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140 articles available in total starting from 25/03/2005. Last article published on 12/06/2007.

Barrandov mission for James Bond?

The new James Bond might have one more strange mission to add to his numerous on-screen assignments: learning to speak Czech. The as yet unconfirmed news that the latest in the Bond series, Martin...  

03/06/2005 | Industry | Czech Republic

Filmmakers fight for a criminal story

Jiri Kajinek is a notorious Czech criminal. His arrest and subsequent trial and conviction have created more headlines than any other similar case as well as controversy as to whether his media...  

27/05/2005 | Production | Czech Republic

Czech cinema cries out for more state support

With a foreign language Oscar for Kolya under its belt and two other very strong nominations in the last 10 years, Czech cinema should be perceived as a mature, growing industry, with tax...  

10/05/2005 | Funding | Czech Republic

City of the Sun gets Plzen boost

Martin Sulik’s drama Slunecni stat (The City of the Sun) was awarded the Golden Kingfisher at this year’s Finale Plzen festival, at the city of Plzen (Pilsen), increasing its chances of making...  

04/05/2005 | Festivals | Czech Republic

Karlovy Vary prepares its 40th birthday

Some of the cinema’s most-sought after personalities will attend the most important film event in Czech Republic, which celebrates its 4oth anniversary  

28/04/2005 | Festivals | Czech Republic

Commercial TV turns an eye on cinema

Not so long ago commercial television in the Czech Republic used to ignore calls for contributing to the national film production and proposals for offering support to the filmmakers were more...  

25/04/2005 | Funding | Czech Republic

Rafters after the success of Snowboarders

Fans of the popular fim Snowboardáci (Snowboarders) are bemused. Director Karel Janák did not agree terms with the production company behind last year’s huge Czech box office success (600 000...  

14/04/2005 | Production | Czech Republic

Jan Hrebejk against piracy

When the team behind Horem pádem ("Upside down") by Jan Hrebejk christened on Wednesday the DVD version of the film in Prague, they had little to add to the now well reported success of the movie....  

07/04/2005 | Industry | Czech Republic

A visual feast in Prague

Prague may lack a big, international film festival but the Czech film buffs have a couple of opportunities every year when they can treat themselves with the latest in European or international...  

31/03/2005 | Festivals | Czech Republic

Harry Potter in Prague?

The film production of the fifth installment of the popular Harry Potter books could be heading for Prague as a result of the disappointment of the film’s UK producers  

25/03/2005 | Industry | Czech Republic

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