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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
ArtsDVD series resurrects 1950s Czechoslovak Socialist Realist films
Filmy patří lidu (Films Belong to the People) is the title of a series of
Socialist Realist pictures that have been released on DVD in the Czech
Republic in recent months. These propaganda-filled films are from the
1950s, the harshest decade of the communist era, notorious for its brutal
repression, show trials and forced labour camps. More
One on OneAlice Nellis – leading Czech filmmaker returns with Perfect Days
With dramas like Eeeny Meeny, Little Girl Blue and Mamas and Papas, Alice
Nellis has become one of the best-known Czech filmmakers of her generation.
The director and screenwriter, who is 40, is now back at the box office
with Perfect Days, a comedy adapted from the stage. More
ArtsAuthor Jaroslav Rudiš discusses Alois Nebel – original graphic novel and animated film focussing on the fog of history and troubled European past
In this week’s Arts, I speak to Jaroslav Rudiš, the author of an
influential graphic novel (trilogy, actually) that delves into the fog of
history and troubled Central European past. The story of Alois Nebel – a
slightly mad railwayman working in a remote border region – it has been
made into a new film that premiered last week in the Czech Republic after
being featured in festivals in Venice and Toronto. More
Current AffairsFilmmaking legend Otakar Vávra dies at 100
Czech filmmaking legend Otakar Vávra – who turned 100 earlier – has
died in Prague. Over the course of a remarkable career, Mr Vávra –
praised by many of the film elite – directed more than 50 films, from
early dramas to acclaimed projects in the 1960s like Witches’ Hammer. More
ArtsSurviving Life - Master Švankmajer returns to the screen with a ‘psychoanalytical comedy’
It is only every five years or so that the renowned Czech animator Jan
Švankmajer brings out a new film, and the wait is now over. “Surviving
Life” draws on many of Švankmajer’s traditional themes and styles
while exploring them through an experimental medium, once again confirming
why he is the most acclaimed Czech art house director at home and abroad. More
Current AffairsFirst Czech movie using rotoscoping technique to premiere at Venice film festival
Alois Nebel, the first Czech film that was produced with the rotoscoping
technique – a process that renders images shot with actors in a unique
black-and-white cartoon style – will be premiering at the prestigious
International Film Festival in Venice this weekend. The movie, based on a
cartoon novel by Jaroslav Rudiš that has garnered a cult following, is
highly anticipated by Czech cinema lovers. Ahead of its premiere abroad, I
caught up with Alois Nebel producer Pavel Strnad and asked him about the
special technique it was made with, the film’s director and what category
the movie will be shown in at the festival. More
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