PRODUCTION: Four Suns in Postproduction

PRAGUE: Czech director and screenwriter Bohdan Slama is in the final stages of postproduction with the drama Four Suns, which is expected to be completed in early 2012 for a…
07-12-2011

OBITUARY: Zdenek Miler, Czech Animator

{mosimage}PRAGUE: Czech animator Zdenek Miler, who created the most beloved Czech cartoon character the Little Mole (Krtek), has died at the age of 90. Miler was born in Kladno and…
30-11-2011

FAMU Fest Hosts New Media Forums

PRAGUE: The annual FAMU film festival of films from the Czech FAMU (www.famu.cz) film school students attracted a large international audience for its forums on new technologies and new media…
27-11-2011

Czechs Complete Digital Switch

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic has completed the switch to digital TV transmission, becoming the first country in Central Europe to finalize the process.
20-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland directing Czech miniseries for HBO Central Europe

WARSAW: Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland will direct a miniseries about the 1968 Prague Spring crackdown and Jan Palach, a young student who set himself on fire as a form of…
06-11-2011

Alois Nebel Vies for Oscar Animation Nomination

PRAGUE: The Czech rotoscoped animated film Alois Nebel, which was selected as the Czech entry in the best foreign language film category, will also be eligible to compete in the…
06-11-2011

Endorfilm Wins HBO Competition

JIHLAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC: The Czech production company Endorfilm (www.endorfilm.cz) and documentary director Dagmar Smrzova won the East Silver HBO competition for a documentary project with Pribeh Lasky (The Story of…
01-11-2011

Verbascum Begins Mass Documentary Distribution

JIHLAVA: Czech producer/distributor Richard Nemec is teaming up with the Jihlava IDFF (www.dokument-festival.cz) to simultaneously distribute a slate of five Czech documentaries in cinemas throughout the Czech Republic.
01-11-2011

Bruce Willis Not Shooting Die Hard 6 in Prague

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic came up short in a bid for locations of the the new Hollywood movie Die Hard 6 which is scheduled to be shot in 2012. Prague…
31-10-2011

Bakhmaro, Solar Eclipse Win Top Awards at Jihlava

JIHLAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech director Martin Marecek took home two of the main prizes at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival Festival (www.dokument-festival.com) at the awards ceremony on 29 October…
30-10-2011

FESTIVALS: Inspired Jihlava Celebrates 15th Anniversary

PRAGUE: The ingredients that go into a winning recipe are as varied as the chef, but one thing remains constant: it takes taste, talent and innovation to equal success. Going…
13-10-2011

FNE Visegrad 2010 Country profile Czech Republic

The most important development in the Czech Republic was the approval of film tax incentives in 2010. The European Union approved the Czech film tax incentives in June, as announced…
12-10-2011

Visegrad Special: Czech Coproductions in 2011

PRAGUE: Increasing the number of international coproduction is an acknowledged goal for most Czech producers and 2011 saw the Czech film industry take steps in that direction. Domestically produced commercial…
11-10-2011

FNE Visegrad 2011 Country Profile: Czech Republic

The 2011 year offered some surprizes, with the arrival of new foreign TV productions while the audience share for Czech films fell to 17 percent in the first five months…
11-10-2011

FESTIVALS: Jihlava Adds Inspiration Forum

PRAGUE: The 15th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (www.dokument-festival.cz) taking place 25-30 October 2011 in the Moravian town of Jihlava is introducing a new event, Inspiration Forum, which brings together…
06-10-2011

PRODUCTION: Hrebejk Going into Production with Holy Quarternity

PRAGUE: Czech director Jan Hrebejk is set to begin a mid-October shoot on a Czech-Slovak coproduction, Holy Quarternity (Svatá čtveřice) based on an original script from best-selling Czech author Michal…
06-10-2011

Czechs Renew Tax Incentives for 2012

PRAGUE: The Czech government will again budget CZK 300 million for film production support in the form of tax incentives, the same amount that was budgeted in 2011.
04-10-2011

Small Town Cinemas Turn out for Large-Scale Release of Saxana

PRAGUE: Opening of a record 96 screens, Saxana - the Lexicon of Tricks pulled in just 38,000 viewers on its opening weekend. The Czech fairy tale was a sequel to…
04-10-2011

FNE Visegrad 2011 Country Profile: Czech Republic

The 2011 year offered some surprizes, with the arrival of new foreign TV productions while the audience share for Czech films fell to 17 percent in the first five months…
02-10-2011

Dvorak to Head Czech TV

PRAGUE: Petr Dvorak has been selected as the new executive director of public broadcaster Czech TV (www.ceskatelevize.cz). His appointment was announced on 22 September 2011.
22-09-2011