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Czech Film Commission will be at the AFCI Locations Trade Show  (June 27-29).

Monaco, May 21, 2013 - Crossing Lines, a ground-breaking procedural crime drama, has been selected as the premiere screening for the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd edition of the Festival de Télévision de...

The Czech Film Center and Czech Film Commission will be once again attending the Cannes Film Market.  

By Cathy Meils   PLZEN: Regional filmmaking in the Czech Republic is bursting with new-found interest from local city and district offices gearing up to establish local film commissions and even...

The new Czech Cinematography Fund has reopened the application period for rebate incentives, extending it through 22 March 2013.

Czech Film Commission will attend the 63th Berlin International Film Festival and European Film Market (7 -17 February 2013). 

A new Film Law came into effect January 1, stabilising the Czech Republic’s film incentives and putting them under a new institution, the State Fund for Cinematography.

European co-production A ROYAL AFFAIR is one of five films competing for Best Foreign Language Film in the 85th Academy Awards. The film is the one of the most successful and most awarded films ever shot...

Pre-production begins January 10 in Prague on The Musketeers. Produced by Worldwide, the series will shoot in Prague and the surrounding area from late March until October.

During their General assembly in Malaga Spain, where they were invited by the Andalucía Film Commission, the EUFCN members voted to renew part of the association board of directors. The elections resulted...

This week has been very fortunate for the Czech cinematography. Czech film professionals had to wait long 20 years for the new Film law and finaly on Wednesday 18 December the law was passed. Furthermore,...

The parliament vote about the new Law redefining support for audiovisual production and cinematography, vetoed by the President Vaclav Klaus in November this year took place today. As expected by Czech film...

From: http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech/104539-czech-parliament-to-vote-on-vetoed-cinema-law-and-2013-budget-for-tax-incentives/menu-id-150   PRAGUE: Czech Ministry of Culture confirmed...

The Moravian Zlin region, with its strong film industry tradition, will become a pioneer in a new initiative of CreaClust, to connect local art and business. 

Prague, December 3, 2012 The animation film Alois Nebel directedby first time director Tomas Lunak became the winnerof the award for the best animation film of 2012 at the European Film Awards ceremony,...

Nil Gaup’s holiday adventure Journey to the Christmas Star has beat out James Bond thriller Skyfall at the Norwegian box office, Screen International reports.  

Source: http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech/104281-czechs-unite-film-institutions/menu-id-150   PRAGUE: The Czech National Film Archives will become the parent organization of the Czech Film...

The office of the Czech Film Center (CFC) was established in 2002 on the initiative of the Audiovisual Producers’ Association (APA) with the goal of systematically profiling contemporary Czech...

FILM OSTRAVA!! is a project which aims to attract filmmakers to the region. As part of the project, a new website www.filmostrava.cz has been launched. The project presents and promotes Ostrava as an ideal...

Jean-Pierre Ameris’ film L’homme qui rit (The Man Who Laughs) will see its world premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, currently underway.  

U.S. distributor Magnolia Pictures is tempting audiences in North America with the trailer to A Royal Affair.

Hollywood filmmaker Tim Robbins will direct City Of Lies in Prague next spring.

Applicants for the rebate can start submitting their cultural tests for registration to the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic from August 6, 2012. The next session of the Programme Council will take...

The registration for the 2012 edition of Prague 48 Hour Film Project is now open!  The competition will be held during the shooting weekend, 28 -30 September. The screening will take place at Lucerna...