
‘Father’: Czech co-production from Tereza Nvotová wins top prize at Zurich Film Festival
Tereza Nvotová’s follow-up to Nightsiren, a Slovak-Czech-Polish drama submitted by Slovakia to the 2026 Oscars, has won the Golden Eye at Zurich Film Festival.

Tereza Nvotová’s follow-up to Nightsiren, a Slovak-Czech-Polish drama submitted by Slovakia to the 2026 Oscars, has won the Golden Eye at Zurich Film Festival.

Slovak director Tereza Nvotová’s follow-up to her breakout Nightsiren is impeccably well-crafted, utilizing minutes-long single takes to heighten the tension.

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.

Petr Václav’s historical drama won six Czech Lion awards including Best Picture and Best Director at tonight’s ceremony in Prague

From this weekend through the first week in March, the central Prague cinema is screening films nominated for Czech Lion awards.

This year’s Czech Lion Awards, the Czech Republic’s version of the Oscars, will be held on March 4, 2023.