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

Zátopek, a biopic on the titular “Czech Locomotive”, in production

Zátopek, a biopic on the titular “Czech Locomotive”, in production

Czech director David Ondříček will continue shooting the ambitious drama about legendary runner Emil Zátopek until mid-December  

18/10/2019 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

Jaro Vojtek braces for another foray into fiction filmmaking with Anaesthesia

Jaro Vojtek braces for another foray into fiction filmmaking with Anaesthesia

The award-winning Slovakian documentarian is preparing his sophomore fiction feature, about the “everyday struggle for morality and faith”  

16/10/2019 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic

Czech “rockabilly freakshow” Bourák nears end of shooting

Czech “rockabilly freakshow” Bourák nears end of shooting

Ondřej Trojan is preparing a “dark gangster romantic musical comedy” set in a working-class environment  

14/10/2019 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

Ambitious animated film My Sunny Maad enters production

Ambitious animated film My Sunny Maad enters production

A team of more than 30 animators from three countries is working on the movie, which is being directed by Michaela Pavlátová  

10/10/2019 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/France

Political thriller Amnesty soon to land in Slovak and Czech theatres

Political thriller Amnesty soon to land in Slovak and Czech theatres

Jonáš Karásek’s film reflects on the events following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and President Václav Havel’s amnesties, and is the first movie to address the topic  

08/10/2019 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Slovakia/Czech Republic

Slovakian political thriller Power to start shooting imminently

Slovakian political thriller Power to start shooting imminently

The film by Mátyás Prikler broaches the topics of politics and power in current Western democracies  

24/09/2019 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic/Hungary

Václav Marhoul • Director of The Painted Bird

Interview: Václav Marhoul • Director of The Painted Bird

“During these 11 years, I’ve had the best producer in the world: Václav Marhoul”

VENICE 2019: We chatted to Czech director Václav Marhoul about his gutsy and divisive competition entry, The Painted Bird  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2020 calls for script consultants

MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2020 calls for script consultants

Three script-consultant trainees will be selected to join the process of developing nine projects at Feature Launch; the deadline for applications is 27 September  

05/09/2019 | MIDPOINT 2020

Review: The Painted Bird

Review: The Painted Bird

VENICE 2019: Václav Marhoul's audaciously arty account of a suffering World War II boy walks a constant fine line between the sublime and the ridiculous  

04/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2020 call open until 13 September

MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2020 call open until 13 September

The programme is open to filmmakers and producers who are developing their first or second feature-film projects, with the deadline set for 13 September 2019  

04/09/2019 | MIDPOINT 2020

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