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346 articles available in total starting from 10/10/2005. Last article published on 18/09/2025.

Review: Promise, I’ll Be Fine

Review: Promise, I’ll Be Fine

Katarína Gramatová’s feature debut is a coming-of-age tale filled with hard truths, set in the heart of the Slovak countryside  

11/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Special Screenings

Dužan Duong • Director of Summer School, 2001

Interview: Dužan Duong • Director of Summer School, 2001

“One of the main themes here is masculinity, as all of the male characters are struggling in different ways”

The Hanoi-born, Czech-raised filmmaker discusses his movie’s mosaic-like storytelling and genre-shifting structure  

09/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Special Screenings

Review: Summer School, 2001

Review: Summer School, 2001

Dužan Duong’s debut feature paints a portrait of the Vietnamese diaspora in the early-2000s Czech Republic through a family triptych  

08/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Special Screenings

Review: Broken Voices

Review: Broken Voices

Ondřej Provazník's feature is a gripping coming-of-age story that dives into a young choir singer's emotional turmoil with subtle force  

07/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Karlovy Vary Competition entry Broken Voices

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Karlovy Vary Competition entry Broken Voices

The new film by Czech director Ondřej Provazník is loosely inspired by a sexual abuse scandal that erupted within Prague’s Bambini di Praga choir in the 2000s  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Ivana Formanová • Manager, KineDok

Interview: Ivana Formanová • Manager, KineDok

“KineDok is about creating spaces where people can gather, engage with powerful stories and have meaningful conversations”

The manager shares how KineDok is expanding its community outreach through immersive storytelling, educational programmes and inclusive, technology-driven screenings  

19/06 | Institute of Documentary Film 2025

Dužan Duong putting the finishing touches to Summer School, 2001

Dužan Duong putting the finishing touches to Summer School, 2001

The Czech-Slovak co-production examines intergenerational dynamics, identity and queer self-discovery within the Vietnamese diaspora in the Czech Republic  

10/06 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

KineDok unveils its 2025/26 documentary collection, spotlighting personal and political stories

KineDok unveils its 2025/26 documentary collection, spotlighting personal and political stories

The programme brings together 16 features and various archival shorts, available for screenings in non-traditional venues across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Romania  

10/06 | Institute of Documentary Film 2025

Zuzana Kirchnerová • Director of Caravan

Interview: Zuzana Kirchnerová • Director of Caravan

"I wanted to show a mother who is also a sexual being — someone who protests, who desires, and who loves freedom"

CANNES 2025: The Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerová discusses her first feature, the return of Czech cinema to the festival's official selection after more than 30 years  

26/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Caravan

Review: Caravan

CANNES 2025: A Czech mother and her son with Down syndrome journey through Italy in Zuzana Kirchnerová’s road movie about fatigue, love and human connections  

23/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

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