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CZECH ANIMATION 2018–2019Published by Czech Film Fund.

Czech Film Center division of the Czech Film FundDukelských hrdinů 47170 00 Prague 7Czech Republic

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catalogue editor: Barbora Ligasová, Vladimíra Chytilovátext editor: Denisa Štrbovágraphic design: Cellula – Pavel Rakušanprinted by: Uniprintprint run: 600not 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


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.

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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 co-production, 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.


CONTENTS 2018 RElEASED FIlMSJourney Journey Marek Jasaň 8Mimi & Lisa Mimi & Líza: Iva Šebestová, Katarína Kerekesová 9 Záhada vánočního světlaPat & Mat in Action Again Pat a Mat znovu v akci Marek Beneš 10Pat & Mat – Winter Fun Pat a Mat – Zimní radovánky Marek Beneš 11Somewhere Ceva Paul Muresan 12Walking and Running Chůze a běhy Vít Pancíř 13

POSTPRODUCTIONCastaway Trosečník Šimon Koudela 16Great Adventure of the Lucky Four Velké dobrodružství Čtyřlístku Michal Žabka 17The End Konec David Štumpf, Michaela Mihályi 18The Kite Pouštět draka Martin Smatana 19The Missing Star Chybějící hvězda Loïc Malo 20

PRODUCTIONA Colorful Dream Barevný sen Jan Balej 22Ant Hill Ant Hill Marek Náprstek 23Even Mice Belong in Heaven Myši patří do nebe Denisa Grimmová, Jan Bubeníček 24Fritzi – A Miraculous Fany byla při tom Ralf Kukula, Matthias Bruhn 25Revolutionary TaleHeart of a Tower Srdce věže Peter Budinský 26My Sunny Maad Moje slunce Maad Michaela Pavlátová 27Noctuelle Noctuelle Martin Pertlíček 28Of Unwanted Things and People O nepotřebných věcech a lidech David Súkup, Ivana Laučíková, 29 Leon Vidmar, Agata Gorzadek The Ark Archa Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká 30The Bird Ptáče Daria Kashcheeva 31The Cement Jungle Betonová džungle Marie Urbánková 32The Crossing Přes hranici Florence Miailhe 33The Other Side Druhá strana Pavel Koutský 34The World‘s End Na konci světa Martin Kukal 35Tony, Shelly & Genius Tonda, Slávka a génius Filip Pošivač, Barbora Valecká 36TvMiniUni and Question Thief TvMiniUni a Zloděj otázek Jan Jirků 37Wild Beasts Divoké bytosti Marta Prokopová, Michal Blaško 38

DEvElOPMENTBabu in the City of Night Babu v nočním městě Petr Vodička 40Brundibar of Theresienstadt Terezínský Brundibár Miloš Zvěřina 41Crystal Raiders Kříšťáloví únosci Arsen Ostojić 42Hurikán Hurikán Jan Saska 43Jack Russel: The Planet Rescuer Jack Russel – zachránce planety Ondřej Pecha 44Korolyov‘s dream Koroljovův sen Martin Búřil 45Mud Pie! Bábovka! Kateřina Karhánková 46The Cremation of Sam McGee Kremace Sama McGee Jakub Pístecký 47The Little Man 2 Malý Pán 2 Radek Beran 48The Little Odyssey Malá Odysea Jakub Kouřil 49

Contacts 50Facts and Figures 54Index of Directors 56Index of English Titles 56

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SlOvAkIA, CZECH REPUBlIC 2018 | 9 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTOR MAREk jASAň

PRODUCER Juraj KrásnohorskýPRODUCTION COMPANy Artichoke CO-PRODUCTION Animation People

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.

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CONTACTAnimation People – Michal Podhradský[email protected]+420 602 378 362

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MIMI & lISA MIMI & líZA: ZáHADA váNOčNíHO SvěTlA

SlOvAkIA, CZECH REPUBlIC 2018 | 26 MIN | Slovak, CzechDIRECTORS IvA ŠEBESTOvá, kATARíNA kEREkESOvá

PRODUCER Katarína KerekesováPRODUCTION COMPANy Fool Moon CO-PRODUCTION MAUR film

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

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.

