CZECH
ANIMATION 2018–2019
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CZECH ANIMATION 2018–2019
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CZECH animation 2018–2019 Published by Czech Film Fund. Czech Film Center division of the Czech Film Fund Dukelských hrdinů 47 170 00 Prague 7 Czech Republic Statistical information provided by the Union of Film Distributors and the Czech Statistical Office. catalogue editor: Barbora Ligasová, Vladimíra Chytilová text editor: Denisa Štrbová graphic design: Cellula – Pavel Rakušan printed by: Uniprint print run: 600 not for sale
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January 2019 marks the start of the Czech Film Fund’s seventh year in existence. I would contend that in the last six years the fund has become a stable state institution and a partner of equal standing to similar institutions abroad. Through stabilized, compound financing, support for all kinds of genres and formats, independence and transparency in grant adjudication, and not least through the high level of funding provided to minority (and other) co-production films over the last three years, the fund has been able to help Czech producers collaborate on attractive European projects. For the third year now, the Czech Film Fund has included the Czech Film Center, which cooperates with international festivals, consults programmers about current Czech films, and recommends films for potential inclusion in programs. Hence, the Czech Film Center works with films that the fund has financed from the outset, from the initial screenplay, to development, and through to production. The Czech Republic may be a small country, but it is a great one. And it is a country of great film talents: Jiří Trnka, Břetislav Pojar, Karel Zeman, Michaela Pavlátová, Jan Švankmajer, as well as many others. We are the country that made Alice, we are a country with a cinematic tradition, and with prospects for the future. Over the last seven years I have tried on a daily basis to keep the fund ready to support the incredible talent we are gifted with. Thanks in particular to the increased financial resources available since 2016, it has been possible to give bigger grants to many uniquely interesting projects that await distribution this year, which I believe will bear out my hopes for wonderful talent our country has to offer.
Helena Bezděk Fraňková director of the Czech Film Fund
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INTRODUCTION With the beginning of new year, we take a look back at the just finished year 2018, presenting an overview of what’s been dished up, as well as what’s cooking, in Czech cinema.
IN THEATRES In 2018, three animated Czech films entered cinemas in the Czech Republic. Two of them based on an extremely popular Czech stop motion animation series Pat and Mat about two clumsy neighbors constantly fixing something, even when nothing is broke, got the biggest box-office, with Pat & Mat – Winter Fun reaching 90 000 moviegoers.
International Achievements And which Czech films were best received at foreign markets and festivals? One of last year’s most successful films was a surrealist freak show, combining animation with feature film, from a master of the genre: Insect, by Jan Švankmajer. After premiering at the IFF Rotterdam, the film, which the director says will be his last, appeared at a number of other foreign festivals to a largely positive response. A short film After was screened in the section Graduation Films in Competition in Annecy. The movie was directed by Matouš Valchář, a Faculty of Art and Design student from the University of West Bohemia.
Czech Participation in Coproduction Markets Numerous Czech projects were presented in coproduction markets to favorable response. A Czech-Slovak coproduction, short film The End (dir. David Štumpf, Michaela Mihalyiová) was presented to film professionals and potential partners alongside 36 other projects at the world-class pitching section Mifa Pitches in Annecy. The film is being produced by BFILM.cz together with Slovak BFILM and Prague‘s FAMU. Warsaw Kids Film Forum presented among projects in development the animated TV series The Little Odyssey (director Jakub Kouřil, produced by k-pictures); while the feature length film Rosa & Dara and Their Great Summer Adventure (director Martin Duda, produced by Bionaut) was selected for the Works in Progress section.
In the Works: Animated Projects Last year saw a number of promising projects in the development and production stages that received support from the Czech Film Fund. Promising projects are also underway in the area of animated film. These include two highly anticipated projects that have been years in the making: feature film My Sunny Maad by well-known Czech animator Michaela Pavlatová, produced by Petr Oukropec and Kateřina Černá – Negativ, and Even Mice Belong in Heaven by directors Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubeniček, produced by Vladimír Lhoták – Fresh Films and Alexandre Charlet – Les Films du Cygne. Projects in the stage of development that were supported by the Czech Film Fund last year include Rosentaal (a MAUR film production, supported with € 46,154) and Golem (Hausbot Production, supported with € 34,615). The projects in production that received the highest funding were Tony, Shelly & Genius (producer Pavla Janoušková Kubečková – nutprodukce), which also received the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the Cinekid Junior Co-production Market 2018, and Heart of a Tower (producer Peter Badač – BFILM), both of which were granted € 576,923.
Projects Nearing Completion Noteworthy Czech films of all types have premieres approaching. In the category of animated film, several interesting project are coming: Fritzi: A Miraculous Revolutionary Tale, by Ralf Kukula and Matthias Bruhn, based on the book of the same name by Hanna Schott; The Missing Star, by French director Loïc Malo, an opulent essay based on the last moments of Josif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (better known as Stalin). Both films are co-produced by Czech MAUR film. When it comes to international funding from Eurimages – the only animated project that got support in 2018 was Even Mice Belong in Heaven, by Jan Bubeníček and Denisa Grimmová (Czech Republic/France/Poland/ Slovakia), which received € 370 000.
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CONTENTS 2018 Released Films Journey Mimi & Lisa Pat & Mat in Action Again Pat & Mat – Winter Fun Somewhere Walking and Running
Journey Mimi & Líza: Záhada vánočního světla Pat a Mat znovu v akci Pat a Mat – Zimní radovánky Ceva Chůze a běhy
Marek Jasaň Iva Šebestová, Katarína Kerekesová
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Marek Beneš Marek Beneš Paul Muresan Vít Pancíř
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Trosečník Velké dobrodružství Čtyřlístku Konec Pouštět draka Chybějící hvězda
Šimon Koudela Michal Žabka David Štumpf, Michaela Mihályi Martin Smatana Loïc Malo
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Jan Balej Marek Náprstek Denisa Grimmová, Jan Bubeníček Ralf Kukula, Matthias Bruhn
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Postproduction Castaway Great Adventure of the Lucky Four The End The Kite The Missing Star
production A Colorful Dream Barevný sen Ant Hill Ant Hill Even Mice Belong in Heaven Myši patří do nebe Fritzi – A Miraculous Fany byla při tom Revolutionary Tale Heart of a Tower Srdce věže My Sunny Maad Moje slunce Maad Noctuelle Noctuelle Of Unwanted Things and People O nepotřebných věcech a lidech The Ark Archa The Bird Ptáče The Cement Jungle Betonová džungle The Crossing Přes hranici The Other Side Druhá strana The World‘s End Na konci světa Tony, Shelly & Genius Tonda, Slávka a génius TvMiniUni and Question Thief TvMiniUni a Zloděj otázek Wild Beasts Divoké bytosti
Peter Budinský 26 Michaela Pavlátová 27 Martin Pertlíček 28 David Súkup, Ivana Laučíková, 29 Leon Vidmar, Agata Gorzadek Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká 30 Daria Kashcheeva 31 Marie Urbánková 32 Florence Miailhe 33 Pavel Koutský 34 Martin Kukal 35 Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká 36 Jan Jirků 37 Marta Prokopová, Michal Blaško 38
Development Babu in the City of Night Brundibar of Theresienstadt Crystal Raiders Hurikán Jack Russel: The Planet Rescuer Korolyov‘s dream Mud Pie! The Cremation of Sam McGee The Little Man 2 The Little Odyssey
Babu v nočním městě Terezínský Brundibár Kříšťáloví únosci Hurikán Jack Russel – zachránce planety Koroljovův sen Bábovka! Kremace Sama McGee Malý Pán 2 Malá Odysea
Petr Vodička Miloš Zvěřina Arsen Ostojić Jan Saska Ondřej Pecha Martin Búřil Kateřina Karhánková Jakub Pístecký Radek Beran Jakub Kouřil
Contacts Facts and Figures Index of Directors Index of English Titles
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2018 RELEASED FILMS
Journey SHORT
1st FILM
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION
SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC 2018 | 9 min | No Dialogue director Marek Jasaň Juraj Krásnohorský Artichoke CO-PRODUCTION Animation People PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Marek Jasaň DOP Ivan Vít EDITOR Marek Kráľovský SOUND Michal Horváth MUSIC Vladislav Šarišský SET DESIGNER Marek Jasaň ANIMATORS Marek Jasaň, Matej Babic, Alfons Mensdorf-Pouilly
Short film Journey is about the worlds that each of us has within. These worlds consist of every age and experience, they are part of us, characterizing us and forming a part of our personality. The film is about a man who does not have such an inner world. He decides to fill his world by stealing pieces of “worlds” (personalities) from other people. However, the fragments thus obtained do not create a personality, but a conflict, which finally destroys him.
contact Animation People – Michal Podhradský michal@animation.cz +420 602 378 362
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2018 RELEASED FILMS
Mimi & LISA
Mimi & Líza: Záhada vánočního světla SHORT
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION
SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC 2018 | 26 min | Slovak, Czech directorS Iva Šebestová, Katarína Kerekesová Katarína Kerekesová Fool Moon CO-PRODUCTION MAUR film PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Iva Šebestová, Katarína Kerekesová, Katarína Moláková, Anna Vášová SOUND Martin Merc MUSIC Lucia Chuťková ANIMATORS Martina Chwistková, Petra Fenďová VOICES Natálie Grossová, Karolína Křišťálová, Linda Křišťálová, Linda Rybová, David Prachař
INTERNATIONAL SALES & FESTIVALS Planet Nemo Animation – Frédéric Puech frederic@planetnemoanimation.com +33 6 07 96 81 12
Blind, shy Mimi and restless, crazy Lisa discover the amazing worlds of neighbours in their house. Extraordinary friendship of these two girls brings a lot of adventures, but also opens hearts of people living in the house. Grey building becomes more cheerful and open. And now all the people will celebrate Christmas together. They will make beautiful big Christmas tree in the hall of the house. Because Christmas time is the best time to create new memories for the future. And probably correct the wrong ones from the past, deeply hidden in our minds.
contact MAUR film – Martin Vandas vandas@maurfilm.com +420 775 900 029
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PAT & MAT IN ACTION AGAIN Pat a Mat znovu v akci
CZECH REPUBLIC 2018 | 75 min | No Dialogue director Marek Beneš Tomáš Eiselt Patmat Film CO-PRODUCTION Czech Television PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Marek
Beneš DOP Jan Chvojka EDITOR Marek Beneš SOUND Karel Štulo MUSIC Zdeněk Zdeněk ANIMATOR Marek Beneš
INTERNATIONAL SALES Attraction Distribution – Xiaojuan Zhou xiao@attraction.ca +1 514 758 0055
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Pat and Mat, the two clumsy neighbours from the legendary animation series, are back once again! They moved to the brand-new houses and so the new era of adventures is ahead of them. As they believe that every problem can be solved, they try to fight a bee swarm and a mole or fix the lawnmower and clogged toilet. No challenge is too big for Pat and Mat, so this time they will also try to deal with modern technologies such as solar energy or installation of the safety cameras.
contact Patmat Film – Tomáš Eiselt tomas.eiselt@patmat.cz +420 777 312 294
PAT & MAT – WINTER FUN PAT A MAT – ZIMNÍ RADOVÁNKY
CZECH REPUBLIC 2018 | 60 min | No Dialogue director Marek Beneš Tomáš Eiselt Patmat Film CO-PRODUCTION Czech Television PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Štěpán
Gajdoš DOP Jan Chvojka EDITOR Marek Beneš SOUND Karel Štulo MUSIC Zdeněk Zdeněk ANIMATOR Marek Beneš
INTERNATIONAL SALES Attraction Distribution – Xiaojuan Zhou xiao@attraction.ca +1 514 758 0055
The upcoming winter brings many new challenges and adventures for Pat and Mat. The two famous clumsy neighbours have to deal with the surprisingly big amount of new snow in their gardens; they also come up with the idea of building a sauna, try to decorate their houses for Christmas and, of course, make original Christmas presents. As always, for Pat and Mat no problem is an obstacle and no challenge is big enough.
contact Patmat Film – Tomáš Eiselt tomas.eiselt@patmat.cz +420 777 312 294
2018 RELEASED FILMS
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Somewhere Ceva SHORT
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION
ROMANIA, CZECH REPUBLIC 2018 | 12 min | No Dialogue director Paul Muresan Mihai Mitrica Safe Frame CO-PRODUCTION MAUR film PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
A symbolic story of life after death where the main character, The One, must start his journey in the Purgatory. With the help of a guide, The One overcomes many obstacles that stand in his way: the forest, the birds, the snow and even the road itself put up resistance against his journey of self-discovery and could trap him in Purgatory for eternity.
SCRIPT Paul
Muresan, Cristian Pascariu EDITOR Paul Muresan SOUND Paul Muresan, Stanislav Halbrštát MUSIC Miloš Orson Štědroň ANIMATOR Paul Muresan
contact MAUR film – Martin Vandas vandas@maurfilm.com +420 775 900 029
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Walking and running Chůze a běhy SHORT
CZECH REPUBLIC 2018 | 10 min | No Dialogue director Vít Pancíř Kateřina Doležalová Duracfilm CO-PRODUCTION Czech Television, Vít Pancíř PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
The stories of a young couple in love, an old lady taking care of a plant on her window sill, successful runner and a one-legged beggar on the street corner intertwine in the film under perpetual blowing of the wind, which can be seen, similarly to human deeds, as a metaphor of unflagging life cycle.
SCRIPT Vít
Pancíř EDITOR Adam Brothánek SOUND Vítězslav Jíra MUSIC Karel Žďárský, Michal Hrubý, Gabriela Rossi ANIMATORS Vít Pancíř, Kristýna Mlynaříková
contact Duracfilm – Kateřina Doležalová katerina@duracfilm.cz +420 602 591 854
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POSTPRODUCTION
Castaway Trosečník short
Czech Republic | 25 min | Czech director Šimon Koudela PRODUCER Viktor
Schwarcz Cineart TV Prague CO-PRODUCTION Czech Television COMPLETION DATE June 2019 PRODUCTION COMPANY
Short special effects film about a boy, who runs away from home to find a refuge on the roof of an ancient cathedral, towering above the city like a cliff from the sea. He connects his life with this mysterious little universe.
SCRIPT Šimon
Koudela DOP Matěj Cibulka EDITOR Jan Daňhel SOUND Richard Müller MUSIC Irena Havlová, Vojtěch Havel VOICES Viktor Antonio, Ráchel Skleničková, Ivana Uhlířová
contact Cineart TV Prague – Viktor Schwarcz 261711044@iol.cz +420 777 220 364
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POSTPRODUCTION
Great Adventure of the Lucky Four
VELKÉ dobrodružství Čtyřlístku
Czech Republic | 75 min | Czech director Michal Žabka Vít Němeček Nakladatelství Čtyřlístek COMPLETION DATE January 2019 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Jaroslav Němeček DOP Ondřej Horák EDITOR Lucie Haladová SOUND Ivan Doležálek, Jan Čeněk MUSIC Ivan Doležálek ART DIRECTOR Jaroslav Němeček ANIMATORS Dagmar Janečková, Radek Růžička, Markéta Kubátová, Hana Petrová VOICES Tereza Bebarová, Bohdan Tůma, Jiří Ployhar, Jan Maxián
Dear friends, we are delighted to announce that The Lucky Four will celebrate 50th anniversary this year. Yes, it seems unbelievable but their first adventure was published on 15 May, 1969. The story of the new film begins by a campfire. The Lucky Four tell the best, the most exciting and the most hilarious stories which happened in the past year. We’ll experience a climbing trip, search for a werewolf, space journey and even Christmas. It is up to the spectators to choose which story they like the most. Will you support Bobík, Fifinka, Myšpulín or Pinďa?
contact Nakladatelství Čtyřlístek – Vít Němeček v.nemecek@ctyrlistek.cz +420 602 298 869
POSTPRODUCTION
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The End Konec short
Czech Republic, Slovakia | 12 min | No Dialogue directorS David Štumpf, Michaela Mihályi PRODUCER Peter
Badač BFILM.cz CO-PRODUCTION FAMU, BFILM SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPLETION DATE February 2019 PRODUCTION COMPANY
The world had behaved irrationally and its punishment was a great flood. A submissive ark caretaker has the future of the entire population in his hands. Noah finds himself in hard-to-solve triangle with his wife Eva and a widowed Deer. And that cannot turn out well. Even the rational Noah will resort to instinctive behaviour when faced with series of absurd situations. The Bible story of Noah’s ark transforms into an ironic narrative about how the world sometimes works.
SCRIPT Michaela Mihályi, Dávid Štumpf EDITOR Katarína Pavelková
contact BFILM.cz – Peter Badač peter@bfilm.cz +420 776 451 425
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POSTPRODUCTION
The Kite
POUŠTĚT DRAKA short
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland | 13 min | No Dialogue director Martin Smatana Peter Badač BFILM.cz CO-PRODUCTION BFILM, FAMU, CeTA COMPLETION DATE January 2019 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
The Kite deals with the issue of death, but it does so in a simple metaphorical and symbolic way using the relationship between the little boy and his grandpa. It explains that none of us are here forever and that all living creatures must die, but also shows that death doesn’t mean the end of our journey.
SCRIPT Martin
Smatana DOP Ondřej Nedvěd EDITOR Lucie Navrátilová SOUND Viera Marinová MUSIC Aliaksander Yasinski ART DIRECTOR Martin Smatana ANIMATORS Martin Smatana, Martyna Koleniec, Łukasz Grynda, Matouš Valchař
INTERNATIONAL SALES Magnetfilm – Georg Gruber georg.gruber@magnetfilm.de +49 163 8010753
contact BFILM.cz – Peter Badač peter@bfilm.cz +420 776 451 425
POSTPRODUCTION
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The Missing Star Chybějící hvězda SHORT
2nd FILM
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION
France, Czech Republic | 15 min | French director LOÏC MALO PRODUCER Christian
Pfohl Lardux Films CO-PRODUCTION MAUR film COMPLETION DATE January 2019
Short opulent animated essay based on the last moments of Josif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili – better known as Stalin – in the landscape of departing souls of both the victims and the tyrants.
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Loïc
Malo MUSIC Silvain Vanot ANIMATORS Martina Chwistková, Petr Charvát, Martin Búřil, Miroslava Gomolčáková, Daniel Handák, Pavla Baštanová
contact MAUR film – Martin Vandas vandas@maurfilm.com +420 775 900 029
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POSTPRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
A Colorful Dream Barevný sen
Czech Republic | 75 min | Czech director Jan Balej PRODUCER Jan
Balej Hafan Film October 2020
PRODUCTION COMPANY COMPLETION DATE SCRIPT Jan
Balej, Michal Bureš DOP Martin Procházka Michael Carrington, Barbora Valecká, Jiří Krupička, Martin Smatana ANIMATORS
An adventure story loosely inspired by Alexander Grin’s short novel The Shining World. A troupe of travelling performers lands on an island governed by a despotic ruler with strict police control. When, during their performance, a shot fired from circus cannon goes astray, it triggers a series of unexpected events. A young man and woman, Drin and Tuvi, and Nathan the seagull have to enter into an uneven struggle with totalitarian power. A struggle which eventually changes the fates of all the island inhabitants – both human and feathered.
contact Hafan Film – Eva Kameníková kamenikova.eva@gmail.com +420 608 315 612
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Ant Hill SHORT
Czech Republic | 7 min | Czech, English director Marek Náprstek PRODUCER
Zuzana Kučerová
PRODUCTION COMPANY Frame
Films
CO-PRODUCTION FAMU COMPLETION DATE
May 2019
SCRIPT Marek Náprstek EDITOR Matěj Pospíšil SOUND Adam Bláha MUSIC Kateřina Horká ANIMATORS Marek Náprstek, Bára Halířová, Vykintas Labanauskas
Story of an adolescent ant worker living in the outskirts of a dying human world. When she is cast out of the ant hill for accidentally causing fire she is scared of the outside and longs to be accepted back. Before she manages to do so the ant hill is destroyed by humans and in the smouldering ruins she only finds her dying queen cradling the last larva of the colony. Together they try to survive in the wasteland of the post-apocalyptic world. In the ruins of the nearby city they look for food and shelter, but find much more – the story of the end of humanity, friendship, love, and future.
contact Frame Films – Zuzana Kučerová zuzana@framefilms.cz +420 776 600 278
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Even Mice Belong in Heaven Myši patří do nebe
CZECH REPUBLIC, FRANCE, POLAND, SLOVAKIA | 80 min | English, Czech, French, Polish, Slovak directorS Denisa Grimmová, Jan Bubeníček PRODUCERS
Vladimír Lhoták, Alexandre Charlet Films, Les Films du
PRODUCTION COMPANIES Fresh
Cygne CO-PRODUCTION Animoon,
Cinemart SK, Czech Television SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages COMPLETION DATE April 2020
A story about two outsiders, who, combining their very different personalities and ways of thinking, are able to overcome tremendous obstacles. After an unfortunate accident, two mortal enemies – a little Mouse and a Fox – meet in animal heaven. They lose their natural instincts and become best friends. Their wish to stay together after they return to earth comes true, but they are reborn into opposite roles. Thanks to the power of friendship they can overcome what seems to be impossible. The film about hope, a quest for love and courage, and about overcoming prejudices and old pains.
SCRIPT Alice
Nellis, Richard Malatinský DOP Radek Loukota MUSIC Krzysztof Janczak ANIMATOR František Váša
International Sales & Festivals Charades – Carole Baraton carole@charades.eu +33 6 29 87 45 04
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contact Fresh Films – Vladimír Lhoták vladimir@freshfilms.cz +420 777 080 353
Fritzi – A Miraculous Revolutionary Tale Fany byla při tom 2nd FILM
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION
Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Czech Republic | 79 min | Czech, German, French, English directorS Ralf Kukula, Matthias Bruhn PRODUCERS Ralf
Kukula, Richard Lutterbeck Balance Film, TrickStudio
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Lutterbeck DogHouse Films, Artemis Productions, MAUR film SUPPORT Eurimages COMPLETION DATE June 2019 CO-PRODUCTION
Based on Hanna Schott‘s book of the same name, the film depicts the political events of the autumn of 1989 in Leipzig as seen by little protagonist Fritzi, who is searching for her friend Sophie. Sophie had asked Fritzi to look after her dog Sputnik for the summer holidays but instead of coming back to school, Sophie and her parents emigrated to the West and Fritzi doesn’t know how to return the dog to Sophie. Fritzi’s efforts lead her to the demonstrations which are starting to take place every Monday. Thanks to her bravery and the miracle of historical situation they meet again.
