Blog written by two Prague residents about life in the Czech Republic.
The Czech film Fours Suns (Čtyři slunce) directed by Bohdan Sláma has its world premiere today at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. The movie stars Aňa Geislerová, Jaroslav Plesl, Marek Šácha, Karel Roden, Klára Melíšková and Jiří Mádl. It opens in the Czech Republic on March 8.
There is a good description of the film on the Sundance Film Festival website.
The official trailer is below.
Red Tails, a George Lucas production that was filmed in the Czech Republic, now has a release date of January 20, 2012. You can watch the movie trailer below and read more about the film.
Czech film “Alois Nebel” selected for Venice festival
Earlier this week, the Czech Film and Television Academy announced that the film Kawasaki’s Rose (Kawasakiho růže) would be the Czech submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 25, 2011. The movie is written by Petr Jarchovský and directed by Jan Hřebejk, which is the same team behind the 2001 Oscar nominated film Divided We Fall (Musíme si pomáhat).
According to the movie distributor, it is “a drama about family and politics, the role of memory in relationships, and that of jealousy, arrogance, love, loyalty and betrayal”. The tagline is “Behind every lie hides a truth, and behind that an even deeper truth.”
Menemsha Films – North American Distributor and World Sales Agent
The U.S. trailer for the film is below.
Czech student film wins prize at Cannes festival
Congratulations to Zuzana Špidlová! Her film Bába was awarded the top prize for the best student and youth film at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Slovak, Czech ForMins want youth to better know the other language
Even though the Czech and Slovak languages are similar, Czech and Slovak children are having a more difficult time understanding each other’s language.
New British star Susan Boyle to record her CD in Prague
Susan Boyle, Britain’s Got Talent runner-up and YouTube video star, will record her CD with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, according to idnes.cz.
George Lucas appeals for Czech filming incentives
Tax incentives have been discussed before. Will a law be passed to help the Czech film industry compete with European countries that have them?