INTERNATIONAl SAlES & FESTIvAlSPlanet Nemo Animation – Frédéric [email protected]+33 6 07 96 81 12

CONTACTMAUR film – Martin [email protected]+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 DialogueDIRECTOR MAREk BENEŠ

PRODUCER Tomáš EiseltPRODUCTION COMPANy Patmat Film CO-PRODUCTION Czech Television

SCRIPT Marek Beneš DOP Jan Chvojka EDITOR Marek Beneš SOUND Karel Štulo MUSIC Zdeněk Zdeněk ANIMATOR Marek Beneš

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.

INTERNATIONAl SAlESAttraction Distribution – Xiaojuan [email protected]+1 514 758 0055

CONTACTPatmat Film – Tomáš Eiselt [email protected]+420 777 312 294


PAT & MAT – WINTER FUN PAT A MAT – ZIMNí RADOváNky

CZECH REPUBlIC 2018 | 60 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTOR MAREk BENEŠ

PRODUCER Tomáš EiseltPRODUCTION COMPANy Patmat FilmCO-PRODUCTION Czech Television

SCRIPT Štěpán Gajdoš DOP Jan Chvojka EDITOR Marek Beneš SOUND Karel Štulo MUSIC Zdeněk Zdeněk ANIMATOR Marek Beneš

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.

INTERNATIONAl SAlESAttraction Distribution – Xiaojuan [email protected]+1 514 758 0055

CONTACTPatmat Film – Tomáš Eiselt [email protected]+420 777 312 294


SOMEWHERE CEvA

ROMANIA, CZECH REPUBlIC 2018 | 12 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTOR PAUl MURESAN

PRODUCER Mihai MitricaPRODUCTION COMPANy Safe Frame CO-PRODUCTION MAUR film

SCRIPT Paul Muresan, Cristian Pascariu EDITOR Paul Muresan SOUND Paul Muresan, Stanislav Halbrštát MUSIC Miloš Orson Štědroň ANIMATOR Paul Muresan

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.




WAlkINg AND RUNNINg CHůZE A BěHy

CZECH REPUBlIC 2018 | 10 MIN | No Dialogue DIRECTOR víT PANCíř

PRODUCER Kateřina DoležalováPRODUCTION COMPANy DuracfilmCO-PRODUCTION Czech Television, Vít Pancíř

SCRIPT Vít Pancíř EDITOR Adam Brothánek SOUND Vítězslav Jíra MUSIC Karel Žďárský, Michal Hrubý, Gabriela Rossi ANIMATORS Vít Pancíř, Kristýna Mlynaříková

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.

CONTACTDuracfilm – Kateřina Doležalová[email protected]+420 602 591 854

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CASTAWAy TROSEčNík

CZECH REPUBlIC | 25 MIN | CzechDIRECTOR ŠIMON kOUDElA

PRODUCER Viktor SchwarczPRODUCTION COMPANy Cineart TV Prague CO-PRODUCTION Czech TelevisionCOMPlETION DATE June 2019

SCRIPT Šimon Koudela DOP Matěj Cibulka EDITOR Jan Daňhel SOUND Richard Müller MUSIC Irena Havlová, Vojtěch Havel vOICES Viktor Antonio, Ráchel Skleničková, Ivana Uhlířová

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.

CONTACTCineart TV Prague – Viktor [email protected]+420 777 220 364

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gREAT ADvENTURE OF THE lUCky FOUR vElkÉ DOBRODRUžSTví čTyřlíSTkU

CZECH REPUBlIC | 75 MIN | Czech DIRECTOR MICHAl žABkA

PRODUCER Vít NěmečekPRODUCTION COMPANy Nakladatelství Čtyřlístek COMPlETION DATE January 2019

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?

CONTACTNakladatelství Čtyřlístek – Vít Němeček [email protected]+420 602 298 869

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THE END kONEC

CZECH REPUBlIC, SlOvAkIA | 12 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTORS DAvID ŠTUMPF, MICHAElA MIHályI

PRODUCER Peter BadačPRODUCTION COMPANy BFILM.cz CO-PRODUCTION FAMU, BFILMSUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPlETION DATE February 2019

SCRIPT Michaela Mihályi, Dávid Štumpf EDITOR Katarína Pavelková

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.

