01-04-2019

FESTIVALS: The 32nd Finále Plzeň Film Festival Announces Lineup

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    PLZEN: The 32nd edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival, the most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and Slovak audiovisual production, will be held from 11 to 16 April 2019.

    The traditional Golden Kingfisher competition comprises more than 100 titles, competing in five categories: feature live action and animated films, documentaries, serial TV and internet productions, feature and mini-serial TV and internet productions, and student short films.

    Feature Live Action or Animated Films Competition Lineup:

    Domestic / Domestik (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Adam Sedlák
    Produced by Shore Points
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Elekta Film, Soundsquare, UPP, sentimentalfilm
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Film Foundation, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Hastrman
    Directed by Ondřej Havelka
    Produced by První veřejnoprávní
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Barrandov Studio
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Film Foundation

    Bear with Us / Chata na prodej (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Tomáš Pavlíček
    Produced by  MasterFilm
    Coproduced by the Czech Television
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA

    Jan Palach (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Robert Sedláček
    Produced by Cineart TV Prague
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Arina, RTVS, Up&Up production
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund , the Prague Film Fund, the Ministry of Defence CR, the City of Prague, the City of Pardubice

    I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians / Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari (Romania, Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, Germany)
    Directed by Radu Jude
    Produced by Hi Film Productions
    Coproduced by endorfilm, Les Films d‘Ici, Klas Film, Komplizen Film, ZFD/Arte, TVR
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Czech Film Fund, the Bulgarian National Film Center

    Toman (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Ondřej Trojan
    Produced by Total HelpArt T.H.A
    Coproduced by PubRes, the Czech TelevisionRTVS
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Fugue / Fuga (Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden)
    Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska
    Produced by Mental Disorder 4
    Coproduced by Axman Production, CommonGround Pictures, Odra Film, Mazovia Film Fund, Film I Vast
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Winter Flies / Všechno bude (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia)
    Directed by Olmo Omerzu
    Produced by endorfilm
    Coproduced by Czech Television, Punkchart films, Koskino, Cvinger film
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovenian Film Centre, the Polish Film Institute, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund