In the Shadow, Four Suns Lead Czech Critics Nominations
PRAGUE: David Ondříček’s 1950’s drama Ve Stinu (In the Shadow) and Bohdan Sláma’s contemporary dark comedy Čtyři slunce (Four Suns) dominated the nominations for the Czech Film Critics Awards, which…
Czech Parliament Overrides Klaus Veto to Approve New Film Law
PRAGUE: The Czech film industry is celebrating as the long awaited new film law was passed this week by the Czech parliament.
Czech parliament to vote on vetoed Cinema Law and 2013 budget for tax incentives
PRAGUE: Czech Ministry of Culture confirmed today that the parliamentary vote about the new Law redefining support for audiovisual production and cinematography postponed from 4 December will take place 18…
Hrebejk Film Day for Date Release Delivers Limited Results
PRAGUE: The simultaneous theatrical and VOD release of Jan Hrebejk's Waste, City and Death, an adaptation of a Rainer Werner Fassbinder script and stage play in Prague has brought in…
First Czech Audiovisual Cluster Planned for Zlin
ZLIN: Tomas Bata University (www.utb.cz) officials have announced that this Moravian city, with its strong film industry tradition, will host the initiative CreaClust to connect art and business in the…
Czech broadcaster NOVA TV to launch new channel
PRAGUE: Leading Czech commercial broadcaster TV Nova (tv.nova.cz) has asked the state for permission to launch a new channel, which it would call Smichov, described as offering content of a…
France Honors Karlovy Vary's Eva Zaoralova
PRAGUE: The Karlovy Vary festival's former artistic director was feted this week when the French Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Pierre Lévy, conferred upon Eva Zaoralova the second grade of…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Premysl Martinek: Czech Republic
FNE together with Europa Distribution (www.europa-distribution.org) continues its Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face,…
Simultaneous VOD and Cinema Release for New Hrebejk Film
PRAGUE: Czech director Jan Hrebejk‘s new Fassbinder inspired feature Waste, City and Death (Opad, Mesto, Smrt) will have its premiere on 22 November 2012 in Prague cinemas and at the…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: IDF Sends CEE Docs to IDFA
PRAGUE: Documentary films and projects from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Georgia, and Slovenia are among the 14 titles that the Institute of Documentary Film is sending to the 2012…
PRODUCTION: I, Olga Hepnarova in Preparation
PRAGUE: Czech filmmakers Tomas Weinreb and Petr Kazda are preparing with their first feature I, Olga Hepnarova which they will co-direct and coproduce through Black Balance (www.blackbalance.eu), the company they…
Czechs expect approval of new cinematography law despite veto
PRAGUE: Despite a veto by Czech President Vaclav Klaus earlier this week of a new law redefining support for audiovisual production and cinematography Czech industry professionals have assured partners that…
Czech Company Endorfilm With Ambitious Coproduction Slate
PRAGUE: Jiři Konečný and Endorfilm (www.endorfilm.cz) are preparing a new project with Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu. The project follows their successful cooperation on A Night Too Young/ Prílis mladá noc.
Czech TV, Prima To Launch New Channels
PRAGUE: Czech Television (www.ceskatelevize.cz) will begin broadcasts of its new children’s channel in mid-2013, Czech TV general director Petr Dvořák announced.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: IDF Looks Back at Jihlava 2012
JIHLAVA: IDF recaps its activities at the 2012 Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
Czechs Unite Film Institutions
PRAGUE: The Czech National Film Archives will become the parent organization of the Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz), the Czech MEDIA Desk (www.mediadesk.cz), and the Czech Film Commission (www.filmcommission.cz) as of…
CME Sees Continued Loss in Q3
PRAGUE: Leading CEE TV and media company Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced third quarter 2012 net revenues of US$ 140.1 m, compared to US$ 165.5 m in the…
PRODUCTION: Mythmaking in Postproduction
JIHLAVA: Jan Gogola, Jr.'s new documentary is an intimate portrait of the contemporary Czech artist Kateřina Šeda who is binding ordinary people through projects combining art and social initiative. Jiři…
Czech Film Promoters Unveil Strategy to Boost Coproductions
PRAGUE: The Czech MEDIA Desk (www.mediadesk.cz) and the Czech Film Center (www.filmcenter.cz) are launching new strategies to help Czech filmmakers increase the scope of coproductions.
Czechs Limit TV Ad Volume
PRAGUE: The Czech Senate has passed a bill that controls the volume of advertising on TV.
