FNE - IDF DocBloc: Beetles and Presidents Offer Lessons
PRAGUE: Armed with no end of ironic analysis, director Hana Novakova takes on modern Czech politics with the help of the south Bohemian bark beetle and several offbeat personalities in…
FNE TV: Michal Bregant, Director of the Czech National Film Archives
FNE asked PhDr Michal Bregant, the Director of the Czech National Film Archives about the recent re-organisation of the NFA and the new and more important role it will be…
FNE-IDF DocBloc: An Eye-Witness to History
Czechoslovakia - The Destiny of a Canadian, by award-winning filmmaker Lukáš Přibyl, is slated for release in October, according to the Institute of Documentary Film.
Prague Hosts Third 48 Hour Film Project
Fall will see indie film crews scrambling in the city streets as the Czech capital commences its third edition of the 48 Hour Film Project 4-6 October. The event, billed…
History TV Series Bring Summer Business to Prague
The first of three multi-episode international dramas for broadcast has wrapped with the completion of location shoots on 1864, the Czech/Danish/German co-production shot at Barrandov through Sirena Film, with epic…
PRODUCTION: Svěrák Music Fairy Tale Three Brothers Shooting
PRAGUE: Czech Oscar winner Jan Svěrák is in production on the music fairy tale Tři bratři (Three Brothers), based on the script by his father, Zdeněk, who has incorporated music…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Mark the Fall of the Wall with Rabbits at Prague's Světozor
PRAGUE: The disarming, award-winning Polish documentary Rabbit a la Berlin screens at Kino Světozor (www.kinosvetozor.cz/en/) in a celebration of the end of the Berlin Wall, which ironically gave the bunnies…
PRODUCTION: Czech Village Tale Nowhere Shooting in Hills
Miroslav Krobot's original script chronicling the pitfalls of love in a small Moravian town, Nowhere (Díra u Hanušovic), is filming in the Czech Republic's Jeseniky mountains, which form and shape…
EU Approval Unblocks Czech Film Grants Process
Czech producers, distributors, cinemas and festivals are rushing to apply for grants from the newest iteration of the state Cinematography Fund following a European Commission ruling Tuesday approving the system's…
Big-Budget Czech Historic Films on the Rise
Following two decades of mainly small-scale, personal films, Czech producers are moving into larger projects celebrating epic historic tales set in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the First Republic and…
PRODUCTION: Dedictvi or Kurvaseneříká Wraps filming
PRAGUE: The two-month shoot in Prague and Brno of comedy Dedictví or Kurvaseneříka (The Heritage 2) has wrapped, following up on the film's first part
PRODUCTION: Czech 90's Story Wraps
The creative team behind Walking Too Fast (Pouta) - director Radim Špaček, screenwriter Ondřej Štindl, DoP Jaromír Kačer and producer Vratislav Šlajer - have wrapped two months of shooting for…
CME Struggling Under Ad Slump But Hopeful
PRAGUE: TV Nova owner Central European Media Enterprises has reported another drop in revenues of $31 m for the second quarter of the year to $180 m, citing an ad…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Jihlava Docu Winner Fortress in Run for Lux Prize
PRAGUE: Strikingly original documentary Fortress by Czech filmmakers Lukáš Kokeš and Klára Tasovská, will compete in the Lux Prize, marking the second time a Czech nonfiction film has had the…
Barrandov Sees 2012 Sales Rise With Brisk Business
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic's venerated Barrandov Studios has announced a four-fifths decrease in net profit from last year but reports sales of 463 million CZK, up 11 percent, according to…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: Tidbits of Rijeka: Ex Oriente meets Marijke Rawie
PRAGUE: Marijke Rawie offers insight and inspiration for docu makers and producers in an interview from the Ex Oriente project development sessions in Rijeka. Read the full story on Dokweb.…
Prague Production Snowpiercer Pre-sells to 167 Countries
SEOUL: The sci-fi epic shot at Prague's Barrandov Studios by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho over the last year has set a pre-sales record for a Korean film, according to…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Pipeline Triumphs at Karlovy Vary
The Karlovy Vary IFF gave the Best Documentary Award to the IDF film project Pipeline. Read the full story on Dokweb.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: TV Moves into the Festival Spotlight
KARLOVY VARY: The 48th Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com) gave a nod to the growing importance of TV in the film industry with screenings and panels that marked a first for…
FNE at KVIFF 2013: See how the critics rated the programme
The year for the first time FNE invited film critics attending the 48 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, East of the West…
