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01.02.2011 Czech Film Center Second DVD of Selected Short Films
Prague, February 1, 2011 - At the end of January, Czech Film Center will release the second edition of its DVD of short films. The DVD, titled Czech Short Films Vol. 2, presents 12 short films created by students from Czech film schools (namely: FAMU, FAMO - Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček, Film School Zlín). The main aim is to highlight Czech short films, promote them abroad and to establish closer cooperation with…More
31.01.2011 Czech Film Center Back at Clermont-Ferrand Festival
Prague, January 31, 2011 - The 33rd annual film festival and the 26th short film market in Clermont-Ferrand, France, will be held from February 4-12, 2001, and Czech Film Center will be there to represent the Czech Republic for its second year running. A Czech film, The Tour Guide, directed by Asmara Beraki and produced by FAMU and Czech Television, will be screened in the festival's main competition. More information HERE. More
28.01.2011 Jan Švankmajer Retrostrospective in Dresden
Prague / Dresden, January 28, 2011 - A series of screenings of remarkable feature films by Czech surrealist, artist and animator Jan Švankmajer is set to open on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, in Dresden's Thalia theatre. The series runs until April 2, and is organized by Czech Film Center in cooperation with the German Institute of Animated Film (DIAF). More information HERE Program HEREMore
28.01.2011 2010 Czech Films Catalog and DVD Released
Prague, January 28, 2011 - Every year Czech Film Center's first publication of the new year is a catalog and DVD of Czech films, and this year is no exception. This edition presents features and documentaries premiered in 2010 and upcoming films scheduled to premiere before June 2011. The effort is enhanced by a selection of short films released on a separate DVD. More info about catalog HERE. Download catalog HERE.More
24.01.2011 3x Jan Švankmajer at Rotterdam Festival
January 24, 2011 – Czech film will once again be represented at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, this time at the festival's upcoming 40th edition (January 26 – February 6, 2011), where Jan Švankmajer's new movie, Surviving Life (Theory and Practice), will be presented in the official selection. Additionally, his upcoming project, Insects, has been selected for the parallel co-production market, CineMart. Lastly,…More
18.01.2011 Czech Film Abundantly Represented at Berlinale 2011
The 61st International Film Festival in Berlin (February 10 – 20, 2011) has selected a total of three Czech films for its official program. Additionally, four Czech films and one trailer will be screened at the concurrent European Film Market (EFM). The 41st International Forum of New Film selected a total of 39 films for its program this year. For the first time ever, it will feature three films from the Czech Republic: two…More
17.01.2011 First-ever Film Critics' Awards Bestowed in 2010
Film journalists, publicists and critics recognized the best cinematic achievements of the year with a new set of awards. The Czech Film Critics' Awards were bestowed on recipients at the Archa Theatre on Thursday, January 13, 2011. The new awards are aimed at highlighting the best movies of the year, new discoveries and cinematic achievements in the impartial eyes of professional film journalists. The Czech Film Critics' Awards are…More
07.12.2010 Deadline for Ex Oriente Film Workshop 2011 coming soon
Ex Oriente Film is a year-long international workshop that supports the development and funding of creative documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. At three workshops (the 4th session focused on rough cuts is for selected projects only) directors and producers develop their projects and funding strategies and benefit from the assistance and valuable advice provided by established European producers, directors, AV experts and…More
