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1420 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 02/09/2025.

The Czech government to pump more funding into film incentives this year

The Czech government to pump more funding into film incentives this year

The €23 million injection should enable the country to replicate last year’s record turnover fuelled by international shoots  

23/08/2022 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic

Kristína Aschenbrennerová • Programme manager, Pop Up Film Residency

Interview: Kristína Aschenbrennerová • Programme manager, Pop Up Film Residency

“Pop Up Film Residency Eurimages aims to create more space for women in the industry by providing support to the experienced filmmakers”

The programme manager talks about the latest updates of the hub in the European film industry  

16/08/2022 | /Czech Republic/Hungary/Poland/Slovakia

Tereza Nvotová • Director of Nightsiren

Interview: Tereza Nvotová • Director of Nightsiren

“We realised that many of our beloved traditions exist to preserve the status quo”

The Slovak filmmaker talks about her film, which deals with conservative traditions, the patriarchy and female empowerment, and just won the Golden Leopard in the Cineasti del presente section  

15/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Cineasti del presente

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

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