CONTACTBFILM.cz – Peter Badač [email protected]+420 776 451 425

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THE kITE POUŠTěT DRAkA

CZECH REPUBlIC, SlOvAkIA, POlAND | 13 MIN | No Dialogue DIRECTOR MARTIN SMATANA

PRODUCER Peter BadačPRODUCTION COMPANy BFILM.czCO-PRODUCTION BFILM, FAMU, CeTACOMPlETION DATE January 2019

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

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.

INTERNATIONAl SAlESMagnetfilm – Georg [email protected]+49 163 8010753


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THE MISSINg STAR CHyBějíCí HvěZDA

FRANCE, CZECH REPUBlIC | 15 MIN | FrenchDIRECTOR lOÏC MAlO

PRODUCER Christian PfohlPRODUCTION COMPANy Lardux Films CO-PRODUCTION MAUR filmCOMPlETION DATE January 2019

SCRIPT Loïc Malo MUSIC Silvain Vanot ANIMATORS Martina Chwistková, Petr Charvát, Martin Búřil, Miroslava Gomolčáková, Daniel Handák, Pavla Baštanová

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.


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A COlORFUl DREAM BAREvNý SEN

CZECH REPUBlIC | 75 MIN | CzechDIRECTOR jAN BAlEj

PRODUCER Jan BalejPRODUCTION COMPANy Hafan Film COMPlETION DATE October 2020

SCRIPT Jan Balej, Michal Bureš DOP Martin Procházka ANIMATORS Michael Carrington, Barbora Valecká, Jiří Krupička, Martin Smatana

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.

CONTACTHafan Film – Eva Kameníková [email protected]+420 608 315 612

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ANT HIll

CZECH REPUBlIC | 7 MIN | Czech, English DIRECTOR MAREk NáPRSTEk

PRODUCER Zuzana KučerováPRODUCTION COMPANy Frame Films CO-PRODUCTION FAMUCOMPlETION 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.

CONTACTFrame Films – Zuzana Kučerová[email protected]+420 776 600 278

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EvEN MICE BElONg IN HEAvENMyŠI PATří DO NEBE

CZECH REPUBlIC, FRANCE, POlAND, SlOvAkIA | 80 MIN | English, Czech, French, Polish, Slovak DIRECTORS DENISA gRIMMOvá, jAN BUBENíčEk

PRODUCERS Vladimír Lhoták, Alexandre CharletPRODUCTION COMPANIES Fresh Films, Les Films du Cygne CO-PRODUCTION Animoon, Cinemart SK, Czech TelevisionSUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages COMPlETION DATE April 2020

SCRIPT Alice Nellis, Richard Malatinský DOP Radek Loukota MUSIC Krzysztof Janczak ANIMATOR František Váša

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.

INTERNATIONAl SAlES & FESTIvAlSCharades – Carole Baraton [email protected]+33 6 29 87 45 04

CONTACTFresh Films – Vladimír Lhoták [email protected]+420 777 080 353

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FRITZI – A MIRACUlOUS REvOlUTIONARy TAlE FANy BylA PřI TOM

gERMANy, lUxEMBOURg, BElgIUM, CZECH REPUBlIC | 79 MIN | Czech, german, French, EnglishDIRECTORS RAlF kUkUlA, MATTHIAS BRUHN

PRODUCERS Ralf Kukula, Richard LutterbeckPRODUCTION COMPANIES Balance Film, TrickStudio Lutterbeck CO-PRODUCTION DogHouse Films, Artemis Productions, MAUR filmSUPPORT Eurimages COMPlETION DATE June 2019

SCRIPT Beate Völcker MUSIC André Dziezuk ANIMATORS Marek Pokorný, Jan Bohuslav, Lukáš Glazer, Michaela Večerková, Eliška Oz, Jan Saska

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.

INTERNATIONAl SAlES & FESTIvAlSGlobal Screen – Julia Weber [email protected]+49 892441295590


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HEART OF A TOWERSRDCE věžE

CZECH REPUBlIC, SlOvAkIA, BElgIUM | 85 MIN | English DIRECTOR PETER BUDINSký

PRODUCER Peter BadačPRODUCTION COMPANy BFILM.cz CO-PRODUCTION BFILM, Stacka SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPlETION DATE December 2020

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.


