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1378 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 11/06/2025.

Holiday Makers find code for Da Vinci

Move over Da Vinci, here come the Holiday Makers. Jirí Vejdelek’s debut feature Holiday Makers (Úcastníci zájezdu) is one weekend away from reaching half million admissions in the Czech box...  

29/06/2006 | Box office | Czech Republic

Czechs “protest” with a massive 28 films on show

The best form of protest is when you do it by the numbers goes the old saying and, it seems, the Czech film industry took notice. A total of 28 films and documentaries from the local production...  

28/06/2006 | Karlovy Vary IFF | Czech Republic

Celebrating young European talent

Eleven young European directors have been chosen by three Variety film critics to present their films in the Karlovy Vary sidebar section Variety Critics' Choice: Europe Now. The initiative,...  

14/06/2006 | Festivals | Czech Republic

Beauty not in trouble in Karlovy Vary after all

Producer Ondrej Trojan (Total Help Art) and director Jan Hrebejk will let their new film Beauty in Trouble (Kráska v nesnázích) compete in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June...  

08/06/2006 | Festivals | Czech Republic

Professionals united against rejection of film law

The war between the film industry and politicians over film financing in the Czech Republic is gathering pace. Filmmakers, producers and even the country’s famous film school have all joined...  

01/06/2006 | Funding | Czech Republic

"Parliament has killed national cinema"

Chaos has been reigning since yesterday on the Croisette, when posters were pasted at the Czech pavilion, stating: "The parliament and President Klaus have killed Czech cinema". On Tuesday, May...  

24/05/2006 | Cannes 2006/Events | Czech Republic

Karlovy Vary announces first selections

Organisers of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (June 30-July 8) promised “more quality as well as quantity” for this year’s event as they unveiled part of the 2006 programme. The...  

27/04/2006 | Festivals | Czech Republic

Slama and Rafters confirm most talked about status in Pilsen

Bohdan Slama’s Something Like Happiness and Karel Janak’s Rafters have confirmed their status as Czech Republic’s most talked about films of the last six months, during the awards ceremony of the...  

10/04/2006 | Festivals | Czech Republic

Rafters on course to rewrite records

Less than a week from its March 9 release, Czech teenager comedy Rafters (Raftaci) is on course to rewrite the country’s box office record books. Director Karel Janak’s second feature film had...  

15/03/2006 | Box office | Czech Republic

Something Like Happiness triumphs at the Lions

The fairy tale continues for Bohdan Slama’s Something Like Happiness (see making of), which performed a veritable smash-and-grab at Czech cinema’s 2006 Lions Awards ceremony. After its surprise...  

28/02/2006 | Awards | Czech Republic

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