SCRIPT Beate
Völcker MUSIC André Dziezuk ANIMATORS Marek Pokorný, Jan Bohuslav, Lukáš Glazer, Michaela Večerková, Eliška Oz, Jan Saska
International Sales & Festivals Global Screen – Julia Weber julia.weber@globalscreen.de +49 892441295590
contact MAUR film – Martin Vandas vandas@maurfilm.com +420 775 900 029
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Heart of a Tower Srdce věže 1st FILM
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium | 85 min | English director Peter Budinský Peter Badač BFILM.cz CO-PRODUCTION BFILM, Stacka SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPLETION DATE December 2020 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Peter Budinský, Barbora Budinská, Katarzyna Gondek
The story of Riki, a ten-year-old boy, who dives into a big adventure, taking place in two different worlds: “Yourland” is a fantasy world, a place, where everything is possible and where dreams and crazy ideas come true. The other world is Riki’s real world – cold, grey and shrouded in difficult family problems. Time will show though that all the problems can be solved, if we choose the right path. Heart of a Tower is not just a fantasy full of crazy inventions, giant robots, and magical creatures, it also shows the problems kids nowadays have to face.
contact BFILM.cz – Peter Badač peter@bfilm.cz +420 776 451 425
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My Sunny Maad Moje slunce Maad
CZECH REPUBLIC, FRANCE, SLOVAKIA | 85 min | Czech director Michaela Pavlátová PRODUCERS Petr
Oukropec, Kateřina Černá Negativ CO-PRODUCTION Sacrebleu, Czech Television, BFILM SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPLETION DATE May 2020 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Ivan Arsenjev EDITOR Vladimír Barák SOUND Pavel Rejholec, Lionel Guenoun MUSIC Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine VOICES Zuzana Stivínová, Hynek Čermák, Ivan Trojan, Martha Issová
When Herra, a Czech woman, falls in love with Nazir, an Afghan, she has no idea about the life that awaits her in post-Taliban Afghanistan, nor about the family she is about to join. A grandfather who is a feminist, an adopted young boy who astounds with his intellect, and Freshta, who will do anything to run away from her abusive husband. Like the other women in the family, Herra wears a burka and hides in a closet when guests arrive. She soon starts a new job with an American woman, Heidi, who has little understanding of the way women live in Afghanistan, and even less that not everybody wants to be saved by Westerners.
contact Negativ – Daniel Vadocký daniel@negativ.cz +420 777 697 543
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Noctuelle short
Czech Republic | 9 min | No Dialogue director Martin Pertlíček Mária Môťovská MAUR film CO-PRODUCTION University of West Bohemia COMPLETION DATE April 2019 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Martin
Pertlíček
Noctuelle is the creator of butterflies who bring positive dreams to people. But in the Noctulle’s world, there is also another character, the bat, the exact opposite of Noctuelle. The bat catches Noctuelle‘s butterflies and transforms them into nightmares. When Noctuelle finds out, he decides to fight the bat in a duel. Even though Noctuelle overtakes the bat, the bat manages to bite him. Noctuelle gets suddenly into his own nightmare. He finds out that his struggle is not necessary only for the good, because in the world there must be both the good and the evil.
contact MAUR film – Mária Môťovská mmotovska@gmail.com +420 606 482 047
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PRODUCTION
Of Unwanted Things and People O nepotřebných věcech a lidech
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland | 70 min | Czech, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, English directorS David Súkup, Ivana Laučíková, Leon Vidmar, Agata Gorzadek PRODUCER Martin
Vandas MAUR film CO-PRODUCTION Artichoke, ZVVIKS, WJTeam – Likaon SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPLETION DATE March 2021 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Marek Král, Petr Krajíček, Ivana Laučíková, Leon Vidmar, Kaja Balog, Agata Gorzadek, Anna Vášová DOP Radka Šplíchalová SET DESIGNER Patricia Ortiz Martinez ANIMATORS David Filcík, František Váša, Jan Štencl
Stanley and Emily lose their parents. They are left alone and nobody wants them except for their cat that magically transforms in a loving aunt. In another part of the town, two boys find an overgrown garden with piles of old apple cores. Only an old Indian lady down the street knows the truth about the two monsters that used to live here. In the old city centre, a man collects useless broken things. One day he repairs an old magical book that can bring the reader back to the past. Finally, isn‘t that old man sitting alone in the park, Bogdan, the first man who knew how to fly? He visited distant continents with herds of birds, but no one remembers him anymore. Except maybe for his little neighbour, who would sure like to learn to fly, too.
contact MAUR film – Martin Vandas vandas@maurfilm.com +420 775 900 029
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The Ark Archa SHORT
Czech Republic | 13 min | No Dialogue directorS Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká PRODUCER Pavla
Janoušková Kubečková nutprodukce COMPLETION DATE June 2019 PRODUCTION COMPANY
Short, silent animated film for children is playing with a biblical story about Ark in which Noah collected some selected animals to save them from certain perishing in the global flood. However, we add one tiny bonus: a pair of animals that Noah will surely not want to save.
SCRIPT Hynek Trojánek DOP Václav Fronk EDITOR Marek Královský SOUND Tobias Potočný ANIMATORS Barbora Valecká, Vojtěch Kiss
contact nutprodukce – Pavla Janoušková Kubečková pavla@nutprodukce.cz +420 605 256 190
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The Bird Ptáče short
Czech Republic | 13 min | No Dialogue director Daria Kashcheeva Zuzana Roháčová MAUR film CO-PRODUCTION FAMU COMPLETION DATE March 2019 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Daria
Kashcheeva EDITOR Alexander Kashcheev MUSIC Petr Vrba SET DESIGNER Daria Kashcheeva ANIMATOR Daria Kashcheeva
A girl was hurt as a child and keeps alive the memory of it. She lacked love and empathy from her father and now she is not able to share her feelings with him. She can’t get rid of the painful memories taking her back to when she brought home a little dead bird and her father didn’t support her. Sometimes it’s too hard to open your feelings and share it with a close one. Sometimes it’s too late. Let your painful memory fly away like a free little bird.
contact MAUR film – Zuzana Roháčová rohacova.zuz@gmail.com +420 734 184 884
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The Cement Jungle Betonová džungle SHORT
Czech Republic | 8 min | No Dialogue director Marie Urbánková PRODUCER Mária
Môťovská MAUR film CO-PRODUCTION UMPRUM COMPLETION DATE May 2019 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Marie
A little boy runs away from his room and his homework into a colourful and noisy jungle, full of gorillas and crocodiles. Children’s fantasy has no boundaries and between the room and the jungle there are no concrete obstacles or unbeatable distances, and magical objects can be within his reach.
Urbánková
contact MAUR film – Mária Môťovská mmotovska@gmail.com +420 606 482 047
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The Crossing Přes hranici 1st FILM
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION
France, Germany, Czech Republic | 80 min | French, Czech, German director Florence Miailhe Dora Benousilio Films de l’Arlequin CO-PRODUCTION Balance Film, MAUR film, ARTE France, Czech Television, XBO film SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages COMPLETION DATE December 2020 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY Les
SCRIPT Marie Desplechin DOP Jaroslav Fišer MUSIC Philipp Kümpel ANIMATORS Lucie Sunková, Zuzana Studená, Eva Skurská, Polina Kazak, Anna Paděrová
International Sales & Festivals Indie Sales – Eleanor Coleman ecoleman@indiesales.eu +33 1 44 83 02 27
The dramatic journey of two siblings, Kyona and Adriel, who are on the run, as they are pursued by an unspecified Eastern European country. A story about the eternal human effort to find a new home and a better life. An effort for which we are willing to risk our lives. On this journey of hope people overcome various perils and experience the most terrible of situations. They are fuelled by the awareness of who they really are, what they are running from and what they are hopeful for: an experience worth telling again and again.
contact MAUR film – Martin Vandas vandas@maurfilm.com +420 775 900 029
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The Other Side Druhá strana SHORT
Czech Republic | 5 min | No Dialogue director Pavel Koutský PRODUCER Petr
The film consists of two cartoon stories that are in total contradiction.
