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Czech politicians acknowledge need for incentives (2009-07-13)
Czech politicians from opposite sides of the political divide are showing new support for the Czech film industry. Speaking on a July 5 talkshow broadcast by Czech Television, Mirek Topolanek of the center-right Civic Democrats and Vitezslav Jandak of the center-left Social Democrats both agreed that the next government should introduce incentives for filming in the Czech Republic.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2009-07-02)
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a nine-day film holiday for Czech film fans. Thousands of audience members come from across the country, Europe and even the world to see the more than 200 new films presented annually.
Location Karlovy Vary (2009-07-01)
Karlovy Vary is the largest and best known spa city in the Czech Republic. It was founded in the 14th century by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, whom legend credits with the discovery of its thermal springs. The West Bohemian spa became a popular retreat for the wealthy as early as the 16th century.
Filmmakers from Bavaria and Bohemia experience the End of the Cold War (2009-06-22)
Czech and German filmmakers spent the day together June 10, visiting sites on both sides of the Czech-German border associated with the Cold War. More than 40 film professionals from both countries took part in the End of the Cold War Locations Tour, organized the FFF Film Commission Bayern in cooperation with the Czech Film Commission. The primary destinations of the tour were military bases in Čerchov, Czech Republic and Hoher Bogen, Germany.
French director Pierre Aknine is concluding work in the Czech Republic on Chateaubriand. (2009-06-15)
Filmed for French television, the film focuses on the life of French writer, politician and diplomat François-René de Chateaubriand.
Mikhalkov filming at Barrandov (2009-06-01)
Renowned Russian film-maker Nikita Mikhalkov is in Prague working on his new film, a sequel to his Oscar-winning Burnt By The Sun.
Red Tails filming in the Czech Republic (2009-05-04)
The Lucasfilm Ltd. production of Red Tails is in full swing, and producers George Lucas and Rick McCallum are already considering a second project to shoot in the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic presented at largest film location market in US (2009-04-10)
For the second year in a row, the Czech Film Commission is taking part in the 24th annual Locations Trade Show (April 16–April 18), the largest film location market in the world, in Santa Monica, California.
Czech Film Commission at Berlinale (2009-01-29)
Visitors to the European Film Market in Berlin can find the Czech Film Commission at the Martin-Gropius-Bau at the Central European Cinema stand.
Forejt nominated for Oscar for work on Wanted (2009-01-23)
Czech sound engineer Petr Forejt might bring an Oscar home next month. The team of Forejt, Chris Jenkins and Frank A. Montaño are shortlisted for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing for their work on action-thriller Wanted.
Currently in production (2008-09-17)
Two German films are currently being shot in the Czech Republic. The first is a multiple-part television movie with the working title Rebel and the second is the narrative historical film Henry IV.
Lights! Camera! Prague! - Film Map (2008-06-01)
This his year, just in time for the opening of the summer tourist season, Czech Film Commission, in collaboration with Prague City Hall, published a “film map” of Prague, identifying the locations of scenes from big foreign films shot in the capital.
Q&A with Finish producer Jesse Fryckman/Bronson Club (2008-03-28)
Q&A with producer Jesse Fryckman from the Finnish production company Bronson Club. The company has been established to create a home for the best of the new generation of filmmakers and to bring edgy and personal low budget features into international marketplace. The founders of Bronson Club are Jesse Fryckman and Tero Kaukomaa, whose credits include Dancer in the Dark by Lars von Trier, Jade Warrior by AJ Annila and Man's Job by Aleksi Salmenperä.
The first Board of Directors of EuFCN has been elected in the General Assembly in Prague (2007-11-25, Press release)
Prague, 23rd of November, 2007 The newly established European Film Commissions Network (EuFCN) met in Prague today to elect its First Board of Directors.
Prince Caspian Has Ascended to the Throne in the Czech Republic (2007-08-16)
Following the blockbuster movie The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, partially shot in the Czech Republic in 2005, The Chronicles of Narnia returned to Prague with its sequel Prince Caspian. On one of the film’s sets, in the forest near Dobříš, Central Bohemia, we caught up with American Producer Mark Johnson.
Shooting Paris in Prague - On the Set of Faubourg 36 (2007-08-14)
The Czech Film Commission visited the filming of the French period film Faubourg 36 on the set in Prague-Letňany. Here, in one of the halls, the sets of the “Chansonia” theatre, in which and around which the film’s story takes place, have been built.
