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1415 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 20/08/2025.

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

GoCritic! launches call for participants for workshops at five animation festivals

GoCritic! launches call for participants for workshops at five animation festivals

Ten participants will be selected for workshops of film journalism and criticism, which now also include a video component, at five member festivals of the Animation Festival Network  

23/09/2024 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2024/Anifilm Liberec 2025/Animafest Zagreb 2025/Fest Anča 2025/Animest 2025

Serial Killer zooms in on sex, love and British nostalgia

Serial Killer zooms in on sex, love and British nostalgia

The seventh edition of the TV and episodic festival spotlights top series from Central and Eastern Europe, while its industry-focused sessions offer insights into some major trends  

20/09/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

Tomáš Hubáček shooting his debut feature, the mystery-drama Wirbel

Tomáš Hubáček shooting his debut feature, the mystery-drama Wirbel

The Czech director examines the relationship between humans and the landscape in a drama film set in the Central Bohemian Highlands  

18/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

The Czech Film Fund throws its weight behind Petr Václav’s Mozart in Paris

The Czech Film Fund throws its weight behind Petr Václav’s Mozart in Paris

The fund has also supported a host of European projects being co-produced by Czech partners, including new works by Marko Škop, Vitaly Mansky and Samuli Valkama  

09/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic

Vojtěch Strakatý • Director of After Party

Interview: Vojtěch Strakatý • Director of After Party

“I was inspired by the women around me and felt characters like them weren’t adequately represented on screen”

VENICE 2024: The emerging Czech director discusses the interplay between personal inspiration and fictional storytelling, and his approach to blending genres  

04/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti Extra

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