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30.04.2012 Czech Participation at 2012 Festival de Cannes
Prague, April 30, 2012 - Director Michaela Pavlátová is the second confirmed Czech producer to participate in the official programme of the Cannes International Film Festival. Her animated film Tram, a Czech-French co-production, will be presented in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs selection. More HERE.More
25.04.2012 Presentation of Feature and Animated Film Works-in-Progress at Finále Plzeň
Prague, April 25, 2012 - The Czech Film Center has prepared several activities for this year's Finále Plzeň international film festival. The traditional presentation of feature and animated film works-in-progress, which the Czech Film Center (CFC) is organizing for the 11th time, will take place April 27. The panel is the most detailed and comprehensive overview of Czech film works-in-progress of various genres. The presentation is…More
23.04.2012 New Czech Films US Tour 2012
Prague, April 23, 2012 - In the year of its 10th anniversary celebration, the Czech Film Centre (ČFC) is significantly enriching its activities focused on continuous support and presentation of Czech cinematography, especially abroad. One key event in late spring and early summer is a US tour of current Czech films. Inspiration for this event, the biggest presentation of Czech films in North America in recent years, came from successful…More
17.04.2012 Four Suns to Open goEast
Prague, April 17, 2012 - Director Bohdan Sláma and producer Pavel Strnad will present their film Four Suns as the opening film of the prestigious 12th goEast international film festival in Wiesbaden, Germany. Four Suns will contend for the title of Best Film and €10,000 in the main competition. The goEast festival, which focuses on the cinematography of Central and Eastern Europe, begins tomorrow (April 18) and will screen…More
04.04.2012 Czech Film Center at Finále Plzeň
Prague, April 4 2012 - The Czech Film Center has prepared several activities for this year's Finále Plzeň - the festival of Czech films. The traditional presentation of Upcoming feature and animated films, which the Czech Film Center (CFC) is organizing for the 11th time, will take place April 27. The presentation is the most detailed and comprehensive overview of Czech films of various genres in progress and is accompanied by the…More
03.04.2012 Czech Films Blossom Abroad With the Arrival of Spring
Prague, April 3 2012 - With the arrival of spring, Czech cinema is once again in full bloom. In the course of March and April, Czech films participated or will participate in several foreign film festivals. The Czech Film Center, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is supporting the presence of Czech films and their creators at several foreign festivals.More about films you can read HERE.More
05.03.2012 Winners Czech Lion 2011
Best FilmFlower Buds - Viktor Schwarcz (Cineart TV Prague)Best DirectorFlower Buds - Zdeněk JiráskýBest ScriptHavel´s Leaving - Václav HavelBest CinematographyFlower Buds - Vladimír SmutnýBest ActressInnocence - Anna GeislerováBest ActorFlower Buds - Vladimír JavorskýBest Support ActressThe House - Taťjana MedveckáBest Support ActorInnocence - Hynek…More
09.02.2012 Czech Short Films at Home and Abroad
Prague, 9 February 2012 - Saturday saw the end of the 34th International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand (France), at which the Czech Film Centre (CFC) presented a number of directions of domestic short films. The 27th film market specialising in short films, one of the largest in the world with around 3000 film professionals converging here every year, took place concurrently with the festival. The CFC stand operated at the film…More
03.02.2012 Czech Representation at IFF in Berlin
Prague, February 3, 2012 - Czech cinematography will be represented in several areas at this year's International Film Festival in Berlin (9 - 19 February 2012). The Czech Film Center will be representing Czech cinematography for the tenth time at the European Film Market. Under the umbrella Central European Cinema the CFC will be representing national cinematography together with the Slovenian Film Center and the Slovak Film Institute. The…More
26.01.2012 Czech Short Films on DVD
Prague, 25 January 2012 - The grand unveiling of the new DVD representing the best of Czech short works in 2011 will take place in the Oko cinema on Thursday, January 26th from 8 p.m. The DVD Czech Short Films 2012, Vol. III is being issued by the Czech Film Center and it contains a selection of 12 films from Czech film schools - Prague's Film and TV School of Performing Arts (FAMU), the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in…More
20.01.2012 Czech Films at International Festivals
Several Czech films will be appearing at respected international film festivals and presentations in January. The Czech Film Center, which has continuously been supporting and presenting Czech cinematography abroad for ten years now, contributed to the participation of domestic films and filmmakers at foreign festivals at the beginning of 2012. The acceptance of director Bohdan Sláma's Four Suns to the international Sundance Film…More
22.12.2011 PF 2012
We wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New Year with Czech film :)More
21.11.2011 The 15th annual Tallinn Black Nights presents 5 Czech films to the Estonian public
Prague, 21 November 2011 - Five contemporary Czech films will be presented at the international film festival in Tallinn, Estonia. They will be represented in three non-competitive sections. The 15th annual Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Baltics and is also the organiser of the Baltic Event coproduction market and the Black Market film market. More HERE.More
07.11.2011 Presentation of Lost in Munich film project awarded EUR 1500
Cottbus, 7 November 2011 - Petr Zelenka's Lost in Munich project was given the CoCo Best Pitch Award at Connecting Cottbus. The screenwriter and director personally pitched his project at the co-production market where, together with producers Pavel Čechák and John Riley, they are looking for potential partners from Germany and France. The prize for the best pitch and project is awarded each year by a professional public comprised of…More
14.10.2011 A diverse programme of Czech films in the Saxon capital
Prague/Dresden, 19 October 2011 - On Thursday 20 October 2011 the 1st Czech Film Week will start up in two Dresden cinemas Thalia and Programmkino Ost. They will be introducing new feature and documentary films, humorous short films and a Bohdan Sláma retrospective. The director will personally be participating in a debate on his films with film journalist Andreas Körner (Sächsische Zeitung). More information…More
26.09.2011 Alois Nebel sent to vie for an Oscar
Prague, October 26, 2011 - The new animated film Alois Nebel from first-time director Tomáš Luňák was nominated by the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) for an Oscar. It will be vying with other foreign films for a nomination announced by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the category "Best Foreign Language Film". More info HERE.More
13.09.2011 Lidice and Surviving Life have a chance to get the European Film Awards
Historical drama Lidice by Petr Nikolaev and Surviving Life by world-renown director Jan Švankmajer that had its international premiere an Venice IFF 2010, were recommended by the European Film Academy. The European Film Academy and EFA Productions has announced a list with 45 films from 32 countries which are recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2011. The selected films also cover a wide range of genres and themes…More
02.09.2011 New Newsletter 03/2011
News about Czech films at festivals, the new Czech films, news about Czech cinema and film industry for download HERE.More
25.08.2011 Czech films and filmmakers in Venice, Toronto and Thessaloniki
Prague, 24 August 2011 - Following the successful participation of Czech films at major festivals such as the Berlin, Cannes and Karlovy Vary international film festivals, Czech cinematography is moving further down the festival trail. Tomáš Luňák's long-awaited animated film Alois Nebel was chosen for the Official Selection at the Venice Film Festival and will be continuing on to the Toronto International Film Festival,…More
24.08.2011 We bring you an interview about "Alois Nebel" with the producer of this film Pavel Strnad.
An interview with producer Pavel Strnad, who is behind the first Czech animated film that originated using rotoscopic technology, Alois Nebel, which will have its international premiere in the official programme at the 2011 Venice IFF. You can read the interview HERE.More
