Enters Top 3 after First Weekend
PRAGUE: Czech comedy/drama Smiles of Sad Men / Úsmevy smutných muzu by Dan Svátek opened on 12 July and went directly to number 3 in the local box office.
FNE IDF DocBloc: The System Is Working. Now We Need to Go Beyond Its Borders
Czech film producer and director Radim Procházka sat down with the Institute of Documentary Film to speak about the current state of Czech documentary film from the perspective of a…
MIDPOINT Call for Applications 2019
PRAGUE: Applications for MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2019 , MIDPOINT Shorts 2019 and MIDPOINT TV Launch 2019 can be sent in until 21 September 2018.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Announces New Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund allotted 1.41 m EUR / 36.6 m CZK for the production of nine long and short animated films and 173,544 EUR / 4.5m CZK as…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver at SiciliAmbiente
East Silver has long time partnerships with festivals all around the world. The new partnerships include the Slovak festival Cinematik Piešťany, Russian festivals Pacific Meridian and Saratov Sufferings IFFDD and…
Who's Partying at Cottbus Brunch at KVIFF 2018
See who was at the traditional Cottbus Film Festival and Connecting Cottbus Brunch in Karlovy Vary. The 28th Cottbus Film Festival of Eastern European cinema takes place this year from…
FNE at KVIFF 2018: Prize Winners: Radu Jude’s I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Wins Grand Prix
KARLOVY VARY: The Romanian film I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians directed by Radu Jude took home the Crystal Globe and a cash prize…
FNE at KVIFF 2018: Czech Film Industry Calls For Increased Tax Incentives
KARLOVY VARY: The Czech film industry is calling for increased tax incentives. During the Karlovy Vary Film Festival the Czech Minister of Culture backed calls to increase tax incentives for…
FNE at KVIFF 2018: International Sales for Panic Attack
KARLOVY VARY: Paweł Maślona’s black comedy Panic Attack, which is currently competing in Karlovy Vary’s main competition, was sold by New Europe Film Sales to Greece (Neo), Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris),…
FESTIVALS: Jean-Luc Godard's 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF Spot Released
KARLOVY VARY: The spot of the 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF made by Jean-Luc Godard has been officially released at the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF. The 2018 Ji.hlava IDFF will take place…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Documentaries Out of Comfort Zone in Karlovy Vary Competition
Click HERE to read about the Czech documentaries selected for the competition of the 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF.
HBO Europe Green-lights Original Czech Series Oblivious
KARLOVY VARY: HBO Europe will produce in the Czech Republic an original six-part espionage drama Oblivious, which will be directed by Ivan Zacharias.The announcement was made during an HBO Europe…
FNE at KVIFF 2018: LUX Prix Official Selection Announced
KARLOVY VARY: The ten films in the official selection of the annual Lux Film Prix of the European Parliament were announced at the Karlovy Vary IFF on 1 July 2018.
Stray Dogs Picks Up KVIFF Competition Film Domestique
KARLOVY VARY: Young Paris-based sales company Stray Dogs has acquired the Czech/Slovak film Domestique by Adam Sedlák prior to its screening in the official competition of the Karlovy Vary IFF,…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Site Specific Doc at KVIFF
Occupation 1968 will have a site-specific Czech Premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
FESTIVALS: Czech and Slovak Films Get Special Attention at Karlovy Vary
PRAGUE: Three Czech/Slovak coproductions and another six Czech films will vie in the three competitive sections of the Karlovy Vary IFF, which opens on 29 June 2018.
MIDPOINT Opens Call for Short Film Workshop
PRAGUE: The script development programme MIDPOINT is accepting applications for its workshop for short fiction films in development.
FNE at KVIFF 2018: Polish Sales Outfit IKH Pictures Promotion Boards East of West Competitor Via Carpatia
KARLOVY VARY: Polish sales and promotion outfit IKH Pictures and Promotion headed by Iza Kiszka-Hoflik will be representing East of the West competitor Via Carpatia directed by Klara Kochańska and…
Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit with Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell Filming in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: New Zealand's director/screenwriter/actor Taika Waititi is filming his anti-war satire Jojo Rabbit in the Czech Republic during a 40-day shoot lasting through mid-July. The film stars Scarlett Johansson and…
