FNE IDF DocBloc: Doc Tank 2017 Project Selection
Click HERE to see projects selected for the Doc Tank programme, set to take place within East Doc Platform in Prague, from 6 to 12 March 2017.
Czech Box Office Reached Record Numbers in 2016
PRAGUE: Czech box office reached its highest point in the country’s modern history in 2016 with 74 m EUR / 2.011 bl CZK, an increase of 12.65 m EUR /…
FNE AV Innovation: Development of Czech Grimm: the first Central European transmedia project
PRAGUE: Welcome to the second part of the guide for transmedia storytelling in the entertainment industry. I would like to share my experience of building a transmedia project from its…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Projects selected for Project Market 2017
Eleven projects were selected for Project Market 2017. The selected projects will take part in individual meetings with professionals (TV, sales, festivals and distributors) from Europe and North America in…
A Prominent Patient, Anthropoid and The Teacher Top Czech Lion Nominations
PRAGUE: Czech Film and Television Academy revealed the nominations for its 24th annual Czech Lion awards. A Prominent Patient / Masaryk, Anthropoid and The Teacher / Učitelka received most of…
dok.incubator Rough-cut Workshop Calls for Submissions
PRAGUE: Editors, directors and producers are invited to apply to the dok.incubator rough-cut workshop 2017. The deadline is 1 February 2017. They will work with top internationally-active mentors for six…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Doc Tank 2017 Project Selection
Five projects and two observers have been selected for Doc Tank 2017, which is part of East Doc Platform 2017, set to take place from 6 to 12 March 2017.
The Angel of God 2 Tops Czech Chart
PRAGUE: Jiří Strach’s Czech/Slovak coproduction The Angel of God 2 / Anděl páně 2 has become the most successful film in Czech cinemas in the last six weeks, with 925,000…
Accreditations for East Doc Platform Open
PRAGUE: Applications for the sixth East Doc Platform are expected until 15 February 2017. The largest documentary industry event of its kind will take place from 6 to 12 March…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Světozor, Prague
This month we speak with Petr Jirásek, the manager, statutory representative and shareholder of Světozor, one of the most adventurous cinemas in Prague. Opened in 2004 and renovated in 2007,…
I, Olga Hepnarova and Family Film Top the Czech Critics´ Awards Nominations
PRAGUE: I, Olga Hepnarova by Petr Kazda and Tomáš Weinreb, and Family Film by Olmo Omerzu have the most nominations for the Czech Critics´ Awards 2016. Fifty Czech film critics…
dok.incubator Workshop Opens Call for Applications
PRAGUE: Editors, directors and producers are invited to apply to the dok.incubator workshop 2017. Deadline is 1 February 2017.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East European Forum 2017 Announces Selected Projects
Nine documentary projects have been selected for the17th East European Forum that will take place within the East Doc Platform in Prague from 6 to 12 March 2017.
Film Europe Media Launches Two More Channels
PRAGUE: Film Europe Media Company launched two more channels, Československo HD and Festival Channel HD in November 2016, in addition to Film Europe Channel HD. Both channels are broadcasting in…
FNE IDF DocBloc: A Funny Probe Into the Absurd World of Soviet Commercials
Click HERE for an interview with Estonian filmmakers Kiur Aarma and Hardi Volmer about their documentary Gold Spinner, supported by the Institute of Documentary Film.
Winning Czech Documentary Free on VOD
PRAGUE: David Čálek's Climbing Higher, the most attended documentary of 2015 in Czech cinemas and winner of best feature length film award at Canada’s Banff Mountain Film Competition in November…
PRODUCTION: Petr Vaclav in Final Development with Big Budget Biopic Il Boemo
PRAGUE: Petr Vaclav will start the casting for Il Boemo, the biopic of Mozart’s friend, Czech composer Josef Myslivecek, in January 2017. The project received the biggest grant ever from…
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Gives Production Grants to Six Films
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund distributed 60 m CZK / 2,217,000 EUR in the late November round of production grants for 2016. From the total of 21 applications in…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: IDFA Awards Ex Oriente Doc
The Estonian documentary Come Back Free won the Special Jury Prize in Amsterdam.
Czech Animated Film Shortlisted for Oscar
PRAGUE: Happy End directed by Jan Saska is on the shortlist of ten films vying for the Oscar in the Animated Shorts category.
