FNE at FINALE Plzen: Oldies But Goldies
{mosimage}PLZEN: Current Czech box office hit Oldies But Goldies directed by Jiri Strach screens in the main competition of the Czech national film festival FINALE (www.datakal.filmfestival.cz), running through 28 April…
FNE at FINALE Plzen: Four Suns
{mosimage}PLZEN: Czech director and screenwriter Bohdan Slama brings his Sundance screened drama Four Suns to Plzen, where it screens in the main competition of the national Czech film festival FINALE.
FNE at FINALE Plzen: The House
{mosimage}PLZEN: Following its recent Best Film win at the Slovak national The Sun in a Net awards, The House by Slovak director/writer Zuzana Liova screens in the main competition of…
FNE at FINALE Plzen: A Night Too Young
{mosimage}PLZEN: A Night Too Young (Prilis mlada noc), the first feature film from Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu, competes at the FINALE Plzen, after its 29 March 2012 theatrical release in…
FNE at FINALE Plzen: Flower Buds
{mosimage}PLZEN: Flower Buds (Poupata), the debut film from Zdenek Jirasky and big winner at the Czech Lion film awards (www.vac.cz), goes up against nine other film in the main competition…
New Documentary Workshop Accepting Applications
{mosimage}PRAGUE: DOK.Incubator (www.dokincubator.net) is accepting applications for its first workshop through 15 May 2012.
Pepik Hnatek Leads Czech Box Office
PRAGUE: District league - Pepik Hnatek's Last Stand held on to the first place at the Czech box office for the third week in a row, beating out U.S. hit…
FESTIVALS: Ten Czech Features Compete in Finale Plzen
{mosimage}PLZEN: The Czech national film festival FINALE (www.festivalfinale.cz/en/), which runs 22-28 April 2012 in the western Czech city of Plzen, has selected 10 Czech feature films for the New Czech…
FNE - IDF DocBloc: It's All Czech in Pilsen + ZOOM:Poland, Martin Šulík
PLZEN: Some of the Czech Republic's leading filmmakers will be represented in the more than 20 films screening in the Finale Plzen documentary competition.
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Grand Prix 2012 goes to The Good Son
{mosimage}PRAGUE: The winner of the festival's Grand Prix is The Good Son (Hyvä poika) by the Finnish director, Zaida Bergroth. The thrilling family drama has won against 11 other films…
Borgia Films Season Two in Prague
The ZDF/ORF (www.orf.at) production Borgia began filming on its second season in Prague on 25 March 2012.
Cinema City Opens Ostrava Multiplex
WARSAW: Central Europe's largest exhibitor Cinema City opened Forum Nova Karolina, an eight-screen, 1,195 multiplex in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on 22 March.
FESTIVALS: Jihlava IDFF Launches Producers Project
{mosimage}The Jihlava Doc Fest (www.dokument-festival.cz) is organizing the first Emerging Producers Project, taking place 25-28 October 2012, during the festival.
Frankenstein’s Army Shooting in Czech Republic
{mosimage}Dutch director/writer Richard Raaphorst has begun filming the horror movie Frankenstein's Army in the Czech Republic.
PRODUCTION: Vorel Shooting To the Woods
PRAGUE: Producer, screenwriter, DOP and director Tomas Vorel is in production with To the Woods/ Cesta do lesa , a romantic comedy celebrating the woods, water, and hillsides, and paying…
Depardieu Film Shooting in Czech Republic
Leading French production company EuropaCorp has begun filming The Man Who Laughs on locations in the Czech Republic.
FNE at Czech Lions 2012: Poupata dominates Czech Lions Awards
{mosimage}PRAGUE: Poupata (Flower Buds) directed by Zdenek Jirasky dominated the annual Czech Lions awards (3 March 2012) winning awards for Best Film and Best Director as well as picking up…
PRODUCTION: The Painted Bird in Development
PRAGUE: Czech producer/director Vaclav Marhoul is adapting the bestselling novelThe Painted Bird, by Polish-American authorJerzy Kosinski.
FNE at Czech Lions 2012: Vaclav Havel’s Leaving dominated nominations
{mosimage}PRAGUE: Vaclav Havel’s Leaving has dominated the nominations for the annual Czech Lions awards which will be held this Saturday 3 March 2012. The film was the first and only…
Borgia Series Returns to Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Borgia TV series is set to film its second, 12-part series in part on locations and in studios in the Czech Republic.