Tag: Martin Baxa

2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Photo: Jason Pirodsky

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival receives record funding from Czech state

The Czech Ministry of Culture will give CZK 47 million annually to Karlovy Vary IFF over the next three years, marking its highest-ever support.

May 9, 2025

Jiří Bartoška at the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Photo: Facebook / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Jiří Bartoška, celebrated Czech actor and Karlovy Vary festival president, dies at 78

The celebrated actor and long-time head of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival leaves behind a legacy that reshaped Czech cinema and the country’s largest film festival.

May 8, 2025

Behind the scenes of Interview with the Vampire (2024) in central Prague. Photo: AMC/Larry Horricks

Czech film and TV producers push for boost in production incentives

The Czech Republic’s film production rebates have stalled at 20 percent, and producers are pushing for an increase to stay competitive with neighboring countries.

July 30, 2024

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