Q&A with Danish producer Morten Kaufman (2007-04-12)
Q&A with Danish producer Morten Kaufman from the production company Nimbus Film Productions, which is one of the major players in Danish cinema and is celebrated for several Dogme films (especially Festen/The Celebration by Thomas Vinterberg, 1998). We caught up with Morten Kaufman on the set of the film Flame & Citron (budget of approx. EUR 6.3 million), which is being shot partly in locations and studios in and nearby Prague. The story is based on real events and is set in 1944 during the German
Narnia returns to the Czech Republic (2007-03-09, Press release)
Stillking Films' press release 2007-02-21
Only a few months since the release of the blockbuster movie “Casino Royale” (MGM/Columbia Pictures), Stillking Films’ latest co-production shot in Prague and the Czech Republic throughout the first six months of 2006, the Prague based international film production company brings yet another A-list names of the world film industry to the Czech Republic to begin production on two highly anticipated movies of the upcoming year – “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” and “Wanted”.
Stillking Films head new productions in the Czech Republic in 2007 (2007-02-21, Press release)
Only a few months since the release of the blockbuster movie “Casino Royale” (MGM/Columbia Pictures), Stillking Films’ latest co-production shot in Prague and the Czech Republic throughout the first six months of 2006, the Prague based international film production company brings yet another A-list names of the world film industry to the Czech Republic to begin production on two highly anticipated movies of the upcoming year – “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” and “Wanted”.
The largest sound stage in Europe has risen at Barrandov (2006-12-11, Press release)
As of today, Prague has the largest film stage in all of Europe. A gala opening will be held this evening for the complex of three new sound stages, which will serve as a bouncing board to the next phase of successful development for Barrandov Studios. Construction of the complex of three soundproof stages was started this spring and cost more than 100 million Czech crowns.
News from the Czech Film Center and the Czech Film Commission (2006-09-09)
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Director Eli Roth will begin production on Hostel Part II on September 11th (2006-08-10)
Hostel Part II will pick up exactly where the last one left off, and will follow three American girls who are studying for a semester in Italy. Sony will be making the film a major release all around the globe next spring. Quentin Tarantino is back as executive producer.
Principal photography of THE RED BARON began early July in Prague (2006-07-07, Press release)
Press release, Stuttgart/Berlin, July 7, 2006: NIAMA-FILM is delighted to announce the beginning of principal photography of THE RED BARON directed by Niki Müllerschön, starring Matthias Schweighöfer and Lena Headey, as well as Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Hanno Koffler, Volker Bruch, Tino Mewes, Maxim Mehmet and Steffen Schroeder.
Czech study calls for 12.5% tax rebate on film productions (2006-05-10)
Source: ScreenDaily.com, by Theodore Schwinke, 10 May 2006
A 2005 study released May 9 by the Czech Ministry of Culture calls for the creation of a 12.5% tax rebate for productions filmed in the Republic and the creation of a national body to oversee a comprehensive strategy to promote domestic films abroad and boost the country as a destination for foreign productions.
News from the Czech Film Center and the Czech Film Commission (2006-05-10)
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007 Begins Shooting in the Czech Republic (2006-02-15, Press release)
On 30 January, filming began in the Czech Republic on CASINO ROYALE, starring British actor Daniel Craig in his first appearance as the legendary agent, James Bond.
News from the Czech Film Center and the Czech Film Commission (2006-02-05)
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The European Film Finance Summit - 8th February 2006, Ritz-Carlton, Berlin (2006-01-10)
The European Film Finance Summit is Screen International's annual symposium on film funding.
This year: 8th February 2006, Ritz-Carlton, Berlin
Stillking Films to co-produce the new James Bond (2005-10-18, Press release)
The international film production company Stillking Films closed the co-production deal with EON Productions on the 21st 007 Screen Adventure called Casino Royale to shoot in the Czech Republic. Matthew Stillman and David Minkowski of Stillking Films act as local co-producers. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production begins shooting in January 2006 and is due for release worldwide on November 17, 2006. Most of the film will be shot in the Czech Republic with additional photography in the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.
Polanski's Oliver Twist to have world premiere in Prague (2005-09-22)
PRAGUE, Sept 22 (CTK) - The Film Oliver Twist by renowned Polish-born director Roman Polanski will have a world premiere in Prague, where it was shot last year, on Saturday, September 24, the SPI distribution company informed CTK today.
