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290 articles available in total starting from 10/10/2005. Last article published on 30/04/2024.

Review: I Don't Love You Anymore

Review: I Don't Love You Anymore

The alienation and emptiness felt by Gen Z are at the heart of Czech director Zdeněk Jirásky’s new movie, toplined by two teens fleeing their unhappy lives  

24/11/2023 | Lecce 2023

Natálie Císařovská • Director of Her Body

Interview: Natálie Císařovská • Director of Her Body

“I would like the audience to understand that it’s also about her soul”

In this compassionate debut feature by the Czech director, the human body can be a tool, or an obstacle  

21/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics’ Picks

Ivan Tymchenko  • Director of Oxygen Station

Interview: Ivan Tymchenko • Director of Oxygen Station

"The main message of the film is still relevant, regardless of the war"

The Ukrainian helmer discusses his Tallinn Competition entry, which follows a Crimean Tatar political activist who is now a people’s deputy of the Ukrainian parliament  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Petr Hátle  • Director of Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

Interview: Petr Hátle • Director of Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

"The suggestion or imagination of violence can be far more interesting and horrifying"

We talked to the Czech director about making the transition from documentary to fiction, true crime and violence, and the casting process for notorious serial killers  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Review: Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

Review: Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

Czech documentary filmmaker Petr Hátle ventures into fiction filmmaking with a stark true crime drama about an ordinary Czech couple turned serial killers  

15/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Review: Her Body

Review: Her Body

Natálie Císařovská navigates the intersections of identity, autonomy and societal perceptions in her feature-length fiction debut, presenting the transformative journey of Andrea Absolonová  

15/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics’ Picks

Review: Oxygen Station

Review: Oxygen Station

Ivan Tymchenko tells the story of the Crimean Tatar political activist Mustafa Dzhemilev as a tense piece of a crime fiction and political thriller  

14/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Review: Power

Review: Power

In his sophomore feature, Mátyás Prikler examines the mechanics of power and morality through the story of a fatal hunting accident involving high-profile politicians  

14/11/2023 | Zagreb 2023

Šimon Koudela currently filming live-action and animation blend Fichtelberg

Šimon Koudela currently filming live-action and animation blend Fichtelberg

The first-time director-animator will use 3D and 2D animations, paintings and live-action sequences in his historical and fantastical epic  

06/11/2023 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

Tomáš Mašín  • Director of Brothers

Interview: Tomáš Mašín • Director of Brothers

"I envisioned this project as a cinematic experience rather than a mere ideological exploration"

The Czech director discusses significant female roles, the shift to action-oriented and character-driven storytelling, and genre-blending in his Oscar-submitted film  

31/10/2023 | /Czech Republic/Slovakia/Germany

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