Foreign releases slated for Shameless
Shameless, the 2008 film from acclaimed Czech director Jan Hřebejk will open in Polish cinemas September 18, and is scheduled for US distribution in February 2010.
History Channel begins Czech broadcasts
The History Channel and History HD begins Czech language broadcasts in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in this fall.
Czech Government reconsiders license fees
The leading Czech political party, ODS, has proposed abolishing the license fee system that funds Czech TV.
Sladecek joins TV Barrandov
Petr Sladecek has been appointed program director of TV Barrandov.
Village Roadshow react to drop in profits
Village Roadshow, after a 95% drop in profits, is said to be considering sale of its Czech investments.
Czech films dominate local box office
Czech films took three of the top four spots at the national box office in the first half of 2009.
Production: Russian Faust starts shooting in Prague
The Russian-German-Austrian-Czech coproduction Faust started shooting on August 17 at Točník castle in central Bohemia and in Prague's Barrandov ateliers, Barrandov Studios (www.barrandov.cz) announced.
MTV to launch in Czech Republic
Nova TV will launch MTV in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on November 29, in partnership with MTV Networks Intermational.
Production: Svěrák shooting Kuky Returns
Czech director Jan Svěrák, who received Oscar for Kolya in 1996, has started filming his new movie Kuky Returns (Kuky se vrací).
Production: Jakl shoots Kajinek
Director and producer Petr Jákl has started shooting his "opus magnum," the big budget crime-thriller Kajínek, based on a true story of one of the most notorious Czech prisoner Jiří…
Grapes 2 finishes shooting
The sequel to a Czech comedy hit, Grapes 2 (Bobule 2) by director Vlad Lanné and screenwriter Tomáš Holeček finished shooting on Sunday, July 19, distribution and production company Bioscop…
Production: Protector opening set for September 22
Protector, director Marek Najbrt's big-budget war psychothriller, will have its official world release on September 22 in Prague.
KVIFF Winners 2009
The festival juries have awarded the best films of the 44th Karlovy Vary IFF 2009 during the Official Closing on July 11.
Production: Hrebejk begins Kawasaki shoot
Director Jan Hrebejk announced he has started shooting his newest film, Kawasaki´s Roses (or Roses for Kawasaki).
Havel to make directing debut
Playwright and former Czech President Vaclav Havel plans to direct his first film, based on his recent play Leaving.
