Petr Zelenka's The Karamazovs in the running
The Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) announced that it has chosen Petr Zelenka's The Karamazovs [+see also:
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Produced by Cestmir Kopecky, the film is a Czech–Polish co-production between Prvni verejnopravni, Ceska televize and Warsaw Pact Filmproduction.
In making the announcement, the CFTA called attention to two other Czech films — Bohdan Slama's drama A Country Teacher [+see also:
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"This year is strong and there are many more [Czech] films which could compete for an Oscar, unlike in other years," Vachler said.
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