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1402 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Ji.hlava and JB Films offer €110,000 to films from Central and Eastern Europe

Ji.hlava and JB Films offer €110,000 to films from Central and Eastern Europe

The Czech international documentary festival, with the support of local entrepreneur Jan Barta, is setting up a new support scheme and has set 30 April as the deadline for applications  

05/04/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Apolena Rychlíková  • Director of Limits of Europe

Interview: Apolena Rychlíková • Director of Limits of Europe

“The main interest for me and Sasha was to make those invisible people visible – at least for 98 minutes”

The Czech director delves into her close collaboration with her protagonist as they blew the lid off the working conditions of migrant labourers in Europe  

05/04/2024 | One World Prague 2024

Soňa G Lutherová  • Director of Sláva

Interview: Soňa G Lutherová • Director of Sláva

“I was taken aback by Sláva’s authenticity and vulnerability, and how openly she revealed her sensitivities”

The Slovak filmmaker unpicks her latest project, exploring themes of personal happiness, gender identity, and the nuanced balance between personal and professional life  

02/04/2024 | Febiofest Bratislava 2024 | Bratislava Industry Days

Life Is Beautiful triumphs at One World; East Doc Platform rewards Under the Spell

Life Is Beautiful triumphs at One World; East Doc Platform rewards Under the Spell

The feature by Mohamed Jabaly has scooped the top prize at the human rights film gathering, while the Polish project by Łukasz Konopa emerged victorious at the industry event  

29/03/2024 | One World Prague 2024 | Awards

Zdenek Blaha  • Programme director, IDF, and manager, East Doc Platform

Interview: Zdenek Blaha • Programme director, IDF, and manager, East Doc Platform

“The only thing that unites all of the documentaries we have selected is that they all have international potential”

The documentary expert comments on the programme of this year’s East Doc Platform, which features training sessions, panels and master classes prepared together with the One World Film Festival  

28/03/2024 | One World Prague 2024

Veronika Janatková  • Producer, Pandistan

Interview: Veronika Janatková • Producer, Pandistan

“Empathy created by storytelling can be powerful fuel for action”

The Czech producer delves into her approach to documentaries as a tool for activism  

26/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

CEE Animation Forum opens its call for submissions

CEE Animation Forum opens its call for submissions

The 12th edition of the leading industry event for animated projects will include features, series/TV specials, shorts and student films, with the deadline for entries set for 30 April  

26/03/2024 | CEE Animation 2024

Human rights and the issues around them come into focus at the 26th One World Film Festival

Human rights and the issues around them come into focus at the 26th One World Film Festival

The international gathering kicks off in Prague today with 96 full-length films and 10 VR projects, plus the first-ever addition of narrative titles to the selection  

20/03/2024 | One World Prague 2024

The Czech Film Fund backs Václav Kadrnka's Comenius and Beata Parkanová's Bears

The Czech Film Fund backs Václav Kadrnka's Comenius and Beata Parkanová's Bears

Among the supported projects are a children’s sci-fi tale, a female-led anthology pic, a social dramedy about misinformation and a time-travelling adventure  

20/03/2024 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic

Series review: #annaismissing

Series review: #annaismissing

Pavel Soukup helms the sequel to the cyberbullying thriller #martyisdead, exploring the intricacies of the digitally saturated world from a female perspective  

19/03/2024 | Series Mania 2024

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