Country Focus: Czech Republic
by Cineuropa
02/07/2010 - Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Czech audiovisual sector.
Country profile: Czech Republic
International Film Guide 2011: Czech Republic
A survey of the film culture and output in the Czech Republic published by the International Film Guide.
Good news, bad news for Czech filmmakers
In Prague, the State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinema announced nearly CZK 60m (€2.4m) in production support in the second quarter of 2010 while simultaneously warning of reduced funding for production and other projects in the future. The largest production grant, CZK 7m (€279,000), went to Dawson Production’s So Far So Good. With a planned budget of €2.5m, director Tomáš Mašín (3 Seasons in Hell) plans to tell the true story of the Mašín Brothers, his relatives, who...
Facts and figures about Czech films
New incentive offers 20% rebate
The European Commission has approved a Czech stimulus plan for the film industry. The Czech Film Industry Support Programme offers qualifying productions grants worth up to 20% of eligible production costs. The programme goes into effect July 7, 2010. The measure was approved by the Czech government last autumn. The Ministry of Culture submitted it for Brussels' approval in January. Projects must fulfill a number of criteria before than can receive the money. Producers must have at least 75%...
Czech Republic - International Film Guide Survey
A survey of the film culture and output in Czech Republic published by the International Film Guide.
Local production plummets in 2008
The Czech film industry shrank last year, according to figures released Friday by the Audiovisual Producers Association (APA). Total direct spend in the Czech Republic stood at CZK 3.5bn in 2008, down 29% from the year before. The Czech film industry has shed more than 1,500 jobs since 2003 — 1,200 of those in the last year alone. “The figures are tragic. They could hardly be any worse,” said Negativ producer and APA president Pavel Strnad. There was some good news among the gloomy figures,...
State fund desperately seeking council members
The lower house of the Czech Parliament has chosen three new members to sit on the council that administrates the state fund which provides essential financing for Czech film. But deputies must fill at least four more seats on the council by the end of March in order to keep the funds flowing. Joining the State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography are film historian Tereza Dvorakova, dramaturg Jiri Kubicek, and film distributor and pedagogue Milica Pechankova....
Czech Republic - International Film Guide Survey
Although the film industry in the Czech Republic is in the hands of private production companies and can rely only on limited support from public funding, the number of feature films increased to 29 titles in 2006. A further 23 full-length films, largely features, were in production in 2007. Read the survey published by the International Film Guide: Survey - Czech Republic
