The Czech animation industry can point to a century-long legacy that gave rise to internationally recognized talents including Jiří Trnka, Karel Zeman, Jan Švankmajer and Jiří Barta, many of whom ...

One year ago, production in Prague had hit a worrying lull, with an uncharacteristic slowdown apparent on the usually booked soundstages and bustling streets of the Czech capital. Normally one of ...

The electroacoustic pioneer scored dozens of pictures – and communist propaganda. Too successful to be persecuted by the politburo but largely forgotten when he died, his music is being revived by a n ...

It's been more than half a century since the Czech New Wave heralded the arrival of a fresh cinematic movement in the former Czechoslovakia. Today's rising talents - from diverse backgrounds, working ...

It was a historic scene at this year's Cannes Film Festival, when Czech filmmaker Zuzana Kirchnerová climbed the stairs of the Lumière Theater for the premiere of her long-gestating debut feature ...