Horák Alkay Animation Prague June 2019
PRODUCTION COMPANY COMPLETION DATE SCRIPT Pavel
Koutský
contact Alkay Animation Prague – Petr Horák petr@alkay.cz +420 267 912 267
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The World‘s End Na konci světa SHORT
Czech Republic | 10 min | No Dialogue director Martin Kukal Petr Babinec Kouzelná animace COMPLETION DATE December 2019 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Martin Kukal, Adéla Kovářová EDITOR Libor Nemeškal MUSIC Jakub Kudláč ANIMATORS Martin Kukal, Adéla Kovářová
A nearly common shop with a nearly common corpulent saleswoman, Karla, stands at the end of the world. Out of standing in time, beyond genres and universes. Whoever needs anything to buy can simply arrive there. Stranger and stranger customers come to Karla and she always sells whatever every creature needs. But does a lone vendor even fulfil her greatest wish? This sensitive animated short film about the insensitive human world uses digital cartoon animation with a distinctly creative artistic concept.
contact Kouzelná animace – Libor Nemeškal nemeskal@kouzelna.com +420 733 500 674
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Tony, Shelly & Genius Tonda, Slávka a génius
Czech Republic | 70 min | Czech directorS Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká PRODUCER Pavla
Janoušková Kubečková nutprodukce SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPLETION DATE April 2021 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Jana
Šrámková DOP Denisa Buranová EDITOR Marek Královský SOUND Tobias Potočný MUSIC Bruno Coulais
Tony has been glowing since the day he was born. Ashamed, he spends all his time hiding out. Just before the Christmas holidays, a new girl moves into Tony’s building, Shelly, an odd girl with a flashlight and a strange way of expressing herself. Tony tries his best to escape her, but what chance does he have when he’s in a house filled with so many odd inhabitants. What’s more, he needs to figure out who’s behind the circuit of dark cracks that sucks out all the light bulbs and leaves the house in perpetual darkness. A film about being different, about friendship, about overcoming one’s fears, and about Christmas.
contact nutprodukce – Pavla Janoušková Kubečková pavla@nutprodukce.cz +420 605 256 190
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TvMiniUni and Question Thief TvMiniUni a Zloděj otázek 1st FILM
Czech Republic | 75 min | Czech director Jan Jirků Pavel Berčík, Ondřej Zima Evolution Films CO-PRODUCTION Czech Television COMPLETION DATE June 2019 PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Jan Jirků EDITOR Libor Nemeškal SOUND Jan Paul MUSIC Marek Doubrava CAST Jiří Kohout, Hynek Chmelař, Anna Schmidtmajerová, Ondřej Nosálek
A family film combining elements of animation, puppet and feature film. This time TvMiniUni has to solve the mystery of strangely obedient children who are not naughty anymore. Terrified parents are asking TvMiniUni for help. They don’t recognize their own children. Children stopped to be annoying, they are lethargic and without fantasy. Who is responsible for mechanical obedient children? Does the same thing threaten our TvMiniUni children?
contact Evolution Films – Pavel Berčík pbercik@evolutionfilms.cz +420 777 932 957
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Wild Beasts Divoké bytosti short
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTION
Slovakia, Czech Republic | 10 min | No Dialogue directorS Marta Prokopová, Michal Blaško
What happens if people let animals take their place as lords of all the creatures? Who gains and who loses?
PRODUCERS Simona
Hrušovská, Veronika Kocourková SUPER FILM CO-PRODUCTION MAUR film COMPLETION DATE December 2019 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Marta
Prokopová, Michal Blaško
contact MAUR film – Martin Vandas vandas@maurfilm.com +420 775 900 029
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Babu in the City of Night Babu v nočním městě 1st FILM
Czech Republic | 75 min | Czech director Petr Vodička PRODUCER Radim
Procházka Produkce Radim Procházka COMPLETION DATE 2023 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Petr Vodička DOP Jakub Halousek SET DESIGNER Jan Cechl ANIMATOR David Filcík
A children’s film noir detective story with elements of sci-fi. 8-year-old Babu lives on a high-rise estate just with her mum. Often she is left alone at home but she doesn’t mind as she has someone to talk to – a parrot that all of a sudden showed up on her balcony and stayed. When a thief steals it, Babu sets off on a night-time expedition to save her animal friend. On her travels she finds unexpected allies: an unsuccessful rapper, a night jogger and a homeless man. Together they must overcome the mad Professor X who is able to transform humans into animals and vice versa.
contact Produkce Radim Procházka – Radim Procházka radim@radimprochazka.com +420 603 862 161
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Brundibar of Theresienstadt Terezínský Brundibár short
Czech Republic | 11 min | Czech director Miloš Zvěřina Radim Procházka Produkce Radim Procházka CO-PRODUCTION Czech Television COMPLETION DATE 2020 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Miloš
Zvěřina
The final part of Miloš Zvěřina’s Theresienstadt tetralogy. Miloš and Jarmilka find mysterious wall paintings in the attic of an old house in Theresienstadt. Dozens of years ago their peers left them for posterity when incarcerated here by the Nazis during WWII. The past comes to life and in the middle of the wartime turmoil children’s fantasy comes to the fore. Characters of the fairy-tale opera Brundibar appear having been rehearsed by leading artists of the time who have also been interned in the ghetto. But no fairy-tale carries on for ever and the Holocaust transport trains once again set out on their journey from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz.
contact Produkce Radim Procházka – Radim Procházka radim@radimprochazka.com +420 603 862 161
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Crystal Raiders Křišťáloví únosci
Czech Republic, Croatia | 90 min | Czech, Croatian, English director Arsen Ostojić PRODUCERS Petr
Horák, Arsen Ostojić Alkay Animation Prague, Filmosaurus Rex SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPLETION DATE January 2023 PRODUCTION COMPANIES
SCRIPT Dušan
Vukotić, Aleksandar Žiljak, Arsen
Ostojić
Rea and her father Val move to a newly colonized planet where they become friends with Andy and his mother Sandra, an environmental activist. At his new job in a waste processing plant, Val notices its manager mishandling toxic waste. The poisonous waste ends up under ground where various species live, unknown to humans, including dinosaur-like Gorgons and crystal-like Crystons who sense that dangerous changes are happening. Based on an idea by the Academy Award winning director Dušan Vukotić.
contact Alkay Animation Prague – Petr Horák petr@alkay.cz +420 267 912 267
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Hurikán short
Czech Republic | 7 min | No Dialogue director Jan Saska Kamila Dohnalová Silk Films COMPLETION DATE May 2020 PRODUCER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Jan
Saska, Václav Hašek EDITOR Jan Saska
Damn! Beer is running out at Hurikán’s favourite beer stand. The bartender is getting desperate and she’ll have to close early. However, Hurikán has a crush on her and thus, he offers to get her a new keg before the beer runs out completely! He sets out to get it in one of the wildest districts of Prague, where he is forced to deal with local folks and his own demons from the past. Eventually Hurikán manages to get the keg… but he is so thirsty after all and he can’t help himself: he taps the keg and gets smashed immediately. As he wallows on a dusty street forgetting the promise made to the bartender, he barely realizes he ruined his chance with her forever.
