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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
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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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One on OneBoss of Prague-based worldwide film production company Matthew Stillman on how he got started in the business and how it has changed.
Matthew Stillman is the boss of the Czech Republic’s biggest production
company for foreign films, Stillking Films. It has produced some of the
blockbusters that have tapped into Czech skills and locations over the
last
15 years. At his main office in the heart of Prague’s Barrandov Studios,
I asked Mr Stillman how he came to the Czech capital in the first place. More
Talking PointStruggling Czech film industry seeks state backing
The 2006 James Bond remake Casino Royale is becoming an endangered species.
The film was mainly shot at Prague’s famous Barrandov studios and used
Prague and Karlovy Vary as a backdrop for many scenes. But Casino Royale is
one of a dwindling number of blockbusters which have recently come to the
Czech Republic. Revenues from foreign films have tumbled in recent years.
That has put the spotlight on whether the government should fall into line
with other countries and provide incentives for bringing them back.
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One on OneTariq Hager talks film
My guest today is Tariq Hager, a Lebanese born American citizen who is the
co-founder and co-director of Prague Film School, which is a private film
school in Prague that has operated since 2003.
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