PRODUCTION: Nazi loot docu generates world headlines

PRAGUE: The premiere documentary of a US journalist based in the Czech Republic, Buried, has made global news with its revelations that 103 Torah scrolls stolen during WWII have been…
24-02-2014

MIDPOINT Projects Celebrate International Success

PRAGUE: The MIDPOINT programme, which supports young professional writers, producers and directors in developing their films, toasted its first film to be screened at the Berlinale.
14-02-2014

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: East Doc Platform Announces Programme

East Doc Platform, scheduled for 3 - 9 March 2014 in Prague, is accepting applications for industry passes through 15 February.
14-02-2014

Czech TV Kids Channel Scores Record Share

PRAGUE: Public broadcaster Czech TV Children Channel CT :D has topped the European kids TV ratings chart, after just five months on the market.
13-02-2014

FNE at Berlinale 2014: Czech Films in Berlin

Prague, 5 February 2014 – The Czech Film Center will traditionally be representing Czech cinematography at the 64th annual International Film Festival in Berlin, which will be held from 6…
05-02-2014

Czech Day and Date Release for Loach Doc

PRAGUE: Spirit of 45, the latest documentary by British director Ken Loach about post-war euphoria’s effect on British society, has been released under the day-and-date scheme in the Czech Republic.
03-02-2014

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Doc Science Camp Set

The first workshop for science documentaries will take place 16 - 19 April 2014 in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
31-01-2014

English Remake of Czech Women in Temptation

After a year of negotiations, Jiří Vejdělek, the director of the hit Czech comedy Women in Temptation (2010) has sold the English language remake rights to British producer Gareth Unwin…
28-01-2014

Burning Bush Fires up Czech Critics

PRAGUE: Agnieszka Holland’s acclaimed film version of Burning Bush won six awards, including Best film of 2013, at the fourth Czech Critics Awards on 25 January 2014.
27-01-2014

Czech Films Find Local Fans

PRAGUE: Five Czech films made it into the list of the top ten box office hits of 2013, with the village comedy Babovresky taking the number one spot.
24-01-2014

FNE IDF DocBloc: Slovak Graduates Freedom is Not for Free

A new Slovak documentary looks at the struggles of young Slovak artists entering the job market.
24-01-2014

Czech Lion Nominations Announced by New Management

PRAGUE: Four films lead the nominations for the Czech Lion Awards. Burning Bush received 14 nominations, followed by 12 nominations for Like Never Before, and 11 each for Revival and…
23-01-2014

Czech Attendance Dips

PRAGUE: Czech film attendance fell slightly in 2013, according to the Union of Film Distributors.
23-01-2014

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Aero, Prague

This month FNE speaks with Zuzana Kameniková, the head of Kino Aero, one of the oldest art-house cinemas in Prague. Built in 1933 in the courtyard of a residential house…
22-01-2014

Burning Bush Leads Czech Film Critics Nominations

PRAGUE: Agnieszka Holland’s acclaimed historical film (fashioned from her three-part TV series) Burning Bush received ten nominations for the Czech Film Critics Awards, nominated in every category for which it…
21-01-2014

FNE IDF DocBloc: DOK.Incubator Looks Back at 2013 Successes

Film festival awards and commercial sales were among the high points set in 2013.
17-01-2014

PRODUCTION: Madl Debuts with To See a Sea

PRAGUE: Leading young Czech and international actor Jiří Mádl (Borgia, Four Suns, Colette) is finishing work on his debut film as a director and scriptwriter, the ultra-low budget To See…
16-01-2014

Czechs Open 2014 Incentives Applications

PRAGUE: Director of the State Cinematography Fund Helena Bezděk Fraňková announced that 500 million CZK (18 224 000 EUR) of film incentive funds will be available available for 2014.
14-01-2014

Artcam Launches Cinema on Demand Project

PRAGUE: Film Distributor Artcam has launched a project called “Delam kino” (I Make My Own Cinema) as an alternative distribution for quality films which are difficult to find regular cinemas.
13-01-2014

FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Beer War

Producer Pavel Bercik dips into the topic of Czech Beer in an upcoming documentary.
20-12-2013