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One on OneRadim Špaček, director of Walking Too Fast: if you wait long enough it will happen
The psychological thriller Walking Too Fast recently triumphed at Czech
Lions, winning five awards including best Czech film of 2010. The movie,
set in the early 1980s, tells the story of a communist secret police agent
who eventually loses his mind. But when the film was first released in
February 2010, it only attracted some 20,000 viewers and ranked far below
the top 50 films of the year. Following its success at the Czech Lion
awards, Walking Too Fast has been re-released – but why did it fail a
year ago? That’s a question for the film’s director Radim Špaček. More
Current AffairsUnderdog arthouse film sweeps Czech Lion nominations
This year’s nominations for the Czech Lions – the awards given annually
by the Czech Film and Television Academy – offered a big surprise, when a
little-noticed film called Pouta (Walking Too Fast) walked away with 13
nominations in only 12 categories, a record for the Lions. Whether it will
lose in the end to bigger-budget and more conventionally made films will be
interesting to see, but for now the nominations themselves mean a serious
accomplishment for art-house cinema in the Czech Republic. More
Current AffairsNew Film Critics’ Awards recognise best in Czech cinema
Thursday evening saw the awarding of the first-ever Czech Film Critics
Awards at Prague’s Archa Theatre. The awards are meant as a dignified
alternative to the more commercial Czech Lions, which are given by the
Czech TV & Film Academy. More
Current AffairsProtektor wins Best Picture at Czech Lion Awards
While all eyes were on the awarding of the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday,
the main event in cinema in the Czech Republic came a day earlier with the
awarding of the Czech Lions. This year ten Czech films competed in 13
categories. The film Protektor by director Marek Najbrt dominated, winning
six awards on the night, including Best Picture.
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