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My SUNNy MAAD MOjE SlUNCE MAAD

CZECH REPUBlIC, FRANCE, SlOvAkIA | 85 MIN | CzechDIRECTOR MICHAElA PAvláTOvá

PRODUCERS Petr Oukropec, Kateřina ČernáPRODUCTION COMPANy NegativCO-PRODUCTION Sacrebleu, Czech Television, BFILMSUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPlETION DATE May 2020

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.

CONTACTNegativ – Daniel Vadocký[email protected]+420 777 697 543

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NOCTUEllE

CZECH REPUBlIC | 9 MIN | No Dialogue DIRECTOR MARTIN PERTlíčEk

PRODUCER Mária MôťovskáPRODUCTION COMPANy MAUR film CO-PRODUCTION University of West BohemiaCOMPlETION DATE April 2019

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.

CONTACTMAUR film – Mária Môťovská [email protected]+420 606 482 047

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OF UNWANTED THINgS AND PEOPlE O NEPOTřEBNýCH věCECH A lIDECH

CZECH REPUBlIC, SlOvAkIA, SlOvENIA, POlAND | 70 MIN | Czech, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, EnglishDIRECTORS DAvID SúkUP, IvANA lAUčíkOvá, lEON vIDMAR, AgATA gORZADEk

PRODUCER Martin VandasPRODUCTION COMPANy MAUR film CO-PRODUCTION Artichoke, ZVVIKS, WJTeam – LikaonSUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPlETION DATE March 2021

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.


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THE ARk ARCHA

CZECH REPUBlIC | 13 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTORS FIlIP POŠIvAč, BARBORA vAlECká

PRODUCER Pavla Janoušková KubečkováPRODUCTION COMPANy nutprodukce COMPlETION DATE June 2019

SCRIPT Hynek Trojánek DOP Václav Fronk EDITOR Marek Královský SOUND Tobias Potočný ANIMATORS Barbora Valecká, Vojtěch Kiss

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.

CONTACTnutprodukce – Pavla Janoušková Kubečková [email protected]+420 605 256 190

SHORT

PRODUCTION 31

THE BIRDPTáčE

CZECH REPUBlIC | 13 MIN | No Dialogue DIRECTOR DARIA kASHCHEEvA

PRODUCER Zuzana RoháčováPRODUCTION COMPANy MAUR filmCO-PRODUCTION FAMUCOMPlETION DATE March 2019

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.

CONTACTMAUR film – Zuzana Roháčová[email protected]+420 734 184 884

SHORT

32 PRODUCTION

THE CEMENT jUNglE BETONOvá DžUNglE

CZECH REPUBlIC | 8 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTOR MARIE URBáNkOvá

PRODUCER Mária MôťovskáPRODUCTION COMPANy MAUR filmCO-PRODUCTION UMPRUMCOMPlETION DATE May 2019

SCRIPT Marie Urbánková

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.

CONTACTMAUR film – Mária Môťovská [email protected]+420 606 482 047

SHORT

PRODUCTION 33

THE CROSSINgPřES HRANICI

FRANCE, gERMANy, CZECH REPUBlIC | 80 MIN | French, Czech, german DIRECTOR FlORENCE MIAIlHE

PRODUCER Dora BenousilioPRODUCTION COMPANy Les Films de l’Arlequin CO-PRODUCTION Balance Film, MAUR film, ARTE France, Czech Television, XBO filmSUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA, Eurimages COMPlETION DATE December 2020

SCRIPT Marie Desplechin DOP Jaroslav Fišer MUSIC Philipp Kümpel ANIMATORS Lucie Sunková, Zuzana Studená, Eva Skurská, Polina Kazak, Anna Paděrová

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.

INTERNATIONAl SAlES & FESTIvAlSIndie Sales – Eleanor Coleman [email protected]+33 1 44 83 02 27


1ST FIlM MINORITy CO-PRODUCTION

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THE OTHER SIDE DRUHá STRANA

CZECH REPUBlIC | 5 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTOR PAvEl kOUTSký

PRODUCER Petr HorákPRODUCTION COMPANy Alkay Animation Prague COMPlETION DATE June 2019

SCRIPT Pavel Koutský

The film consists of two cartoon stories that are in total contradiction.

CONTACTAlkay Animation Prague – Petr Horák [email protected]+420 267 912 267

SHORT

PRODUCTION 35

THE WORlD‘S ENDNA kONCI SvěTA

CZECH REPUBlIC | 10 MIN | No Dialogue DIRECTOR MARTIN kUkAl

PRODUCER Petr BabinecPRODUCTION COMPANy Kouzelná animace COMPlETION DATE December 2019

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.

