FNE at Finale Plzen: Clownwise
PLZEN: The film Klauni (Clownwise), based on a script by Petr Jarchovský and directed by Viktor Tauš was nominated for the Czech Lion awards in eight categories and Jiri Labus…
FNE at Finale Plzen: To the Sea
PLZEN: Expect intense interest when leading young Czech and international actor Jiří Mádl (Borgia, Four Suns, Colette) makes his directorial and scriptwriting debut with To See a Sea (Pojedeme k…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Eight Projects Selected for DOK.Incubator
The Institute of Documentary Film introduces the projects which will participate in the 2014 edition of DOK.Incubator.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Honeymoon
PLZEN: Honeymoon (Libanky), nominated for the Czech Lion in five categories and the winner of the Best Director Award at Karlovy Vary IFF starts the competition roll-out at the 27th…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Colette
PLZEN: The first day of competition at the 27th Finale Plzen national festival of Czech and Slovak films offers up Milan Cieslar’s English-lingo Colette.
FNE Interviews ANOMALIA Founder David Tousek
FNE speaks with David Tousek, founder of the Czech animation workshop ANOMALIA which is accepting Applications for its summer workshop through 15 April 2014. Participants should have at least one…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: East Silver Opens Applications
The East Silver documentary market is accepting applications through 30 June 2014.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex-Oriente Opens Applications
The year-long documentary workshop Ex-Oriente is now accepting submissions for the 2014 session.
FESTIVALS: Home Takes Febiofest Grand Prix
PRAGUE: The Swedish-Icelandic romantic tragicomedy Home (Hemma), the first film by director Maximilian Hult, won the main award and a prize of 5,000 EUR at Febiofest’s closing ceremony on 28…
FNE Europa Distribution - Distributor of the Month: Ivo Andrle
FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
FESTIVALS: Plzen Finale Announces Czech Slovak Competition
PLZEN: Fourteen Czech and Slovak films will compete for the main Golden Kingfisher at the Plzen Finale Festival, running 27 April – 3 May 2014.
Scandinavian Daughter Shoots in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Danish fantasy adventure film The Shamer’s Daughter directed by Kenneth Kainz and produced by Nina Lyng and Eva Juel Hammerich from Nepenthe Film and coproduced by Storm Films…
“First Lady of Czech Cinema,” Vera Chytilova, dies aged 85 in Prague.
PRAGUE: Vera Chytilova, one of the leading filmmakers of the Czech New Wave cinema died yesterday (12 March 2014) in Prague at the age of 85. Among Czech filmmakers she…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: East Doc Launches 20 Doc Projects
The Institute of Documentary Film’s most important activity and the largest documentary industry event in the region, the East Doc Platform, drew over 300 film professionals to Prague to network,…
Anomalia Accepting Applications
PRAGUE: Five training sessions are scheduled for the 2014 edition of the 3D animation workshop Anomalia taking place 14 July through 19 September 2014.
FESTIVALS: Judgment in Hungary Wins One World 2014
PRAGUE: Judgement in Hungary directed by Eszter Hajdú tales the Best Film award at the One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.
CT Art Channel Hits its Stride
PRAGUE: Czech TV’s new Art Channel has reached an audience share of 0.59% as it marks six months since its launch, putting it on a par with cultural channels elsewhere…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Seven projects engage with cross-media
Documentary development organization East Doc Platform is betting on seven surprisingly diverse "socio-eco-politically oriented" projects, presenting them today at Prague's Cervantes Institute in the context of the One World festival.
Febiofest expands into new venues
PRAGUE: The 21st edition of the city's biggest film gala, Febiofest, running 20-28 March in the Cinestar Andel multiplex, has announced its program, encompassing 141 films from 60 countries. In…
Silver Eye docu nominees' work streamed free
PRAGUE: In conjunction with the One World docu fest, the work of documentarians who are in the running for the Silver Eye award is being hosted online gratis 3-9 March…
