The Czech Republic can lay claim to being one of the hottest spots in Europe for filmmakers as well as people who just love film. Situated in the heart of central Europe with a population of just 10 ...

Having a front row seat to all the goings on at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this week meant seeing some invigorating new films that, much like Cannes did just a couple months ...

Several of the key prizes went to Slovak directors and film professionals, underlining the increasingly intertwined nature of ...

BAM’s annual micro-retro of what’s contemporary in Czech Republic cinema comes equipped this year with a number of humdingers, startlingly original and otherwise. B Gunarsson’s Bitter Coffee is merely ...

A complete guide to Prague’s cinemas, from arthouse theaters to multiplexes, plus festival tips, maps, and where to watch ...

We sat down with Irish actor Barry Ward to talk about his part in Olmo Omerzu’s 'Ungrateful Beings,' speaking Czech, and language-exclusion loneliness.

22/01/2026 - Even in a year marked by declining admissions and the dominance of global franchises, Czech cinema demonstrated its commercial relevance through a broad slate of locally produced titles ...

The Czech Republic’s ranking as cinema hothouse is longstanding, particularly since the rise of Milo Forman, Jiří Menzel and the rest of the Czech New Wave in the 1960s, and again during the ...

He played an instrumental role in saving the prestigious event from post-Velvet Revolution demise and was its public face for more than three decades. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards Jirí ...