
‘Broken Voices’: New Czech film based on Bambini di Praga sex abuse scandal in girls’ choir
Director Ondřej Provazník’s new film, inspired by real events, examines power dynamics and abuse in a 1990s girls’ choir. In cinemas from July 8.
Director Ondřej Provazník’s new film, inspired by real events, examines power dynamics and abuse in a 1990s girls’ choir. In cinemas from July 8.
Collider places Jan Švankmajer’s surreal stop-motion classic Dimensions of Dialogue among the greatest shorts of all time.
Director Dužan Duong’s debut brings an authentic Czech-Vietnamese family story to cinemas, premiering July 24 across Czechia.
Comedy Pod parou flips the Danish original’s premise with four Czech teachers testing a boozy theory. In cinemas from August 7.
Oscar winners Jeremy Irons and Vanessa Redgrave, along with screen legend Michael York, have joined the voice cast of The Crystal Planet, an animated sci-fi
The film follows a group of strangers on a themed Valentine’s Day excursion to sites of mysterious murders in the Slavkovský Forest in western Bohemia.
One of the most powerful war films from the Czech New Wave is now playing in local cinemas more than 55 years after its original release.
A new digital restoration of Jaroslav Papoušek’s 1969 satire Ecce Homo Homolka will premiere at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Zuzana Kirchnerová’s debut feature Caravan, starring Aňa Geislerová, will premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Jiří Mádl’s Waves, about the Prague Spring and Czechoslovak Radio, premieres in France trimmed by 15 minutes and retitled Radio Prague – Waves of the Revolt.
“We were prepared for any outcome tonight, and this one is a great result,” writer-director Jiří Mádl told reporters after his victory at the Czech Republic’s version of the Oscars.
Supported films include Jiří Bárta’s long-awaited Golem as well as the children’s fantasy film When Parents Turn Divine and documentary projects.
Due out in November, Thankskilling Day follows six foreign students in Prague who trade a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for an adrenaline-fueled escape game.
The Czech film beat out stiff competition that included Oscar nominees The Seed of the Sacred Fig, I’m Still Here, and The Girl with the Needle
The stop-motion animated feature Tales from the Magic Garden, based on Czech author Arnošt Goldflam’s children’s book Of Unwanted Things and People, will have its
Among the 29 titles competing across 24 categories, Czech Oscar submission Waves (Vlny), directed by Jiří Mádl, leads the pack with 14 nominations.
This wildly inventive blend of detective parody, slapstick humor, and surrealist flair will be available for U.S. purchase in a standard edition Blu-ray from Feb. 11, 2025.
The classic Czech fairy tale is given new life in an animated version from directors Radek Beran and David Lisý now playing in Prague cinemas.
Georgian filmmaker Rusudan Glurjidze, who made the country’s official submission to the 2025 Academy Awards, will direct the historical drama, set to begin filming next fall.
A young woman was killed in Prague on September 20, 2014 after suffering 13 stab wounds, many inflicted directly to the heart. Incredibly, this death
The Czech movie will compete among 15 movies including The Substance and Emilia Pérez for the title of Best European Film at this year’s awards on Dec. 7.
The Second Run Blu-ray, which will be released on Nov. 25, features a newly restored 4K version of The Hop Pickers by the Czech National Film Archive.
The Cremator, The Pied Piper, and Beauty and the Beast all featured among the top 10 in a Letterboxd list of the 100 best horror movies seen by the fewest people.
After premiering on Czech Television Nov. 3, Smetana will play at New York City’s Bohemian National Hall in coordination with five Czech Week concerts at Carnegie Hall.