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16.04.2010 CFC Bringing New Talents and Works in Progress to Finale Plzen

Prague, April 16, 2010 – Czech Film Center will present a block of short films produced by Czech film schools at this year’s Finále Pilsen, the Czech film festival’s 23rd year. The short film screening event debuts at the festival in addition to CFC’s regular Panel of Upcoming Feature and Animated Films. CFC has long promoted both finished feature films and film projects in development. But this year it set its…More

13.04.2010 Cinema Digitalization, digital Copies - New Chance For Documentary Film?

A swift wave of cinema digitization is sweeping through Europe and the Czech Republic has already joined in the process. So far, sixty cinema auditoriums have been digitized and the figure keeps rising each day. What are some of the causes and effects of this development? When: April 23, 2010, 14:00 – 17:00Where: FAMUGuests:Petr Vítek (Technical Manager, Aero, Managing Director, http://www.digitalnikino…)Přemysl Martinek (Managing…More

22.03.2010 Film/Video Production Workshop Coming to Prague

On April 9, 10, 11, Tom Kane is bringing a 3-Day Film Production Workshop to Prague. Tom has had a long and distinguished career in the Film and Television industry. The Workshop will teach you how to successfully plan, organize and manage a film or video production.Location: FAMU Smetanovo Nabrezi…More

17.03.2010 Catalogue of Czech Films 2009 - 2010

New Catalogue of Czech Films 2009 - 2010 is out!More

08.03.2010 Czech Lions 2009

Marek Najbrt's Protektor was the clear favourite at this year's Czech Lions (6 March) picking up the prize for both best film and best director well as prizes for best script, best editing, best music and best actress. The Czech Lions are the Czech equivalent of the Oscars.The second most successful film of the year was Tomáš Mašín's 3 Seasons in Hell and two Czech Lion awards were handed out to Kawasaki's…More

03.03.2010 Přehlídka českých filmů v Athénách

3. června večer začíná v Athénách přehlídka Dny soudobé české kinematografie, která představí celkem čtyři české filmy z let 1999 – 2007, z nichž tři budou v Řecku uvedeny vůbec poprvé.Přehlídka se koná v nově otevřeném letním kině Řeckého filmového archivu Lais, které…More

03.03.2010 Přehlídka českých filmů v Athénách

22.02.2010 Kawasaki’s Rose Takes Two Prizes at Berlin IFF

The 60th International Film Festival in Berlin (February 11 – 21, 2010) proved to be a major success for director Jan Hřebejk. His film Kawasaki’s Rose picked up not one, but two prizes this year when two independent juries – the Ecumenical Jury and the Jury of the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas (C.I.C.A.E.) – deemed it a winner.More

06.02.2010 Total of Seven Czech Films Screening in Berlin

Jan Hřebejk’s latest movie, Kawasaki’s Rose, will open the Panorama Special section at the 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival (February 11 – 21, 2010), where Czech Film Center will represent Czech cinema for the eighth year running. Six other films will be screened at the coinciding European Film Market. The Czech-Slovak project My Dog, Killer from director Mira Fornay will be seeking potential partners at the…More

05.02.2010 The new newsletter 1/2010 is out!

The new newsletter 1/2010 is out!More

04.02.2010 New Czech Films in Three Danish Cities

A series of Czech film screenings entitled ‘CZECH’ THEM OUT presents a unique selection of eight successful feature and documentary films of the past decade in three biggest cities in Denmark – Copenhagen, Aarhus and Odense.The series opens on Thursday, February 4 at 19:15 at the Danish Film Institute (Cinemateket) with the stunning drama Želary introduced by Czech actress Aňa Geislerová. The renowned Czech…More

01.02.2010 Czech Film Center to issue first DVD of selected short films

The Czech Film Center is to issue the first DVD of selected short films at the end of January. Under the title of Czech Short Films Vol. 1 it will present 12 short films created by students of Czech film schools (namely FAMU, the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček, The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design and the Zlín Film School). It is the first edition of the DVD, which should continue in the years to come. The main goal…More

30.01.2010 The Ferrari Dino Girl recieved the Special Mension in Trieste

Jan Němec's film The Ferrari Dino Girl took the Special Mention at the Trieste Film Festival. "The director gave us a great example of the call of an author’s engagement and by using filmmaking as a mean of autobiographical diary he brings to our present time the cruel history of his nation. He uses the film as one of the main characters, which plays an important role in the narrative structure, thus creating a great example of…More

28.01.2010 CFC at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market

Prague, January 28, 2010 – The 32nd festival and the 25th market of short films in Clermont-Ferrand, France, will be held from February 1-6, 2010. Czech Film Center is set to represent the Czech Republic at the market for the first time ever, while two short films will represent the country at the festival – Štěpán Altrichter’s co-production with Germany Did Stephen Michael Knight End the Cold War? in…More

28.01.2010 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 catalogue HERE. Download catalogue HERE.More

21.01.2010 Academia Film Olomouc 2010

The 45th year of the International Festival of Science Documentary Films Academia Film Olomouc (AFO) will take place in Olomouc, Czech Republic from the 13th to 18th of April, 2010. Following the pattern of the former years, AFO will expertly and innovatively map the fields of humanities, social and natural sciences that are in contact with audiovisual media, and thus it will offer an open meeting point for science and art. The deadline…More

18.01.2010 Habermann's Mill takes Bavarian Film Award prizes

Habermann's Mill, a Czech-German-Austrian co-production from Slovak born Czechoslovak New Wave director Juraj Herz, won two awards at the Bavarian Film Prize ceremonies in Munich on January 15. Herz won best director and German actor Mark Waschke won best actor in the film about a wealthy owner of a sawmill with a Jewish wife, in a story set in the Sudetenland region connecting German and the Czech Republic in WWII.More

17.01.2010 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). Press release for download is here More