CONTACTKouzelná animace – Libor Nemeškal [email protected]+420 733 500 674

SHORT

36 PRODUCTION

TONy, SHElly & gENIUS TONDA, SlávkA A gÉNIUS

CZECH REPUBlIC | 70 MIN | CzechDIRECTORS FIlIP POŠIvAč, BARBORA vAlECká

PRODUCER Pavla Janoušková KubečkováPRODUCTION COMPANy nutprodukce SUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIACOMPlETION DATE April 2021

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.

CONTACTnutprodukce – Pavla Janoušková Kubečková [email protected]+420 605 256 190

PRODUCTION 37

TvMINIUNI AND QUESTION THIEFTvMINIUNI A ZlODěj OTáZEk

CZECH REPUBlIC | 75 MIN | Czech DIRECTOR jAN jIRků

PRODUCERS Pavel Berčík, Ondřej ZimaPRODUCTION COMPANy Evolution Films CO-PRODUCTION Czech TelevisionCOMPlETION DATE June 2019

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?

CONTACTEvolution Films – Pavel Berčí[email protected]+420 777 932 957

1ST FIlM

38 PRODUCTION

WIlD BEASTS DIvOkÉ ByTOSTI

SlOvAkIA, CZECH REPUBlIC | 10 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTORS MARTA PROkOPOvá, MICHAl BlAŠkO

PRODUCERS Simona Hrušovská, Veronika KocourkováPRODUCTION COMPANy SUPER FILMCO-PRODUCTION MAUR filmCOMPlETION DATE December 2019

SCRIPT Marta Prokopová, Michal Blaško

What happens if people let animals take their place as lords of all the creatures? Who gains and who loses?



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40 DEVELOPMENT

BABU IN THE CITy OF NIgHT BABU v NOčNíM MěSTě

CZECH REPUBlIC | 75 MIN | CzechDIRECTOR PETR vODIčkA

PRODUCER Radim ProcházkaPRODUCTION COMPANy Produkce Radim Procházka COMPlETION DATE 2023

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.

1ST FIlM

CONTACTProdukce Radim Procházka – Radim Prochá[email protected] +420 603 862 161

DEVELOPMENT 41

BRUNDIBAR OF THERESIENSTADTTEREZíNSký BRUNDIBáR

CZECH REPUBlIC | 11 MIN | Czech DIRECTOR MIlOŠ ZvěřINA

PRODUCER Radim ProcházkaPRODUCTION COMPANy Produkce Radim Procházka CO-PRODUCTION Czech TelevisionCOMPlETION DATE 2020

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.

SHORT

CONTACTProdukce Radim Procházka – Radim Prochá[email protected] +420 603 862 161

42 DEVELOPMENT

CRySTAl RAIDERS křIŠťálOví úNOSCI

CZECH REPUBlIC, CROATIA | 90 MIN | Czech, Croatian, EnglishDIRECTOR ARSEN OSTOjIć

PRODUCERS Petr Horák, Arsen OstojićPRODUCTION COMPANIES Alkay Animation Prague, Filmosaurus RexSUPPORT Creative Europe – MEDIA COMPlETION DATE January 2023

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.


DEVELOPMENT 43

HURIkáN

CZECH REPUBlIC | 7 MIN | No Dialogue DIRECTOR jAN SASkA

PRODUCER Kamila DohnalováPRODUCTION COMPANy Silk Films COMPlETION DATE May 2020

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.

SHORT

CONTACTSilk Films – Kamila Dohnalová [email protected]+420 777 068 712

44 DEVELOPMENT

jACk RUSSEl: THE PlANET RESCUER jACk RUSSEl: ZACHRáNCE PlANETy

CZECH REPUBlIC | 90 MIN | CzechDIRECTOR ONDřEj PECHA

PRODUCER Miloslav ŠmídmajerPRODUCTION COMPANy Bio IllusionCOMPlETION DATE June 2020

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…

CONTACTBio Illusion – Miloslav Šmí[email protected]+420 602 440 753

DEVELOPMENT 45

kOROlyOv‘S DREAMkOROljOvův SEN

CZECH REPUBlIC | 15 MIN | No Dialogue DIRECTOR MARTIN BúřIl

PRODUCER Dagmar SedláčkováPRODUCTION COMPANy MasterFilmCOMPlETION DATE November 2019

SCRIPT Martin 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.

