Creative Europe Media grants to Czech filmmakers jumped 40% in 2024, with producers receiving over one-third of total funding.
Over 130 films, including Cannes and Berlin film fest winners, will screen at KVIFF 2025; here are 10 standout titles from this year’s lineup.
The 20-minute VR experience Fragile Home, exploring war’s impact on families, won two prizes at the 2025 Annecy animation festival.
This long-awaited sequel isn’t quite as innovative as the original 2002 film, or as intense as its 2007 sequel, but it works on deeper, more theological levels.
Kino Lucerna, Prague’s oldest cinema, has joined the Aerokin network, aiming to enhance programming while preserving its historic charm.
The new Netflix thriller Brick, filmed at Prague’s Barrandov Studio, stars Matthias Schweighöfer and Ruby O. Fee; streaming from July 10, 2025.
The Czech medieval video game Kingdom Come is now a feature film, premiering July 9 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
The Pink Floyd co-founder’s 2023 O2 Arena performance gets cinematic release July 23, with home video formats following in August.
John Malkovich reflects on his admiration for Václav Havel, his ties to Prague, and decades of working in theater and film in a new interview with Novinky.cz.
Director Dan Pánek’s sports drama about para-hockey championship filming for November release, starring Ivan Trojan and Hynek Čermák.
The prestigious Czech film festival strengthens its Central European co-production platform while launching television and streaming initiatives.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s CIA action-comedy returns with Prague-filmed scenes, new villain Carrie-Anne Moss and global stakes in its eight-episode second season.
This new slasher film with a strong dash of comedy boasts standout scenes of bloody horror and laugh-out-loud moments, even if it doesn’t live up to Tucker and Dale.
The Oscar-winning actor and producer will present newly restored version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at Czech festival in July.
Prague’s Indie Summer Cinema U Keplera opens June 13 with four films slated for June; screenings are in original languages with Czech subtitles.
Acclaimed Czech cinematographer Vladimír Smutný, known for Oscar-winning ‘Kolya’ and ‘The Painted Bird’, died at 82, leaving behind legacy of eight Czech Lions.
This feature directorial debut from Succession co-creator Jesse Armstrong boasts the same kind of car-crash-fascinating personalities, but the film gets increasingly irritating the longer we spend time with them.
The Prague Actors and Filmmakers Film Festival returns June 12–15, spotlighting international talent and creative collaboration at Kino 35.
This one hews close to the original in both story and design—and fully recaptures its magic, resulting in a better update than anything Disney’s recent slate of live-action remakes.
No casting announcements have been made, but the series is expected to have a tone similar to Netflix’s breakout romantic hit Bridgerton, according to Czech film industry officials.
Vojta Kotek will play Karel Gott in Duchoň, a Slovak biopic about tragic singer Karol Duchoň, premiering in Czech cinemas on Aug. 7.
The 10th Marienbad Film Festival brings experimental cinema, audio essays, and live performances to Mariánské Lázně from June 12 to 15.
Back in March, Cregger confirmed that he was looking at locations in “Eastern Europe” for his Resident Evil film in his podcast.
This John Wick spinoff starts on shaky footing with an exposition-heavy first half, but an eye-opening final 40 minutes of nonstop slam-bang action delivers on its franchise promise.