For the seventh time, talented directors/writers and producers will have the chance to present and discuss their projects with international film professionals and industry experts. Czech Film Center invited more than 20 international experts to the event, including programmers of Berlinale Forum, Karlovy Vary IFF, Tallinn Black Nights FF or Venice's Giornate degli Autori, director of Cottbus FF, artistic directors of Transilvania IFF or Trieste FF, producers of award-winning international ventures as well as representatives of film funds, co-production markets, sales agents and training programmes.
SMARTY & FANG
debut
Czech Republic | family, coming of age
director: Jan Bártek
writer: Tomáš Pavlíček
producer: Kateřina Buzková - DARQ Studio
Smarty and Fang used to be Boy Scouts and friends for life. Now in their late thirties they meet again and an adventurous story of one summer scout camp starts to unfold.
THINKING DAVID
Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel | coming of age, drama
director: Šimon Holý
writer: Šimon Holý
producers: Pavla Klimešová, Jan Syruček - Helium Film
David’s life is changed when he goes on a trip to Israel, that allows him to discover his own identity. As we follow David back in Prague, he learns to accept himself through love, friends, family and both Jewish and gay communities.
THE THIRTY-SEVENTH KILOMETRE
debut
Czech Republic | coming of age, thriller
director: Sasha Stelchenko
writer: Sasha Stelchenko
producer: Dagmar Sedláčková - MasterFilm
When Sonja, a 17-year-old daughter of a retired army officer, fails to help a young soldier who deserted from the local military base, she feels frustrated and guilty about his disappearance and decides to explore the truth about her closed military town and its unwritten rules.
WE'RE NOT DOING FINE
debut
Czech Republic | psychological drama
director: Natália Antoňáková
writer: Natália Antoňáková
producer: Matěj Paclík - Breathless Films
The doomed generation’s Y members Nora, Adam and Stano are reaching their thirties. As their life’s circumstances and relationships take unexpected twists and turns, they need to fight their own demons and anxieties to finally become adults and take responsibility for their future.
Meet us at Finále Plzeň
The following representatives of Czech Film Center, a promotional division of the Czech Film Fund, will be attending Finále Plzeň film festival this year:
Markéta Šantrochová, Head of Czech Film Center
23-25 September | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Barbora Lochmanová, Festival Relations - Feature Films
23-25 September | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Magdalena Makovská, Administration & Production
23-25 September | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
