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1378 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 11/06/2025.

Review: Limits of Europe

Review: Limits of Europe

Apolena Rychlíková's immersive documentary shows the drama of cheap labourers working in Western Europe  

29/10/2024 | Astra 2024

Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Interview: Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

“Our goal is to place films from Central and Eastern Europe within the broader context of global cinema”

The festival director discusses the expansion of the gathering and its growing industry focus on fostering collaborations between European and Southeast Asian filmmakers  

24/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024

The Ji.hlava New Visions Forum showcases emerging documentary talents and global issues

The Ji.hlava New Visions Forum showcases emerging documentary talents and global issues

The Czech gathering’s industry strand includes work-in-progress documentaries from emerging filmmakers, focusing on critical societal, environmental and personal narratives  

18/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024 | Jihlava Industry

Šimon Holý wraps the shoot for Chica Checa

Šimon Holý wraps the shoot for Chica Checa

The Czech director’s latest film blends social realism with a touch of humour and melancholy, touching upon the themes of identity, ageing, coming out and social norms  

17/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/France

Series review: Daughter of the Nation

Series review: Daughter of the Nation

Historical events blend with pop-culture flourishes in the story of Zdeňka Havlíčková, thrust into the role of a symbolic figurehead during the 19th-century Czech National Revival  

14/10/2024 | Series | Reviews | Czech Republic

The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival reveals its competition titles

The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival reveals its competition titles

The largest Czech documentary gathering will showcase over 340 films and is bracing to welcome renowned filmmakers like Kirsten Johnson, Tsai Ming-liang and Roberto Minervini  

10/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Serbian series Operation Sabre scoops the top prize at Serial Killer

Serbian series Operation Sabre scoops the top prize at Serial Killer

Special Mentions went to the Czech series Daughter of the Nation and the Bosnian show I Know Your Soul, while the latter’s creator, Jasmila Žbanić, received the Progressive Killer Award  

03/10/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

REPORT: Czech Film Springboard @ Finále Plzeň 2024

REPORT: Czech Film Springboard @ Finále Plzeň 2024

The industry initiative presenting Czech works in progress has showcased projects covering an eclectic mix of genres, from intimate family dramedies to explorations of masculinity  

25/09/2024 | Finále Plzeň 2024 | Czech Film Springboard

GoCritic! launches call for participants for workshops at five animation festivals

GoCritic! launches call for participants for workshops at five animation festivals

Ten participants will be selected for workshops of film journalism and criticism, which now also include a video component, at five member festivals of the Animation Festival Network  

23/09/2024 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2024/Anifilm Liberec 2025/Animafest Zagreb 2025/Fest Anča 2025/Animest 2025

Serial Killer zooms in on sex, love and British nostalgia

Serial Killer zooms in on sex, love and British nostalgia

The seventh edition of the TV and episodic festival spotlights top series from Central and Eastern Europe, while its industry-focused sessions offer insights into some major trends  

20/09/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

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