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In this edition of Screen Czech I’ll be speaking to one of the most
influential people in the Czech film industry – Ludmila Claussova,
chairwoman of the Czech Film Commission – a one-stop shop for all
producers looking to shoot here in the Czech people. She’ll be telling us
about what the commission has to offer and gives some forthright opinions
on the country’s much maligned film incentive scheme. More
Screen CzechTax breaks threaten Czech film industry
Radio Prague is introducing Screen Czech - a monthly show devoted to film
and TV production here in the Czech Republic. Over the next few months
Peter Smith will be bringing you news about the industry and interviews
with the people most closely involved, both Czech and foreigners coming
here to work. There will also be a run down of all the latest Czech movie
news coming up. The first edition of Screen Czech deals with a
controversial issue that threatens to derail foreign investment in the
movie and TV industry here in the Czech Republic. Tax. More
Current AffairsHavel’s film debut premieres amid grudgingly negative reviews
The film version of Václav Havel’s play Leaving hits the silver screen
tonight, with premieres at Lucerna Palace (which his grandfather designed,
incidentally) and Slovanský Dům. The former president and playwright has
said that directing a film was a dream of his and ‘Leaving’ is the
first fruit of his cinematic labour. But pre-release reviews have thrown
cold water on the big expectations around the film. Earlier today we spoke
with Theo Schwinke, the Eastern European correspondent for the multimedia
magazine Screen International who was among the first to see the film, and
asked him to tell us more. More
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Two unfortunate cops get a lesson in law from a man on a scooter; richest
Czech businessman buys a new jet to fly in style; an historic plane which
Jan Antonín Baťa flew around the world will return to the Czech Republic;
and US actor Tom Cruise strips to the waist during the filming of Mission
Impossible 4 in Prague. More
Letter from PragueCharles Bridge: the MTV years
The hugely successful American musician Kanye West was in Prague recently
making what is being described as a movie to accompany his as yet untitled
new album. The rapper kept fans informed about his time in the Czech
capital via Twitter, saying he had been doing 16-hour shoots and describing
filming here as “like a child’s delusions become reality!”
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Current AffairsBrussels approves Czech film production incentives
Foreign film producers have good reason to return to Prague. Once a
thriving filming location, the Czech Republic lost out to competition from
Hungary, Romania and other countries of central and eastern Europe which
offered lower prices and lucrative tax rebates. In an effort to lure them
back, the Czech government came up with its own incentives package which
has now been approved the European Commission.
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Current AffairsGovernment approves incentives for filmmakers to revive struggling film industry
The 2009 American comedy “The Brothers Bloom” is out now in the Czech
Republic with the unmistakeable skyline of Prague Castle – which gets
blown up in the film – immediately catching every Czech’s eye. For
years, the country’s stunning locations and skilled crews attracted
international filmmakers but foreign productions have recently abandoned
the Czech Republic for countries offering better financial conditions to
filmmakers. Now the Czech government has approved an incentives programme
to revive the Czech film industry which has reached its lowest point since
the early 1990s.
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