contact Silk Films – Kamila Dohnalová kamila@silkfilms.cz +420 777 068 712
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Jack Russel: The Planet Rescuer Jack Russel: Zachránce Planety
Czech Republic | 90 min | Czech director Ondřej Pecha PRODUCER Miloslav
Šmídmajer Bio Illusion COMPLETION DATE June 2020 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Ondřej
Pecha, Libor Adam, Luboš Balák
The biggest aquarium ever is opening in Pragopolis. The President cuts the tape and…the lights go out. Who did it? Mr. Proud, with his evil plan to rule the world by electricity. The situation is saved by Jack and Klik, who know of secret ways to produce energy. The power-crazy Proud is determined to get rid of them. Jack and Klik fight back and end up helping the President, who calls in the army. But the General has his hands full with an incoming fleet of UFOs. Not knowing that the aliens are bringing a treasure as part of an ancient deal with Pharaoh, he prepares for battle. Once again, it is Jack and Klik who come to the rescue…
contact Bio Illusion – Miloslav Šmídmajer smidmajer@bioillusion.com +420 602 440 753
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KOROLYOV‘S Dream Koroljovův sen 1st FILM
short
Czech Republic | 15 min | No Dialogue director Martin Búřil PRODUCER
Dagmar Sedláčková
PRODUCTION COMPANY MasterFilm COMPLETION DATE SCRIPT Martin
November 2019
Búřil
Sergei Korolyov is considered one of the greatest technical geniuses of the 20th century. His discoveries in the field of rocket technology and spacecraft have greatly contributed to the formation of modern society as we know it today. As part of the Stalinist cleansing, he was sentenced to forced labour in Siberia after the betrayal of his co-worker, Valentin Glushko. Later he was taken from the gulag only to be put in another type of prison. In complete secrecy for the rest of his life, he led the Soviet space program at the Baikonur base. Repeated clashes between Glushko and Korolyov will later prove to be one of the key causes of Soviet failure in sending a piloted flight to the Moon.
contact MasterFilm – Dagmar Sedláčková dagmar@masterfilm.cz +420 733 579 107
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Mud Pie! Bábovka! short
Czech Republic | 10 min | No Dialogue director Kateřina Karhánková PRODUCER Tomáš
Michálek MasterFilm COMPLETION DATE May 2020 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Štěpánka EDITOR
Součková DOP Vidu Gunaratna Blanka Klímová SOUND Jan Richtr MUSIC Jan
Richtr
Mína with her three toy friends, Sly Fox, Greedy Guts and Giraffe are having fun in a sandpit. Suddenly mud pies are stamped out and Giraffe is captured by cycling Totemites! Only the youngest one, Tricycler, feels sorry for the toy. To save Giraffe tied up to a high Totem seems impossible. Our heroes need to overcome risky challenges including digging tunnel under the playground, forming a living pyramid and bike chasing. Finally Tricycler gives Mína a hand and new friendship is born.
contact MasterFilm – Tomáš Michálek tomas@masterfilm.cz +420 602 630 466
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The Cremation of Sam McGee Kremace Sama McGee 2nd FILM
short
Czech Republic | 9 min | Czech, English director Jakub Pístecký PRODUCER
Petr Horák Alkay Animation Prague January 2021
PRODUCTION COMPANY COMPLETION DATE SCRIPT Jakub
Pístecký, Robert Service
Short film based on a cherished Canadian poem by Robert Service, published in 1907 tells the tale of two miners, an Irish/American and a Czech/Canadian, as they travel through the icy cold landscape of the Canadian North. Battling the cold they, along with their Dog sled team, encounter a tragic situation that sends the duo on a painful journey up and over the Dawson trail. With the odd and unexpected twist and turn we come to realize that there really are strange things done in the land of the midnight sun.
contact Alkay Animation Prague – Petr Horák petr@alkay.cz +420 267 912 267
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The Little Man 2 Malý Pán 2 2nd FILM
Czech Republic, Slovakia | 85 min | Czech director Radek Beran PRODUCERS Jakub
Červenka, Petr Kratochvíl Bedna Films CO-PRODUCTION Fantomas production COMPLETION DATE September 2020 PRODUCTION COMPANY
SCRIPT Lumír
Tuček DOP Jan Střítežský EDITOR Martin
Palouš
The Little Man lives happily in a house in a hollow hill with his beloved Majolenka. One day, the peaceful atmosphere of the neighbourhood is disturbed by posters, warning of the overpopulation of the Deerers. The Robots install special “zetkoscopes” in the houses that show the horrors committed by the Deerers; they promise the inhabitants protection if they pay a fee to the Chief Protector, Dr Zetek. Those who don’t yield to his rules are interned in a labour camp “for their own good.” The Little Man starts to succumb to the growing fear which must be overcome together.
contact Bedna Films – Jakub Červenka jakub@bedna.tv +420 777 317 980
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The Little Odyssey Malá Odysea short
Czech Republic | 20 min | English director Jakub Kouřil PRODUCERS
Gabriela Košťál Duchoňová, Jakub Košťál
PRODUCTION COMPANY k-pictures COMPLETION DATE
March 2020
SCRIPT Štěpánka
Ansorge
Little Simone has a true passion for the underwater world. She’s about to spend her holiday at her aunt’s oceanographic centre – holidays of her dreams! But the reality is much more boring than she expected. Luckily she discovers Mrs. Octopus and Oscar the Cat, best friends of world-famous oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, living in the oceanographic centre. Boredom comes to an end when they invite her on their adventurous underwater journey.
contact k-pictures – Gabriela Košťál Duchoňová gabriela@k-pictures.cz +420 606 647 683
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contacts INSTITUTIONS
organizations
Creative Europe – MEDIA Národní 28 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 221 105 210 e-mail: media@kreativnievropa.cz www.mediadeskcz.eu
Actors‘ Association Senovážné náměstí 23 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 224 142 672 e-mail: herecka.asociace@cmkos.cz www.hereckaasociace.cz
Czech Film Fund Dukelských hrdinů 47 170 00 Praha 7 tel.: +420 224 301 278 e-mail: sekretariat@ fondkinematografie.cz www.fondkinematografie.cz Czech Film Fund – Czech Film Center Národní 28 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 221 105 398 e-mail: info@filmcenter.cz www.filmcenter.cz Czech Film Fund – Czech Film Commission Národní 28 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 221 105 254 e-mail: info@filmcommission.cz www.filmcommission.cz Ministry of Culture Czech Republic – Media and Audiovision Department Milady Horákové 139 160 41 Praha 6 Director: Artuš Rejent – artus.rejent@mkcr.cz www.mkcr.cz
APA – Czech Producers‘ Association Národní 28 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 221 105 310 e-mail: apa@asociaceproducentu.cz www.asociaceproducentu.cz ASAF – Association of Czech Animation Film Heřmanova 3 170 00 Praha 7 e-mail: info@asaf.cz www.asaf.cz Association of Czech Cinematographers Senovážné náměstí 23 112 82 Praha 1 www.ceskam.cz Association of Directors and Screenwriters Karlovo náměstí 19 120 00 Praha 2 e-mail: info@aras.cz www.aras.cz
