Jihlava Film Fund Applications Due
JIHLAVA: The Jihlava Film Fund's application process will close on 30 April 2018.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver 2018 Deadline
Documentary films produced in 2018 have until 31 May 2018 to apply to the East Silver Market.
FNE at Finale Plzen 2018: The Line Wins Best Film in Plzen
PLZEN: The big winner of the 31st Finale Plzen film festival (running through 24 April 2018) was Slovak actor-turned-director/writer/producer Peter Bebjak. His film The Line won the Golden Kingfisher Award…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2018: Plzen Industry Days Examines the Maturing State of Czech-French Coproductions
PLZEN: Czech-French coproductions appear to be entering a mature stage, judging by the comments of participants discussing collaborations between the two countries. And in many cases, Czech producers are taking…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary to Honour Milos Forman
PRAGUE: The 53rd Karlovy Vary IFF will honour the recently deceased Oscar-winning Czech director Milos Forman at its opening ceremony on 29 June 2018 with a screening of his 1966…
Film Archives Congress Meets in Prague
PRAGUE: The 74th Congress of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives, is running from 22 to 27 April 2018 in Prague, hosted by the National Film Archives of the…
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports 13 Czech Minority Coproductions
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has announced grants for thirteen Czech minority coproduction projects of all genres in 2018, as a sign of the growing awareness by Czech filmmakers of…
Ex Oriente Deadline Next Week
PRAGUE: The Ex Oriente documentary development workshop is accepting applications for its 2018 programme through 24 April 2018.
FNE IDF DocBloc: More Czech Docs Get Cinema Releases
A higher than normal number of Czech films have received cinema distribution recently.
Dad’s Volha Hits 2 M USD Mark
PRAGUE: The Czech dramatic comedy/mother-and-daughter road movie Dad’s Volha / Tatova volha by Jiri Vejdelek has topped the 2 M USD mark after six weeks in distribution in the Czech…
Visegrad Animation Forum Adds Features to its Pitching Session
TREBON: The sixth annual Visegrad Animation Forum, held 1-3 May 2018 in the Czech spa town of Trebon, will add six animated feature film projects to its established short film…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Quartette
PLZEN: Quartette / Kvarteto by Miroslav Krobot will screen at the 31st edition of the Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and…
Applications Open for Czech Script Consulting Incubator
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund is accepting applications for the 2018 Script Consulting Incubator through 25 April. The incubator provides development support, along with financial and dramaturgical support, for Czech…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: The Third Wish
PLZEN: The Czech/Slovak Christmas comedy The Third Wish / Přání k mání by Vít Karas will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech…
MIDPOINT TV Launch Heads to Plzen
PRAGUE: The second workshop of the 2018 MIDPOINT TV Launch programme will take place at the Plzen Finale film festival from 19 to 24 April.
OBITUARY: Milos Forman
PRAGUE: Two-time Oscar-winning Czech director Milos Forman died on 13 April 2018 at age 86.
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Barefoot
PLZEŇ: Barefoot, the latest in the series of films created by the son and father team of Jan and Zdeněk Svěrák, will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: 8 Heads of Madness
PLZEŇ: A film inspired by the fate of Russian poet Anna Barkova, 8 Heads of Madness by Marta Nováková, will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival,…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Ice Mother
PLZEN: Ice Mother / Bába z Ledu by Bohdan Sláma, winner of six Czech Lions, will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech…
FNE at 2018 Finále Plzeň: Little Crusader
PLZEŇ: Little Crusader / Křižáček by Václav Kadrnka will screen at the 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and…
