Partners
MEDIA Desk Czech Republic
The best for the benefit and development of the Czech audiovisual industry.
MEDIA Desk’s main task is therefore primarily to provide and actively propagate information on the possibilities of financial support offered in the MEDIA programme’s financing systems and to help everyone interested in this support to be as successful as possible in acquiring it.
The Czech Film Center and MEDIA Desk office jointly organised professional seminars and lectures dedicated to film.
Audiovisual Producers’ Association
The Audiovisual Producers’ Association (APA) was
established in 1994 and associates producers and production companies both in
the sphere of Czech film and in the sphere of film services and advertising.
APA currently has over fifty members that are associated in two sections.
The main objectives of the association's activities are the protection and promotion of the producers’ interests and dealing with the professional unions, copyright organisations or bodies of the state administration.
The association also cooperates when resolving legal and tax issues related to the production of films and participates in the creation of legislative norms in this area.
The Association of producers is a member of the international producer organisations FIAPF and CFP-E.
The Czech Film Center was established on the initiative of the Audiovisual Producers’ Association. Even though the APA does not contribute to financing the CFC's activities at the current time, both organisations continue to cooperate closely, particularly in the area of legislation, the conception of cinematographic policy and also in the organisation of professional seminars for film professionals.
Czech Centres
The Czech Centres (CC) are allowance organisations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. There are currently 24 centres operating in 20 countries around the world.
The main mission of the Czech Centres is to develop a dialogue with the public abroad in the area of culture, education, trade and tourism, thereby assisting to create an image of the Czech Republic as a modern and dynamic country.
The Czech Film Center cooperates with the Czech Centres on both a general level (providing information on current film productions, the distribution of CFC promotional materials through the CCs) and on concrete events with specific centres (the organisation of film shows – Germany, Austria, Argentina)
Institute of Documentary Film
The Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) is a non-profit organisation, oriented on the support of independent and creative documentary films and their promotion on a European level. It turns to independent producers and authors to help with the creation, promotion and distribution of their documentary output. IDF promotes the role of the documentary film as a society’s reflex response and as an exchange of opinions – it strives to bring it closer to the viewer. IDF systematically cooperates with leading European organisations, educational institutes, television stations, distributors and producers.
Each autumn in Prague, CFC and IDF jointly organise (along with the International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava) the Presentation of Documentary Projects in Preparation, where producers and directors present their documentary projects in preparation. A Czech-English brochure containing information on the documentary projects in various states of preparation is also issued to go with the event.
International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava
The International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava (IDFF Jihlava) is the largest festival of documentary films in Eastern Europe. It has been an annual event since 1996 and takes place at the end of October, presenting documentary films from all over the world including retrospectives and portraits. The Czech Joy section, which presents new Czech documentaries, is an important part of the festival. Among other things, an exchange of documentary film themes takes place during the festival, organised by the Institute of Documentary Film. Thus the Jihlava festival is a superb platform for the documentary film market and for the search for potential foreign partners for new projects.
The CFC, IDF and Jihlava festival jointly organise the Presentation of Documentary Projects in Preparation.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) was established in 1946 and is among the category A festivals. It is held every year at the beginning of July and, in addition to the international competition of feature films and documentaries and the competition of Central and Eastern European films, it also offers an overview of Czech films from the last year. Thanks to considerable foreign participation, it is a great opportunity for Czech and foreign professionals to meet and also for raising the profile of new Czech productions.
The cooperation between the CFC and KVIFF continues throughout the year. The festival is presented at the stand in Berlin and in the Pavilion in Cannes and, during the festival, CFC regularly organises meetings between Czech filmmakers and the foreign press, producers, festival representatives, distributors and vendors.
Finále Plzeň – Festival of Czech Films
Finále Plzeň is a festival of Czech films that has taken place since 1968. It is the only one in the Czech Republic with a competition of Czech films (feature films and documentaries) from the previous year that is judged by a foreign jury.
The CFC organises the Presentation of Feature Films in Preparation during the festival and in cooperation with it. This is used by producers and filmmakers to introduce the local and international public to their projects in preparation. A bilingual brochure containing information on the projects being made, the phase of preparation they are in, etc. is also published.
European Film Promotion
European Film Promotion (EFP) is a European-wide organisation established in 1997 whose task is to promote European films at international festivals and markets, both in and outside of Europe.
It organises the following events, among others:
1. Shooting Stars – during the Berlin IFF
2. Producers on the Move – during the Cannes IFF
3. European Directors Panel – during the Pusan IFF
4. Picture Europe! – a weekly overview of the most successful national films in three European cities
It also offers support in the form of Film Sales Support. This is a grant that is applicable to a specific selection of festivals outside of Europe:
Sundance IFF, Mar del Plata IFF, Guadalajara IFF, Shanghai IFF, Toronto IFF, Rio de Janeiro IFF, Pusan IFF
As soon as a film is selected by a festival, then either the sales agent or producer can ask for support for up to 50 percent of all promotional expenses connected with the given event, up to € 5,000.
(see the application form: http://www.efp-online.com)
CFC has been a member of EFP since 2002. Since that time it has regularly participated in the aforementioned events.
Slovak Film Institute
The Slovak Film Institute (SFI) is a state allowance organisation managed by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. One of its tasks is also the promotion of Slovak cinematography abroad.
Cooperation with the Slovak Film Institute began in 2004, when CFC and SFI, together with a Polish partner, jointly organised the Czech-Polish-Slovakian pavilion at the film market in Cannes.
The joint promotion of 3 countries at one of the most important and busiest film markets in the world was successful and continued until 2006. A joint Czech and Slovak pavilion has been in operation since 2007.
In addition to this CFC, in cooperation with SFI and a further 3 Central European institutions from Hungary, Poland and Slovenia, organise a joint stand at the film market in Berlin. Under the name Central European Cinema the five-member group of film institutes and organisations promotes the national cinematography and film industry.
Hungarian Film Union
The Hungarian Film Union (HFU) was established in 1991 and its main mission is to promote Hungarian cinematography in the world.
Since 2006 CFC, in cooperation with HFU and a further 3 Central European institutions from Slovakia, Poland and Slovenia, has organised a joint stand at the film market in Berlin. Under the name Central European Cinema the five-member group of film institutes and organisations promotes the national cinematography and film industry.
Polish Film Institute
The Polish Film Institute (PFI) was founded in 2005 and its main objective is the support of Polish cinematography from the preparation of new projects to the production, promotion and distribution of Polish films.
Since 2006 CFC, in cooperation with PFI and a further 3 Central European institutions from Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia, has organised a joint stand at the film market in Berlin. Under the name Central European Cinema the five-member group of film institutes and organisations promotes the national cinematography and film industry.
Slovenian Film Fund
The Slovenian Film Fund (SFF) is a state fund whose mission is the application of the state cultural policy in the area of the production and distribution of films, and the organisation of film festivals and granting of film awards.
Since 2006 CFC, in cooperation with SFF and a further 3 Central European institutions from Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, has organised a joint stand at the film market in Berlin. Under the name Central European Cinema the five-member group of film institutes and organisations promotes the national cinematography and film industry.
Kinemathek Hamburg
Kinematheka Hamburk was opened in 1979. The goal of its activities is to widen the awareness of film and other audiovisual forms, film history and film culture in general.
Since 2006 CFC, in cooperation with the Kinemathek in Hamburg, has been organising Czech film showcases all throughout Germany.
