
‘Franz’: Kafka biopic selected by Poland as official submission to 2026 Academy Awards
Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka biopic Franz, filmed largely in Prague, will represent Poland at the 2026 Oscars after not being considered for Czech submission.

Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka biopic Franz, filmed largely in Prague, will represent Poland at the 2026 Oscars after not being considered for Czech submission.

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

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

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

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 Oscar-winning director will be personally on hand to introduce Mr. Kneff, a re-edited version of his 1991 classic Kafka, which filmed throughout Prague.

Kafka-influenced films by Steven Soderbergh, Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, and many others will be presented at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Filming for Franz, starring Idan Weiss as the iconic author alongside Maria Schrader and Ivan Trojan, will take place in central Prague through the end of May.

Photos from the Prague set of Franz showcase Polish filmmaker Holland working with the young star of her latest film, set to shoot in April.

Casting for Franz is currently underway in Germany and the Czech Republic, with the film expected to shoot in the center of Prague.

January 25 marks exactly 90 years since the first cameras rolled at the Prague film studio, which has survived a tumultuous history.