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Current AffairsCinematographer Miroslav Ondříček turns 75
One of the greatest legends of Czech cinema, director of photography
Miroslav Ondříček, turned 75 on Wednesday. Twice an Academy Award
nominee, he made over 40 movies in the course of a career that began in
the
1950s. His most successful works include the award winning 1984 film
Amadeus, many successful English and American movies as well as films of
the Czech New Wave of the 1960s. More
SpecialFestival of post-1989 Czech film at Lincoln Center in New York
Some of the most important Czech films since 1989 have been screened in a
kind of mini-festival that has just come to a conclusion at the famed Film
Society of Lincoln Center in New York. Six days. 16 films. 10 guest
speakers. The series? The Ironic Curtain. Czech Cinema since the Velvet
Revolution.
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Current AffairsIronic Curtain series spotlights Czech film since 1989 at New York’s Lincoln Center
A film series devoted to Czech cinema opened in New York on Friday at the
prestigious Film Society of Lincoln Center. The series, called Ironic
Curtain: Czech Cinema since the Velvet Revolution, is running for seven
days and showcases a wide range of Czech pictures made over the last two
decades.
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Model Petra Němcová presents a million-dollar golf ball at the Czech
Republic’s biggest golf tournament; an earthy cartoonist illustrates
short stories by Jan Neruda; Markéta Irglová and her younger sister
record a track for a compilation from their hometown; both the “heparin
killer” and the country’s best known prisoner inspire new movies; and
a “duck” festival attracts enthusiasts from around Europe. More
Current AffairsCzech student film triumphant at Cannes
The 62nd annual Cannes film festival has come to a close and things
couldn’t have gone better for Czech filmmakers. First, young filmmaker
Zuzana Špidlová’s 21-minute short feature Bába was voted best film in
the Cinefondation section, recognising young new talent; and the seasoned
Czech documentary filmmaker Helena Třeštíková clinched the Media
European Talent award.
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Current AffairsZelenka’s The Karamazovs wins Best Film at Czech Lion Awards
This weekend saw the staging of the 16th annual Czech Lions – the
country’s main film awards – at Prague’s Lucerna ballroom. On
Saturday evening movie stars and movie directors gathered for the
prestigious ceremony. Radio Prague has more on who won.
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One on OneIvo Anderle – operator of Prague’s leading arthouse cinemas
Ivo Anderle operates Prague’s two leading arthouse cinemas, Aero, in the
Žižkov district of the city, and Světozor, a few metres from Wenceslas
Square. In recent years he has entered the distribution business with
Aerofilms, whose biggest success to date has been the documentary Citizen
Havel, recently voted best Czech film of the last two decades by a poll of
industry figures in Reflex magazine.
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