SHORT

CONTACTMasterFilm – Dagmar Sedláčková[email protected]+420 733 579 107

1ST FIlM

46 DEVELOPMENT

MUD PIE! BáBOvkA!

CZECH REPUBlIC | 10 MIN | No DialogueDIRECTOR kATEřINA kARHáNkOvá

PRODUCER Tomáš MichálekPRODUCTION COMPANy MasterFilm COMPlETION DATE May 2020

SCRIPT Štěpánka Součková DOP Vidu Gunaratna EDITOR 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.

CONTACTMasterFilm – Tomáš Michá[email protected]+420 602 630 466

SHORT

DEVELOPMENT 47

THE CREMATION OF SAM MCgEEkREMACE SAMA MCgEE

CZECH REPUBlIC | 9 MIN | Czech, English DIRECTOR jAkUB PíSTECký

PRODUCER Petr HorákPRODUCTION COMPANy Alkay Animation PragueCOMPlETION DATE January 2021

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.

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48 DEVELOPMENT

THE lITTlE MAN 2 MAlý PáN 2

CZECH REPUBlIC, SlOvAkIA | 85 MIN | CzechDIRECTOR RADEk BERAN

PRODUCERS Jakub Červenka, Petr KratochvílPRODUCTION COMPANy Bedna Films CO-PRODUCTION Fantomas production COMPlETION DATE September 2020

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.

CONTACTBedna Films – Jakub Č[email protected]+420 777 317 980

2ND FIlM

DEVELOPMENT 49

THE lITTlE ODySSEyMAlá ODySEA

CZECH REPUBlIC | 20 MIN | English DIRECTOR jAkUB kOUřIl

PRODUCERS Gabriela Košťál Duchoňová, Jakub KošťálPRODUCTION COMPANy k-picturesCOMPlETION 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.

SHORT

CONTACTk-pictures – Gabriela Košťál Duchoňová [email protected]+420 606 647 683


CONTACTSINSTITUTIONS

Creative Europe – MEDIA Národní 28 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 221 105 210 e-mail: [email protected] www.mediadeskcz.eu

Czech Film Fund Dukelských hrdinů 47170 00 Praha 7 tel.: +420 224 301 278e-mail: [email protected] www.fondkinematografie.cz

Czech Film Fund – Czech Film CenterNárodní 28110 00 Praha 1tel.: +420 221 105 398e-mail: [email protected]

Czech Film Fund – Czech Film CommissionNárodní 28110 00 Praha 1tel.: +420 221 105 254e-mail: [email protected]

Ministry of Culture Czech Republic – Media and Audiovision DepartmentMilady Horákové 139 160 41 Praha 6 Director: Artuš Rejent – [email protected] www.mkcr.cz

Ministry of Culture Czech Republic – Eurimages Maltézské náměstí 1 118 00 Praha 1 National Coordinator: Elena Kotová – [email protected]

National Film Archive Malešická 12 130 00 Praha 3 www.nfa.cz

ORgANIZATIONS

Actors‘ Association Senovážné náměstí 23 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 224 142 672 e-mail: [email protected]

APA – Czech Producers‘ AssociationNárodní 28 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 221 105 310e-mail: [email protected] www.asociaceproducentu.cz

ASAF – Association of Czech Animation Film Heřmanova 3170 00 Praha 7 e-mail: [email protected] www.asaf.cz

Association of Czech CinematographersSenovážné náměstí 23 112 82 Praha 1 www.ceskam.cz

Association of Directors and Screenwriters Karlovo náměstí 19 120 00 Praha 2 e-mail: [email protected] www.aras.cz

Cinema Exhibitors Association Politických vězňů 445 266 01 Beroun tel.: +420 311 625 307 e-mail: [email protected]

Czech Film and Television Academy Karlovo náměstí 19 120 00 Praha 2 e-mail: [email protected] www.filmovaakademie.cz

FITES – Czech Film and Television Union Korunovační 8170 00 Praha 7 e-mail: [email protected] www.fites.cz

Institute of Documentary Film Štěpánská 14 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 224 214 858 e-mail: [email protected]