Ministry of Culture Czech Republic – Eurimages Maltézské náměstí 1 118 00 Praha 1 National Coordinator: Elena Kotová – elpeka@seznam.cz National Film Archive Malešická 12 130 00 Praha 3 www.nfa.cz
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Cinema Exhibitors Association Politických vězňů 445 266 01 Beroun tel.: +420 311 625 307 e-mail: tajemnice@kinari.cz www.prokina.cz Czech Film and Television Academy Karlovo náměstí 19 120 00 Praha 2 e-mail: info@cfta.cz www.filmovaakademie.cz FITES – Czech Film and Television Union Korunovační 8 170 00 Praha 7 e-mail: produkce@fites.cz www.fites.cz Institute of Documentary Film Štěpánská 14 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 224 214 858 e-mail: idf@dokweb.net www.dokweb.net Union of Film Distributors náměstí Winstona Churchilla 2 130 00 Praha 3 tel.: +420 222 713 001 e-mail: ufd@ufd.cz www.ufd.cz
film schools FAMU – Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Smetanovo nábřeží 2 116 65 Praha 1 tel.: +420 234 244 311 e-mail: famu@famu.cz www.famu.cz FAMO – Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek Lipová alej 2068 397 01 Písek tel.: +420 382 264 212 e-mail: famo@filmovka.cz www.filmovka.cz
UMPRUM – Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague – Studio of Film & TV Graphics nám. Jana Palacha 80 116 93 Praha 1 tel.: +420 251 098 270 e-mail: film@vsup.cz www.umprum.cz
training programmes
Charles University / Faculty of Arts – Film Studies Department nám. Jana Palacha 2 116 38 Praha 1 tel.: +420 221 619 227 e-mail: film@ff.cuni.cz film.ff.cuni.cz
dok.incubator Bolzanova 1615/1 110 06 Prague 1 tel.: +420 224 241 046 e-mail: info@dokincubator.net www.dokincubator.net
Prague Film School Pštrossova 19 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 257 534 013 e-mail: info@filmstudies.cz www.filmstudies.cz
Masaryk University / Faculty of Arts – Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture Arna Nováka 1 602 00 Brno tel.: +420 549 491 583 e-mail: fav@phil.muni.cz www.fav.phil.muni.cz
Tomas Bata University in Zlín – Faculty of Multimedia Communications Univerzitní 2431 760 01 Zlín tel.: +420 576 034 205 e-mail: dekanat@fmk.utb.cz www.fmk.utb.cz
Palacký University / Faculty of Arts – Department of Theatre and Film Studies Univerzitní 3 771 47 Olomouc tel.: +420 585 633 423 e-mail: kdfs@upol.cz www.filmadivadlo.cz
ANOMALIA Budějovická 73 140 00 Praha 4 tel.: +420 731 612 803 e-mail: team@anomalia.eu www.anomalia.eu
MIDPOINT Ostrovní 126/30 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 773 187 441 e-mail: midpointcenter@amu.cz www.midpoint-center.eu
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contacts distributors A-Company Štefánikova 18/25 150 00 Praha 5 tel.: +420 257 315 540 e-mail: info@a-company.cz www.a-company.cz Aerofilms Milady Horákové 383/79 170 00 Praha 7 tel.: +420 224 947 566 e-mail: info@aerofilms.cz www.aerofilms.cz APK Cinema Service Politických vězňů 445/13 266 01 Beroun e-mail: distribuce@apkcs.cz www.apkcs.cz Artcam Films Rašínovo nábřeží 6 128 00 Praha 2 tel.: +420 221 411 619 www.artcam.cz Asociation of Czech Film Clubs Stonky 860 686 01 Uherské Hradiště tel.: +420 572 501 989 e-mail: info@acfk.cz www.acfk.cz Balkanfilm Na Hrázi 1245 755 01 Vsetín +420 776 840 386 e-mail: distribuce@balkanfilm.cz www.balkanfilm.cz Bioscop / AQS Na Klikovce 7 140 00 Praha 4 tel.: +420 221 436 100 www.bioscop.cz
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Blu Sky Distribution Sněmovní 9 118 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 224 222 398 e-mail: info@bluesky.pro www.blueskyfilm.cz
Mirius Film Distribution V Jámě 1 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 602 648 882 e-mail: info@miriusfd.cz www.miriusfd.cz
Bohemia Motion Pictures Všehrdova 560/2 118 00 Praha 1 www.bohemiamp.cz
Pilot Film Donská 19 101 00 Praha 10 e-mail: info@mimesis.cz www.pilot-film.cz
Bontonfilm Na Poříčí 1047/26 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 257 415 111 e-mail: info@bontonfilm.cz www.bontonfilm.cz CinemArt Národní 28 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 224 949 110 www.cinemart.cz Falcon Radlická 1c/3185 150 00 Praha 5 tel.: +420 224 422 244 www.falcon.cz Fénix Distribution Petra Rezka 1723/1a 140 00 Praha 4 www.fenixdistribution.cz Film Europe V Jámě 1 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 222 521 257 e-mail: info@filmeurope.cz www.filmeurope.cz Forum Film Czech Arkalycká 951/3 149 00 Praha 4 tel.: +421 249 113 119 e-mail: office@forumfilm.sk www.forumfilm.cz
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Vertical Entertainment Soukenická 13 110 00 Praha 1 www.freeman-ent.cz
VOD PLATFORMS Aerovod Milady Horákové 383/79 170 00 Praha 7 tel.: +420 224 947 566 e-mail: vratnice@aerovod.cz www.aerovod.cz Doc Alliance Films Vodičkova 36 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 602 212 545 e-mail: info@dafilms.com www.dafilms.com
SALES AQS Na Klikovce 7 140 00 Praha 4 tel.: +420 221 436 100 e-mail: sales@aqs.cz www.aqs.cz Filmotor Kaprova 14 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 721 006 421 e-mail: michaela@filmotor.com www.filmotor.com
film festivals Prague Short Film Festival 23 – 27 January 2019, Prague Submission deadline: 30 September 2018/31 October 2018 e-mail: info@pragueshorts.com www.pragueshorts.com One World – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 6 – 17 March 2019, Prague Submission deadline: 15 September 2018/1 November 2018 www.oneworld.cz Febiofest – Prague International Film Festival 21 – 29 March 2019, Prague e-mail: info@febiofest.cz www.febiofest.cz Finále Plzeň Film Festival 11 – 16 April 2019, Plzeň Submission deadline: 30 November 2018 www.festivalfinale.cz Academia Film Olomouc 23 – 28 April 2019, Olomouc Submission deadline: 31 January 2019 e-mail: afo@afo.cz www.afo.cz
Anifilm 7 – 12 May 2019, Třeboň Submission deadline: 10 January 2019 e-mail: info@anifilm.cz www.anifilm.cz Zlín Film Festival – International Film Festival for Children and Youth 24 May – 1 June 2019, Zlín Submission deadline: 1 March 2019 e-mail: festival@zlinfest.cz www.zlinfest.cz Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 28 June – 6 July 2019, Karlovy Vary Submission deadline: 28 February 2019 (31 March 2019 for late submissions) e-mail: festival@kviff.com www.kviff.com Summer Film School 26 July – 4 August 2019, Uherské Hradiště www.lfs.cz
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 24 – 29 October 2019, Jihlava Submission deadline: 31 May 2019 e-mail: info@ji-hlava.cz www.ji-hlava.cz Mezipatra Queer Film Festival 7 – 14 November 2019, Prague Submission deadline: 15 June 2019 e-mail: info@mezipatra.cz www.mezipatra.cz Juniorfest – International Film Festival for Children and Youth 8 – 14 November 2019, Plzeň, Domažlice, Dobřany, Horšovský Týn, Přeštice e-mail: info@juniorfest.cz www.juniorfest.cz PAF – Festival of Film Animation and Contemporary Art 5 – 8 December 2019, Olomouc e-mail: info@pifpaf.cz www.pifpaf.cz
