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Martin Kudláč


999 articles available in total starting from 26/09/2013. Last article published on 17/07/2025.

Review: Ms. President

Review: Ms. President

Marek Šulík's time-lapse documentary provides a measured portrait of Zuzana Čaputová's historic and turbulent tenure as Slovakia’s first female head of state  

30/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Review: The Opera!

Review: The Opera!

The melodrama of opera, the surrealism of digital effects and the boldness of fashion meet in Davide Livermore and Paolo Gep Cucco’s retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice  

25/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Review: Eternal Visionary

Review: Eternal Visionary

Michele Placido’s biopic of Luigi Pirandello navigates the blurred lines between personal memory and artistic creation  

24/10/2024 | Rome 2024

Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Interview: Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

“Our goal is to place films from Central and Eastern Europe within the broader context of global cinema”

The festival director discusses the expansion of the gathering and its growing industry focus on fostering collaborations between European and Southeast Asian filmmakers  

24/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024

The Ji.hlava New Visions Forum showcases emerging documentary talents and global issues

The Ji.hlava New Visions Forum showcases emerging documentary talents and global issues

The Czech gathering’s industry strand includes work-in-progress documentaries from emerging filmmakers, focusing on critical societal, environmental and personal narratives  

18/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024 | Jihlava Industry

Šimon Holý wraps the shoot for Chica Checa

Šimon Holý wraps the shoot for Chica Checa

The Czech director’s latest film blends social realism with a touch of humour and melancholy, touching upon the themes of identity, ageing, coming out and social norms  

17/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/France

Series review: Daughter of the Nation

Series review: Daughter of the Nation

Historical events blend with pop-culture flourishes in the story of Zdeňka Havlíčková, thrust into the role of a symbolic figurehead during the 19th-century Czech National Revival  

14/10/2024 | Series | Reviews | Czech Republic

The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival reveals its competition titles

The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival reveals its competition titles

The largest Czech documentary gathering will showcase over 340 films and is bracing to welcome renowned filmmakers like Kirsten Johnson, Tsai Ming-liang and Roberto Minervini  

10/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Serbian series Operation Sabre scoops the top prize at Serial Killer

Serbian series Operation Sabre scoops the top prize at Serial Killer

Special Mentions went to the Czech series Daughter of the Nation and the Bosnian show I Know Your Soul, while the latter’s creator, Jasmila Žbanić, received the Progressive Killer Award  

03/10/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

REPORT: Czech Film Springboard @ Finále Plzeň 2024

REPORT: Czech Film Springboard @ Finále Plzeň 2024

The industry initiative presenting Czech works in progress has showcased projects covering an eclectic mix of genres, from intimate family dramedies to explorations of masculinity  

25/09/2024 | Finále Plzeň 2024 | Czech Film Springboard

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