FNE - IDF DocBloc: Beetles and Presidents Offer Lessons

PRAGUE: Armed with no end of ironic analysis, director Hana Novakova takes on modern Czech politics with the help of the south Bohemian bark beetle and several offbeat personalities in…
23-08-2013

FNE TV: Michal Bregant, Director of the Czech National Film Archives

FNE asked PhDr Michal Bregant, the Director of the Czech National Film Archives about the recent re-organisation of the NFA and the new and more important role it will be…
20-08-2013

FNE-IDF DocBloc: An Eye-Witness to History

Czechoslovakia - The Destiny of a Canadian, by award-winning filmmaker Lukáš Přibyl, is slated for release in October, according to the Institute of Documentary Film.
16-08-2013

Prague Hosts Third 48 Hour Film Project

Fall will see indie film crews scrambling in the city streets as the Czech capital commences its third edition of the 48 Hour Film Project 4-6 October. The event, billed…
15-08-2013

History TV Series Bring Summer Business to Prague

The first of three multi-episode international dramas for broadcast has wrapped with the completion of location shoots on 1864, the Czech/Danish/German co-production shot at Barrandov through Sirena Film, with epic…
15-08-2013

PRODUCTION: Svěrák Music Fairy Tale Three Brothers Shooting

PRAGUE: Czech Oscar winner Jan Svěrák is in production on the music fairy tale Tři bratři (Three Brothers), based on the script by his father, Zdeněk, who has incorporated music…
09-08-2013

FNE - IDF DocBloc: Mark the Fall of the Wall with Rabbits at Prague's Světozor

PRAGUE: The disarming, award-winning Polish documentary Rabbit a la Berlin screens at Kino Světozor (www.kinosvetozor.cz/en/‎) in a celebration of the end of the Berlin Wall, which ironically gave the bunnies…
09-08-2013

PRODUCTION: Czech Village Tale Nowhere Shooting in Hills

Miroslav Krobot's original script chronicling the pitfalls of love in a small Moravian town, Nowhere (Díra u Hanušovic), is filming in the Czech Republic's Jeseniky mountains, which form and shape…
09-08-2013

EU Approval Unblocks Czech Film Grants Process

Czech producers, distributors, cinemas and festivals are rushing to apply for grants from the newest iteration of the state Cinematography Fund following a European Commission ruling Tuesday approving the system's…
07-08-2013

Big-Budget Czech Historic Films on the Rise

Following two decades of mainly small-scale, personal films, Czech producers are moving into larger projects celebrating epic historic tales set in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the First Republic and…
07-08-2013

PRODUCTION: Dedictvi or Kurvaseneříká Wraps filming

PRAGUE: The two-month shoot in Prague and Brno of comedy Dedictví or Kurvaseneříka (The Heritage 2) has wrapped, following up on the film's first part
06-08-2013

PRODUCTION: Czech 90's Story Wraps

The creative team behind Walking Too Fast (Pouta) - director Radim Špaček, screenwriter Ondřej Štindl, DoP Jaromír Kačer and producer Vratislav Šlajer - have wrapped two months of shooting for…
05-08-2013

CME Struggling Under Ad Slump But Hopeful

PRAGUE: TV Nova owner Central European Media Enterprises has reported another drop in revenues of $31 m for the second quarter of the year to $180 m, citing an ad…
31-07-2013

FNE - IDF DocBloc: Jihlava Docu Winner Fortress in Run for Lux Prize

PRAGUE: Strikingly original documentary Fortress by Czech filmmakers Lukáš Kokeš and Klára Tasovská, will compete in the Lux Prize, marking the second time a Czech nonfiction film has had the…
26-07-2013

Barrandov Sees 2012 Sales Rise With Brisk Business

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic's venerated Barrandov Studios has announced a four-fifths decrease in net profit from last year but reports sales of 463 million CZK, up 11 percent, according to…
25-07-2013

FNE - IDF DocBloc: Tidbits of Rijeka: Ex Oriente meets Marijke Rawie

PRAGUE: Marijke Rawie offers insight and inspiration for docu makers and producers in an interview from the Ex Oriente project development sessions in Rijeka. Read the full story on Dokweb.…
19-07-2013

Prague Production Snowpiercer Pre-sells to 167 Countries

SEOUL: The sci-fi epic shot at Prague's Barrandov Studios by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho over the last year has set a pre-sales record for a Korean film, according to…
18-07-2013

FNE/IDF DocBloc: Pipeline Triumphs at Karlovy Vary

The Karlovy Vary IFF gave the Best Documentary Award to the IDF film project Pipeline. Read the full story on Dokweb.
12-07-2013

FNE at KVIFF 2013: TV Moves into the Festival Spotlight

KARLOVY VARY: The 48th Karlovy Vary IFF (www.kviff.com) gave a nod to the growing importance of TV in the film industry with screenings and panels that marked a first for…
09-07-2013

FNE at KVIFF 2013: See how the critics rated the programme

The year for the first time FNE invited film critics attending the 48 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, East of the West…
08-07-2013