Brno 16 – International Short Film Festival 9 – 12 October 2019, Brno Submission deadline: 30 June 2019 e-mail: festival@brno16.cz www.brno16.cz
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FACTS & figures CZECH FIGURES 2018 Population
CINEMA RELEASES
10.6 mil 26 CZK 285 532 31
Czech Fiction Films
39
29
Exchange Rate 1 EUR =
Czech Documentary Films
Number of Theaters
Czech Animation Films
Number of Screens
Total Cinema Admissions*
Number of Multiplex Cinemas
Admissions to Czech Films* National Market Share*
2
14,4 mil 3,4 mil 23.5
FILM RELEASES IN CZECH CINEMAS 2013–2018 Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
Admissions 11 057 559 11 558 586 12 958 099 15 621 923 15 233 432 14 446 804
Box Office / EUR 54 778 679 56 256 547 64 199 099 77 347 854 77 086 351 77 639 491
Share %* 24,1* 23,6* 18,1* 29,5* 22,2* 23,5*
Box Office / EUR* 12 195 214* 12 248 811* 10 834 347* 21 114 951* 14 785 982* 15 774 963*
AVG. Ticket Price / EUR 4,95 4,87 4,95 4,95 5,06 5,37
CZECH FILMS IN CINEMAS 2013–2018 Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Czech Premieres 47 52 51 64 58 70
Admissions* 2 661 424* 2 725 985* 2 349 263* 4 606 865* 3 385 269* 3 392 814*
Share %* 22,3* 21,8* 16,9* 27,3* 19,2* 20,3*
market share (admissions)* Others 2.3% EU 17%
US 57.3% CZ 23.5%
* Data available by 30 November 2018
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top 20 in 2018* Rank
Original Title
English Title
Country
Distributor
1 2 3 4
Avengers: Infinity War Bohemian Rhapsody Po čem muži touží Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Venom Fifty Shades Freed Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Tátova volha The Incredibles 2 Deadpool 2 Čertoviny Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Coco Black Panther Peter Rabbit The Nun
Avengers: Infinity War Bohemian Rhapsody What Men Long For Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Venom Fifty Shades Freed Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Patrimony The Incredibles 2 Deadpool 2 Devilry Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Coco Black Panther Peter Rabbit The Nun
US GB, US CZ US
Zoufalé ženy dělají zoufalé věci The Grinch
Desperate Ladies Act Desperately The Grinch
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Admissions
Falcon CinemArt CinemArt Falcon
Date of Release 26/4/18 1/11/18 20/9/18 12/7/18
630 551 621 654 535 811 483 855
Box Office / EUR 3 817 933 3 846 844 3 078 251 2 624 365
US, ES
CinemArt
21/6/18
405 852
2 502 231
US US GB, US
4/10/18 8/2/18 15/11/18
386 957 360 442 352 401
2 418 335 2 115 857 2 243 454
CZ US US CZ US
Falcon CinemArt Vertical Entertainment CinemArt Falcon CinemArt CinemArt Falcon
8/3/18 2/8/18 17/5/18 4/1/18 21/12/17
347 825 346 520 341 381 317 079 296 969
1 667 570 1 913 248 2 053 047 1 370 684 1 661 804
US
CinemArt
19/7/18
294 170
1 668 692
US US US US
18/1/18 15/2/18 22/3/18 6/9/18
292 575 278 057 222 966 197 870
1 448 975 1 700 896 1 059 877 1 186 037
CZ
Falcon Falcon Falcon Vertical Entertainment Bioscop/AQS
18/1/18
189 855
993 740
US
CinemArt
8/11/18
189 164
1 042 024
Admissions 535 811 347 825 317 079 189 855
Box Office / EUR 3 078 251 1 667 570 1 370 684 993 740
czech films top 20 in 2018* Rank
Original Title
English Title
Country
Distributor
1 2 3 4
CinemArt CinemArt CinemArt Bioscop/AQS
CZ CZ CZ CZ
Falcon Bontonfilm Bontonfilm Bioscop/AQS
1/2/18 12/7/18 21/12/17 26/4/18
174 333 164 766 162 105 115 599
914 410 850 134 844 777 474 232
9 10 11
Věčně tvá nevěrná Chata na prodej Když draka bolí hlava
CZ CZ CZ, SK
112 802 99 022 92 050
569 532 464 457 436 970
Planeta Česko Toman Jan Palach Hastrman Ten, kdo tě miloval Pat a Mat znovu v akci Pat a Mat – Zimní radovánky Po strništi bos Backstage
Bioscop/AQS CinemArt Bohemia Motion Pictures Aerofilms Falcon CinemArt CinemArt Falcon Bioscop/AQS Bioscop/AQS Bioscop/AQS Bontonfilm
22/2/18 26/7/18 25/10/18
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
What Men Long For Patrimony Devilry Desperate Ladies Act Desperately President Blaník Smiles of Sad Men Špindl Two Brides and One Wedding Unfaithfully Yours Bear With Us The Secret Of The Two-headed Dragon Wilder Than Wilderness Toman Jan Palach The Hastrman The One Who Loved You Pat & Mat in Action Again Pat & Mat – Winter Fun Barefoot Backstage
CZ CZ CZ CZ
5 6 7 8
Po čem muži touží Tátova volha Čertoviny Zoufalé ženy dělají zoufalé věci Prezident Blaník Úsměvy smutných mužů Špindl Dvě nevěsty a jedna svatba
Date of Release 20/9/18 8/3/18 4/1/18 18/1/18
22/3/18 4/10/18 21/8/18 19/4/18 8/11/18 7/6/18 22/11/18 17/8/17 7/6/18
92 024 87 342 85 744 74 938 69 251 65 629 53 919 40 380 39 384
302 694 479 530 350 628 302 228 373 779 297 666 272 228 62 444 204 742
CZ CZ, SK CZ, SK CZ CZ CZ CZ CZ, DK, SK SK, CZ
CZECH animation 2018–2019
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index of english titles A Colorful Dream Ant Hill Babu in the City of Night Brundibar of Theresienstadt Castaway Crystal Raiders Even Mice Belong in Heaven Fritzi – A Miraculous Revolutionary Tale Great Adventure of the Lucky Four Heart of a Tower Hurikán Jack Russel: The Planet Rescuer Journey Korolyov‘s dream Mimi & Lisa Mud Pie! My Sunny Maad Noctuelle Of Unwanted Things and People
22 23 40 41 16 42 24 25 17 26 43 44 8 45 9 46 27 28 29
Pat & Mat in Action Again Pat & Mat – Winter Fun Somewhere The Ark The Bird The Cement Jungle The Cremation of Sam McGee The Crossing The End The Kite The Little Man 2 The Little Odyssey The Missing Star The Other Side The World‘s End Tony, Shelly & Genius TvMiniUni and Question Thief Walking and Running Wild Beasts
10 11 12 30 31 32 47 33 18 19 48 49 20 34 35 36 37 13 38
index of directors Balej, Jan Beneš, Marek Beran, Radek Blaško, Michal Bruhn, Matthias Bubeníček, Jan Budinský, Peter Búřil, Martin Gorzadek, Agata Grimmová, Denisa Jasaň, Marek Jirků, Jan Karhánková, Kateřina Kashcheeva, Daria Kerekesová, Katarína Koudela, Šimon Kouřil, Jakub Koutský, Pavel Kukal, Martin Kukula, Ralf Laučíková, Ivana Malo, Loïc Miailhe, Florence
56
22 10, 11 48 38 24 24 26 45 29 24 8 37 46 31 9 16 49 34 35 25 29 20 33
CZECH animation 2018–2019
Mihályi, Michaela Muresan, Paul Náprstek, Marek Ostojić, Arsen Pancíř, Vít Pavlátová, Michaela Pecha, Ondřej Pertlíček, Martin Pístecký, Jakub Pošivač, Filip Prokopová, Marta Saska, Jan Šebestová, Iva Smatana, Martin Štumpf, David Súkup, David Urbánková, Marie Valecká, Barbora Vidmar, Leon Vodička, Petr Žabka, Michal Zvěřina, Miloš
18 12 23 42 13 27 44 28 47 30, 36 38 43 9 19 18 29 32 30, 36 29 40 17 41
creative europe
MeDia
Support for proDucerS Drama, animation and documentary films Even Mice Belong in Heaven
DeveLopMeNt Sf Support for development of a slate of 3 – 5 projects intended for cinema, television or digital platforms. Deadline: 20 february 2019
DeveLopMeNt Sp Support for development of single projects intended for cinema, television or digital platforms. Deadline: 24 april 2019
tv proGraMMiNG Support for the production of TV programmes. Deadline: 28 May 2019
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