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1387 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 02/07/2025.

Review: Nightsiren

Review: Nightsiren

Slovakian director Tereza Nvotová presents a drama with supernatural undertones which overturns tragically persistent stereotypes  

12/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Cineasti del presente

Czechoslovak noir meets Spanish noir and David Fincher at the 10th Noir Film Festival

Czechoslovak noir meets Spanish noir and David Fincher at the 10th Noir Film Festival

In addition to bringing classics of the genre to the big screen, Český Šternberk's annual celebration showcases new works inspired by film noir  

04/08/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

Conflict and hope reflect inter-generational cohabitation in Waltzing Matilda

Conflict and hope reflect inter-generational cohabitation in Waltzing Matilda

A degenerative disease glues a torn family together in this fiction feature debut by veteran Czech documentary-maker Petr Slavík, which stars Karel Roden and Regina Rázlová  

02/08/2022 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

Czech surrealist maestro Jan Švankmajer has completed his last feature-length documentary, Kunstkamera

Czech surrealist maestro Jan Švankmajer has completed his last feature-length documentary, Kunstkamera

The documentary takes a closer look at the collection of artefacts and objects of the Czech artist and his wife, including the art of natural people, Art Brut, alchemy, and products of nature  

25/07/2022 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic

Martina Buchelová is preparing her feature fiction debut Lover, Not a Fighter

Martina Buchelová is preparing her feature fiction debut Lover, Not a Fighter

The emerging Slovak writer-director’s urban tragicomic love story utilises a romantic narrative to convey the tribulations and passions of Gen Z  

21/07/2022 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic

The MIDPOINT Writers’ Room is awaiting its new participants

The MIDPOINT Writers’ Room is awaiting its new participants

Designed not only to train participants in specialised writing skills but also to offer practical knowledge about the organisation of a writers’ room, the programme’s submission deadline is 1 August  

20/07/2022 | MIDPOINT 2022

REPORT: Czech Film Foundation 2022

REPORT: Czech Film Foundation 2022

A drama on the intersection of capitalism and environmentalism, and a biopic about a controversial Czech actress are among the 2022 winners for the best unrealised script  

15/07/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

Adam Sedlák • Director of BANGER.

Interview: Adam Sedlák • Director of BANGER.

"My film is not an anti-drugs movie; I’m trying to be more progressive and show that the manipulation and mixing of different drugs is dangerous"

We had a chat with the director, whose feature BANGER., filmed entirely on an iPhone, follows the odyssey of a young drug dealer and aspiring musician through Prague at nighttime  

14/07/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | Special Screenings

Beata Parkanová • Director of The Word

Interview: Beata Parkanová • Director of The Word

“We often forget what we thought but never what we felt”

The Czech director, whose film won two awards at Karlovy Vary, turns back time and gets inspired by the story of her own family  

14/07/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | Competition

Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg • Directors of My Father, The Prince

Interview: Lukas Sturm, Lila Schwarzenberg • Directors of My Father, The Prince

“It is never too late to have a conversation between father and daughter, parents and children”

Czech politician and statesman Karel Schwarzenberg is the subject of this highly personal documentary by his daughter Lila and Lukas Sturm  

13/07/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | Special Screenings

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