
‘My Sweet Little Village’: Oscar-nominated Czech classic celebrates 40 years
The Czech comedy My Sweet Little Village marks 40 years with a celebration in Křečovice, revisiting its iconic locations and cast memories.

The Czech comedy My Sweet Little Village marks 40 years with a celebration in Křečovice, revisiting its iconic locations and cast memories.

A new documentary from Valerio Mendoza Guillén and Jorge Sánchez Calderón follows a Venezuelan family resettling in Czechia amid political and economic turmoil.

FAMU student Philippe Kastner’s animated short Vlček has been named a finalist at the 2025 Student Academy Awards in New York.

Agnieszka Holland’s new film reimagines Franz Kafka through costume, challenging the myth of the writer in black.

The new film centers on the mountain rescue service and life in the Czech highlands, with a cast led by Aneta Krejčíková and Igor Orozovič.

Deaf Crocodile will release a restored Blu-ray of Jiří Barta’s 1986 classic The Pied Piper, with newly restored short films and extras.

Slovak director Miro Remo’s documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild, winner of Karlovy Vary’s top prize, will premiere in Czech cinemas Sept. 18.

Olmo Omerzu’s latest feature will compete in the main competition at the 73rd San Sebastián Film Festival, joining Agniezska Holland’s Franz.

Director Robin Kvapil’s new film follows three Czechs sympathetic to Russia as they confront the realities of war in Ukraine.

Jemný rváč (which translates as Gentle Fighter), a new documentary by Adolf Zika, explores Lukáš Krpálek’s rise to judo’s highest ranks.

Klára Tasovská’s Berlinale-premiered film about photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková is Czechia’s submission for the 2026 Academy Awards.

Seventy years after its premiere, Karel Zeman’s landmark film Journey to the Beginning of Time is honored with a special program in Prague.

Juraj Herz’s surreal Czech horror-sci-fi hybrid Ferat Vampire arrives on Blu-ray in the U.S. with a full restoration and extensive special features.

An open letter accuses the film of basing its central character on a real-life victim of sexual abuse after the Czech Film and Television Academy recommended it for Oscar submission.

Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka biopic Franz, filmed in Prague, will compete in the Official Selection at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival.

The Czech-Slovak-Polish co-production Father (Otec) will make its world premiere in Venice’s Orizzonti competition, marking a milestone for director Tereza Nvotová.

Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka film Franz will have its world premiere in Toronto this September in the prestigious Special Presentations lineup.

The Czech-Slovak documentary from director Miro Remo takes home the Crystal Globe at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which wrapped today.

Agnieszka Holland’s Franz, a Kafka biopic shot in Prague, has unveiled a first trailer and new stills ahead of its Czech release on September 25.

The Czech-Slovak family drama Secret Delivery will screen in Locarno Kids on August 13, marking its international festival premiere

Alexandra Makarová’s Perla, a portrait of exile and return, debuts in Czechia at Karlovy Vary after premiering in competition at Rotterdam.

Model and actress Paulina Porizkova is currently in Czechia filming Bardotky, her first Czech-language film, alongside Dagmar Havlová and Eva Holubová.

Creative Europe Media grants to Czech filmmakers jumped 40% in 2024, with producers receiving over one-third of total funding.

The 20-minute VR experience Fragile Home, exploring war’s impact on families, won two prizes at the 2025 Annecy animation festival.