Czech Film Center

19.01.2006   EX Oriente Film Workshop Deadline: February 15 2006

Ex Oriente Film is a year-long training workshop for Eastern and Central European documentary filmmakers. The program includes three intensive sessions (April, June and October) and email consultancy under the leadership of experienced tutors, European independent producers, TV commissioning editors and film directors. The deadline for submitting the projects: February 15 2006.More

04.01.2006   Czech Shooting Star 2006: Pavel Liška

This year’s Czech Shooting Star, Pavel Liška, will present himself to the international press and film professionals for three days (February 11-13) together with his colleagues during IFF Berlin 2006.More

21.12.2005   merry christmas and happy new year 2006

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19.11.2005   Los Angeles Film Festival 2006 : Call for Entries

Los Angeles Film Festival, which will take place in June 2006, is now accepting submissions for 2006. Submission deadlines: Feature Films (50 minutes or more) Early: November 30, 2005 (entry fee $50.00) Regular: January 13, 2006 (entry fee $60.00) Final: March 1, 2006 (entry fee $70.00) Short Films (under 50 minutes) and Music Videos Early: November 30, 2005 (entry fee $30.00) Regular: January 13, 2006 (entry fee $40.00) Final: February 10,…More

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31.10.2005   New Czech Documentaries Win in Jihlava

Prague, 31 October 2005 – The 9th annual International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava came to a close yesterday, and Czech documentary filmmakers did not leave empty-handed. Czech documentary films competed in the section Czech Joy, which showcased 18 new Czech documentaries. Films by Czech filmmakers appeared also in the international section Between the Seas, where four Czech films competed for the jury’s favor: Martin…More

25.10.2005   Berlinale Co-Production Market
February 12-13, 2006
Submission deadline: November 3, 200

The Berlinale Co-Production Market is a two-day-initiative for producers, financiers, broadcasting representatives, distributors and sales agents who work in the field of international co-productions. It is a platform for producers to introduce their projects and an opportunity to find co-production partners and/or financiers. Moreover, they can catch up on current film financing strategies, participate in case studies and workshops, as well…More

24.10.2005   5th EAST EUROPEAN FORUM and EAST SILVER DocMarket taking place in Jihlava

Both events create together the biggest DOCUMENTARY FILM INDUSTRY SECTION in Central and Eastern Europe, organized by the Institute of Documentary Film, in co-operation with European Documentary Network and in the frame of the 9th. Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. Come and meet commissioning editors from the main European TV stations, producers, distributors, acquisitors, representatives of the essential European documentary…More

20.10.2005   Berlinale Talent Campus: Inspiration and new experiences

Deadline for application : Nov

Berlinale Talent Campus: Inspiration and new experiences Deadline for application : November 1, 2005! More

10.10.2005   2006 Call for Entries: Tribeca Film Festival

Entries are now open for the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, happening April 25-May 7, 2006 in New York City. Submit your narrative or documentary feature or short. Deadlines November 4: Early Deadline (Shorts $30, Features $40; December 9: Short Film Deadline (Shorts $40); December 16: Feature Film Deadline, (Features $50)More

04.10.2005   Czech Film and TV Academy Recommends Something Like Happiness
for an OSCAR

Czech Film and TV Academy Recommends Something Like Happiness for an OSCAR Press release Prague, 3 October 2005 – Bohdan Sláma’s new film Something Like Happiness has received the most votes from the Czech Film and Television Academy, which will recommend it as the Czech entry for the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Oscar Awards. The film will compete for nominee status in “The Best Foreign…More

03.10.2005   Cena Sazky 2005

4.ročník soutěže scénářů dosud nerealizovaných celovečerních filmů Uzávěrka přihlášek je 31.října 2005.More

29.09.2005   Something Like Happiness wins main prize at
San Sebastian International Film Festival

Something Like Happiness wins main prize at San Sebastian International Film Festival Press release Prague, September 24, 2005 – Screenwriter and director Bohdan Sláma’s film Something Like Happiness (Štěstí) has won with the top prize, the Golden Shell, at the 53rd annual International Film Festival in San Sebastion. Besides the main prize, the jury also awarded Aňa Geislerová, who starred in the film, with a Silver…More

24.09.2005   
Something Like Happiness wins main prize at
San Sebastian International Film Festival<

Screenwriter and director Bohdan Sláma’s film Something Like Happiness (Štěstí) has won with the top prize, the Golden Shell, at the 53rd annual International Film Festival in San Sebastion. Besides the main prize, the jury also awarded Aňa Geislerová, who starred in the film, with a Silver Shell for best actress. A total of eighteen films competed in the festival for the Golden Shell. The jury was chaired by American actress…More

13.09.2005   Czech Filmmakers Present Upcoming Documentary Films in Prague, 13 September 2005

For more information about upcoming Czech documentary projects, see a bilingual brochure at http://www.filmcenter.cz…More

07.09.2005   Presentation of Upcoming Czech Documentary Films in Prague

The Czech Film Center, Institute of Documentary Film and Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival organize a presentation of upcoming Czech documentary films. A bilingual brochure (Czech, English) will be published to accompany the panel. The brochure will include information on 43 planned projects. Once the panel is over, the brochure will be made available for downloading on http://www.filmcenter.cz.More

12.08.2005   EAST EUROPEAN pitching FORUM 2005

Deadline for application: 5th September 2005!

East European Forum is the first meeting of East-European documentary filmmakers and significant European commissioning editors where the filmmakers and independent producers offer their topics for realization. The Forum is organized by the Institute of Documentary Film in cooperation with EDN and International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava.More

09.07.2005   Czech Film Center celebrates its third birthday
Overview of events in the last year

Karlovy Vary, 8 July 2005 – Czech Film Center is capping off its third year of existence! Even in the years to come, CFC will continue to serve as an information clearinghouse about the Czech film industry and to promote Czech cinematography at major film festivals and markets at home and abroad. CFC has three main missions: to maintain and promote interest in Czech film abroad, to support the networking efforts of local film…More

30.06.2005   Czech films at the 40th edition of the IFF Karlovy Vary.
July 1-9, 2005

The Czech entry The City of the Sun by Martin Šulik competes for the Crystal Globe in the Festivals main section. More than 20 Czech features and documentaries are screened in this year’s festival official program. On Monday, July 4 at the Industry meeting point the Production Guide Czech Republic, an indispensable Handbook when filming in the Czech Republic, will be presented to the professional public.More

16.06.2005   Two Czech Films Competing in Moscow IFF
17 – 26 June 2005

Prague, 16 June 2005 – The 27th annual Moscow International Film Festival opens tomorrow with two Czechs films in competition. The first, Petr Zelenka’s latest film, Wrong Side Up (Příběhy obyčejného šílenství – CR, Germany, 2005), will compete among the seventeen films in the festival’s main competition section. The second, Shark in the Head (Žralok v hlavě – CR, 2005), the debut of young Czech…More