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

Admissions up 25%

Czech film distributors, and subsequently filmmakers, are breathing a sigh of relief this week as news of increasing cinema admissions have been revealed. According to figures released by the...  

31/10/2006 | Box office | Czech Republic

Bosnian, Polish and Czech joy at Jihlava

Bosnian director Nedzad Begovic, his Polish counterpart Marcin Koszalka and Czech filmmaker Linda Jablonska collected the most prestigious prizes at the Jihlava International Documentary Film...  

30/10/2006 | Festivals | Czech Republic

Industry eyes on the Forum and East Silver

Central European documentaries are slowly but steadily clawing their way back to the big screen. Admittedly, the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival and its incorporated events, the...  

24/10/2006 | Czech Republic | Jihlava Doc Film Fest

Athanasia explores island taboos

Panos Karkanevatos has not even started filming the first scene of his latest feature and yet the plot of his film is already making waves, at least in his native Greece. Athanasia – due to start...  

23/10/2006 | Production | Greece

Balkan Fund nominates 12 films

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the selection of this year’s Balkan Fund projects, which will be presented during the 47th edition of the festival, held from...  

17/10/2006 | Festivals | Greece

Money and Beauty lead the way

The initiators behind the recent “buy Czech” campaign, an effort to persuade consumers that local produce is as good - if not better – as imported, might have to look to cinema for inspiration....  

12/10/2006 | Box Office | Czech R.

Svankmajer’s Lunacy in the race

Jan Svankmajer’s feature film Lunacy (Sileni) is the Czech Republic’s official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The country’s Film and Television Academy announced its...  

26/09/2006 | Oscars 2007 | Czech Republic

Minister, TV, set target of 10 films per year

Marek Madaric is set to enter territory previously unchartered by any Slovak this millennium. Slovakia’s newly appointed Minister of Culture has stated that his aim is for the country’s original...  

26/09/2006 | Production | Slovakia

Thessaloniki boosts Balkans connections

A lot of things can make or break an international festival. Sometimes it is not the quality of films in the line-up but the side events that focus on things to come. Such is the case with the...  

25/09/2006 | Festivals | Greece

Centre expects "miracles" for cinema as festival season begins

Only six months ago, officials of the Greek Film Centre were painting a bleak picture for the future of Greek cinema, claiming a lack of "adequate funds" to support it. However, circumstances, or...  

18/09/2006 | Festivals | Greece

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