Czech/Slovak/Polish/Serbian Restore Point Racks Up Sales

PRAGUE: The Czech/Slovak/Polish/Serbian coproduction Restore Point / Bod obnovy by Robert Hloz was sold by XYZ Films to Germany, Switzerland, France, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand at the Cannes’ Marché…
02-06-2023

FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2023 Announces Lineup

KARLOVY VARY: Nine world and two international premieres have been selected for the Crystal Globe Competition of the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which will take place 30 June…
31-05-2023

LevelK Picks Up Long Animated Film Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

PRAGUE: Czech/Slovak/Hungarian Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light by Filip Pošivač has been acquired by sales agent LevelK. Pošivač’s first long animated film will have its world premiere at the…
19-05-2023

FNE at Cannes 2023: Czech Cinema in Cannes

Two Czech student short films will be screened in world premiere at La Cinef - Eighth Day by Petr Pylypčuk and Electra by Daria Kashcheeva. In addition, four Czech films…
16-05-2023

FESTIVALS: Anifilm 2023 Started in Liberec

LIBEREC: The 22nd edition of the International Festival of Animated Films – Anifilm kicked off in Liberec, Czech Republic on 2 May 2023 and it is screening approximately 500 works…
03-05-2023

FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2023 Announces First Events

KARLOVY VARY: The digitally restored film Courage for Every Day (1964) by Evald Schorm, a key work of the Czechoslovak New Wave, will have its world premiere at the 57th…
26-04-2023

dok.incubator 2023 Announces Czech and Slovak Selected Projects

PRAGUE: Eight documentary projects were selected for Czech and Slovak dok.incubator workshops in 2023. All of them are in the editing phase and are aiming to be selected for top…
20-04-2023

CEE Animation Forum 2023 Call for Entries

PRAGUE: Animators, directors and industry professionals can apply to the 11th CEE Animation Forum till 30 April 2023. The leading pitching, financing, and coproduction event for animated projects in Central…
14-04-2023

dok.incubator Workshop 2023 Announces Final Selection

PRAGUE: Eight documentaries from countries including Hungary and Poland have been selected for dok.incubator Workshop 2023.
07-04-2023

FESTIVALS: One World 2023 Announces Winners

PRAGUE: The Danish/French/Polish coproduction Apolonia, Apolonia directed by Lea Glob received the International Competition Jury Award for Best Film at the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World, which…
03-04-2023

Winners of 2023 East Doc Platform

PRAGUE: The French/USA coproduction I Made a Mistake Coming Here by Kseniya Halubovich received the main award at the East Doc Platform. The largest coproduction, funding and distribution platform for…
03-04-2023

FESTIVALS: Submissions for Works in Progress and First Cut Lab at KVIFF Eastern Promises 2023 Ready to Open

KARLOVY VARY: Eastern Promises, the industry segment of the Karlovy Vary IFF, will open submissions for the Works in Progress showcase and First Cut Lab workshop on 4 April 2023.…
31-03-2023

We Will Not Fade Away by Alisa Kovalenko Wins Silver Eye Award 2023

PRAGUE: The Silver Eye Award for the best long documentary of the East Silver Market at the East Doc Platform 2023 was given to We Will Not Fade Away directed…
30-03-2023

Submissions Call for Ex Oriente 2023

PRAGUE: Long documentaries and documentary series in development and early production stage can be submitted to Ex Oriente Film Workshop 2023 till 14 April 2023.
30-03-2023

PRODUCTION: Klára Tasovská in Postproduction with Czech/Slovak/Austrian Doc I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

PRAGUE: Czech director Klára Tasovská is currently in postproduction with her long documentary I'm Not Everything I Want to Be / Ještě nejsem, kým chci být, which is estimated to…
17-03-2023

Full Programme Announced for East Doc Platform 2023

PRAGUE: The East Doc Platform, the largest coproduction, funding and distribution platform, tailor-made for Central and East European documentaries, will be held at the French Institute in Prague 24 –…
14-03-2023

GRANTS: Agnieszka Holland Receives Biggest Support from Czech Film Fund

PRAGUE: The Oscar-winning director Agnieszka Holland received the biggest production grant of 931,414 EUR / 22 m CZK for her new project Franz in the latest session of the Czech…
10-03-2023

Kino Atlas Re-Opens in Prague

PRAGUE: The legendary cinema Kino Atlas will reopen in Prague on 21 March 2023 with new operators including filmmakers Vít Janeček, Zuzana Piussi, Václav Kadrnka and Simona Kadrnková.
09-03-2023

CANAL+ Expands to Czech Republic and Slovakia

PRAGUE: CANAL+ Action is available in the Czech Republic and Slovakia starting 1 March 2023.
09-03-2023

FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Vladislav Polgar, Chief Operating Officer of Keen Software House

PRAGUE: FNE spoke to Vladislav Polgar, chief operating officer of Keen Software House, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Czech game development industry.
07-03-2023