PRODUCTION GUIDE CZECH REPUBLIC - Order your copy! (2005-09-01)
Czech Film Commission has published the first edition of Production Guide Czech Republic, a resource for filmmakers planning to shoot here. The guide provides contacts to local film professionals, companies and services, listings of international productions that took place in Prague and the Czech Republic over the past ten years as well as other film-related information.
Czech film industry to have prevalent - albeit "indirect" - showing at the 62nd annual Venice Film Festival (2005-08-31)
Several international projects that were filmed largely in the Czech Republic are among the films to be listed in the official program of this year’s Venice Film Festival. And so the Czech Republic will also make its own, albeit indirect, mark on the silver screens of Venice’s festival cinemas.
"Hostel" - filmed in the Czech Republic this year, premiered at the IFF Toronto in September 2005 (2005-08-29)
The US studio horror film "Hostel" (Sony Screen Gems) by director Eli Roth filmed in the Czech Republic in spring 2005 will have its international premiere in Toronto, in the Canadian festival’s Midnight Madness section. International Production Company was in charge of production for the Czech side.
Hrebejk embarks on Beauty shoot at Barrandov (2005-07-29)
Leading Czech director Jan Hrebejk has begun shooting his new feature, Beauty in Trouble, at Barrandov Studios. The film is produced by Total HelpArt and Czech television in cooperation with Barrandov Studios and HBO.
The Czech Republic has been a prime filming location for foreign producers for years, and this year is no exception (2005-07-08, Press release)
Karlovy Vary, 8 July 2005 – The Czech Republic has been a prime filming location for foreign producers for years, and this year is no exception. For the second year running, the country’s film industry is being promoted by Czech Film Commission, which recently published its first film guide about the Czech Republic for foreign filmmakers, Production Guide Czech Republic, and launched its own web site, www.filmcommission.cz, to promote the industry at home and abroad.
Sharon Stone - Guest at the Karlovy Vary film festival (2005-06-13)
The American actress SHARON STONE will come to Karlovy Vary to accept a Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the jubilee 40th edition of the international film festival.
PRODUCTION GUIDE CZECH REPUBLIC to be presented at IFF Cannes 2005 (2005-05-05, Press release)
Czech Film Commission has just published the long-awaited publication and first ever English-language guidebook to the Czech film industry - Production Guide Czech Republic. The publication will be presented to the professional public on May 15, 2005 at the international film festival in Cannes.
News from the Czech Film Center and the Czech Film Commission (2005-05-04)
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Historical sights of the Czech Republic serve as a home to THE ILLUSIONIST (2005-04-29)
Principal photography on Bull's Eye Entertainment's movie The Illusionist started at the beginning of April in Prague. The nine week shoot will also take place in such historical Czech towns as Dobříš, Konopiště, Tábor and Český Krumlov, all known for their splendid castles or richly decorated theater halls. The extraordinary architecture and preserved heritage of the Czech Republic offer the perfect locations for this stylish screen adaptation of Steven Millhauser's story „Eisenheim The Illusionist“ set in early 1900's Vienna.
European Film Commission Network (EFCN) (2005-03-15)
EFCN is an informal network of European film commissions to strengthen European film production. Its members are European national and regional film commissions.
News from the Czech Film Center and the Czech Film Commission (2005-02-05)
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Czech Film Center presents the Catalogue of Czech Films 2004 (2005-01-19)
The new catalogue of Czech films provides information on 18 feature films which appeared in Czech theaters last year, and includes 17 shorts and documentaries as well. The catalogue’s final section presents 18 films planned for 2005.
European Film Commissions at the Berlin International Film Festival (2005-01-05)
2nd Encounter of European Film Commissions at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 9th 2005:
Polanski puts a twist on Dickens (2004-11-25)
Noted director claims Barrandov is the world’s best studio
The Polish-born director has just finished four months of shooting in Prague on a new version of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. "I love the story; I love the book," he said Nov. 15, his penultimate day of shooting on an elaborate set of London at Barrandov Studios.
(cz) Na Barrandově se točí drama Revelations (2004-11-23)
V barrandovských ateliérech začalo natáčení šestidílného amerického seriálu Revelations. Projekt vzniká pro televizní stanici NBC, a dohlíží na něj producentka a režisérka Lili Fini Zanucková.
News from the Czech Film Center (2004-11-01)
Newsletter 3/2004: www.filmcenter.cz/newsletter/newsletter0403.pdf