26.11.2010 WHEN EAST MEETS WEST 2011 DEADLINE AT 3.12.
WHEN EAST MEETS WEST is a co-production event organized by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Regional Fund, the Trieste Film Festival, in collaboration with EAVE, ANTENNA MEDIA TORINO, MEDIA DESK ITALIA, and under the patronage of EURIMAGES. The aim is to encourage cooperation between Eastern European countries and Italy and one other Western European country in focus (in the 2011 edition the Western selected country will be France). More…More
23.11.2010 Czech film „Stínu neutečeš“ on the film festival in Kolkata
Prague 23. 11. 2010 - On 16. international film festival in Kolkata (10.11.-16.11. 2010) was with czech representation. Film by Lenky Kny was nominated to non-competitive section - New World Cinema. More information HERE. More info available here: http://calcuttatube.com/… More
13.11.2010 Czech Films at PÖFF in Tallinn
Prague, November 19, 2010 - Czech cinema will be amply represented at this year's international film festival in Tallinn, Estonia (November 19 - December 5, 2010). Festival guest and this year's Shooting Star, Kryštof Hádek, who will be at the festival to present 3 Seasons in Hell, will also appear at the 23rd European Film Awards in Tallinn on December 4. More informations available HERE More
25.10.2010 Czech Documentary All That Glitters Awarded at Leipzig Documentary Film Festival
The feature-length documentary All That Glitters won two prizes at the 53rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (October 18-24, 2010). The first is the MDR Film Award for an outstanding Eastern European documentary film. The second victory came in the form of the Healthy Workplaces Film Award, supported by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and given to the best documentary on a…More
05.10.2010 You and Me to Present Short Films from Prague & Hamburg
Prague, October 5, 2010 - Film school students are gearing up to present a night of short films from Hamburg and Prague on Saturday, October 9, in the Marble hall of the Lucerna cinema. The films will be screened under a section of the German-speaking film festival Das Filmfest called A Night of Short Films. more informations to be downloaded hereMore
04.10.2010 Czech Movies at International Festivals in Autumn 2010
Prague, October 4, 2010 - With the end of the year approaching, Czech film is making its mark on festivals abroad. This autumn, twelve contemporary Czech features and documentaries will appear at four major international festivals: Hamburg, Warsaw, London and Pusan. More informations to be downloaded HERE. More
20.09.2010 Two czech films are nominated for European Oscar
In wider nomination on european vesion of Oscar award are two Czech films: 3 seasons in hell(direcred by Tomáš Mašín) and Kawasaki's rose(directed by Jan Hřebejk). These films were selected into a group of 46 films, by comission consisting of 5 delegates(there was not a Czech delegate). About the result will decide the comission of more than two thousand European film academy members. The results will be…More
15.09.2010 Presentation of new Czech documentary films will be held on 21.9. in Světozor cinema
Institute of documentary film and Czech film center warmly invites you to: Presentation of New czech documentary films 2010/2011 the presentation will be held on September 21. 2010, 11:00am at Svetozor cinema. New projects will be presented by: Linda Jablonska, Vit Klusak, Martin Rysavy, David Calek, Vit Janecek, Jan Gogola, Veronika Sobkova, Jakub Hejna a dalsi. Join us to meet the creators of the projects and celebrate 10 years anniversary…More
08.09.2010 Film Tobruk won on New York International Independent Festival
Tobruk won 2 awards on International Independent Festival in New York. First for the best international feature film - section war feature. Second award was for best international screenplay. After recieving awards in Austin(Texas) and Los Angeles Movie Awards is this award third sucess of Tobruk in US teritory. more informations on:http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/More
06.09.2010 Czech Footprint OFF-COURTS in Trouville, France
Prague, September 1, 2010 - The 11th annual Off-Courts short film festival is set to take place from September 3 to 11, 2010 in the northern French city of Trouville. This year, 6 Czech shorts will also be screened in a block of films entitled Fenêtre sur le court tchèque. Additionally, Czech Film Center will be on hand at the concurrent film market, and two students from FAMU in Prague will participate in the accompanying…More
23.08.2010 Czech audiences’ interest in domestic pictures continues
Czech audiences’ interest in domestic pictures continues. Attendance for Jiří Vejdělek’s comedy Women in Temptation, which opened in Czech cinemas on March 18, 2010, exceeded a million viewers. The crime-thriller Kajínek hit theatres in early August and drew a record 119,182 viewers during its opening weekend in the Czech Republic. Kajínek…More
23.08.2010 Film Industry Support Programme
Thirty-four projects have already passed the cultural test, a condition for submitting an application for incentives under the newly approved Film Industry Support Programme. A total of 12 projects have already submitted their applications, and the Czech Ministry of Culture has allocated the amounts they will be rebated (up to 20% of the production costs spent in the CR) once they’ve wrapped their shoots in the…More