Union of Film Distributors náměstí Winstona Churchilla 2 130 00 Praha 3 tel.: +420 222 713 001 e-mail: [email protected] 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: [email protected]

FAMO – Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek Lipová alej 2068 397 01 Písek tel.: +420 382 264 212 e-mail: [email protected] www.filmovka.cz

Prague Film School Pštrossova 19 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 257 534 013 e-mail: [email protected] www.filmstudies.cz

Tomas Bata University in Zlín – Faculty of Multimedia Communications Univerzitní 2431 760 01 Zlín tel.: +420 576 034 205 e-mail: [email protected] www.fmk.utb.cz

UMPRUM – Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague – Studio of Film & TV Graphicsnám. Jana Palacha 80 116 93 Praha 1 tel.: +420 251 098 270 e-mail: [email protected] www.umprum.cz

Charles University / Faculty of Arts – Film Studies Department nám. Jana Palacha 2 116 38 Praha 1tel.: +420 221 619 227 e-mail: [email protected] film.ff.cuni.cz

Masaryk University / Faculty of Arts – Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual CultureArna Nováka 1 602 00 Brno tel.: +420 549 491 583e-mail: [email protected] www.fav.phil.muni.cz

Palacký University / Faculty of Arts – Department of Theatre and Film Studies Univerzitní 3 771 47 Olomouc tel.: +420 585 633 423e-mail: [email protected] www.filmadivadlo.cz

TRAININg PROgRAMMES

ANOMALIA Budějovická 73 140 00 Praha 4 tel.: +420 731 612 803 e-mail: [email protected] www.anomalia.eu

dok.incubator Bolzanova 1615/1 110 06 Prague 1 tel.: +420 224 241 046 e-mail: [email protected] www.dokincubator.net

MIDPOINTOstrovní 126/30 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 773 187 441 e-mail: [email protected] www.midpoint-center.eu


DISTRIBUTORS

A-Company Štefánikova 18/25 150 00 Praha 5 tel.: +420 257 315 540 e-mail: [email protected] www.a-company.cz

Aerofilms Milady Horákové 383/79 170 00 Praha 7 tel.: +420 224 947 566 e-mail: [email protected] www.aerofilms.cz

APK Cinema Service Politických vězňů 445/13266 01 Beroun e-mail: [email protected] www.apkcs.cz

Artcam Films Rašínovo nábřeží 6 128 00 Praha 2 tel.: +420 221 411 619 www.artcam.cz

Asociation of Czech Film ClubsStonky 860 686 01 Uherské Hradiště tel.: +420 572 501 989 e-mail: [email protected] www.acfk.cz

BalkanfilmNa Hrázi 1245 755 01 Vsetín+420 776 840 386e-mail: [email protected]

Bioscop / AQS Na Klikovce 7 140 00 Praha 4 tel.: +420 221 436 100 www.bioscop.cz

Blu Sky Distribution Sněmovní 9 118 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 224 222 398 e-mail: [email protected]

Bohemia Motion PicturesVšehrdova 560/2 118 00 Praha 1 www.bohemiamp.cz

Bontonfilm Na Poříčí 1047/26 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 257 415 111 e-mail: [email protected] 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: [email protected] www.filmeurope.cz

Forum Film Czech Arkalycká 951/3 149 00 Praha 4 tel.: +421 249 113 119 e-mail: [email protected] www.forumfilm.cz

Mirius Film Distribution V Jámě 1 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 602 648 882 e-mail: [email protected] www.miriusfd.cz

Pilot FilmDonská 19101 00 Praha 10e-mail: [email protected]

Vertical Entertainment Soukenická 13 110 00 Praha 1 www.freeman-ent.cz

vOD PlATFORMS

AerovodMilady Horákové 383/79 170 00 Praha 7 tel.: +420 224 947 566e-mail: [email protected]

Doc Alliance Films Vodičkova 36 110 00 Praha 1 tel.: +420 602 212 545 e-mail: [email protected] www.dafilms.com

SAlES

AQSNa Klikovce 7 140 00 Praha 4 tel.: +420 221 436 100e-mail: [email protected]

FilmotorKaprova 14110 00 Praha 1tel.: +420 721 006 421e-mail: [email protected]

CONTACTS


FIlM FESTIvAlS

Prague Short Film Festival23 – 27 January 2019, PragueSubmission deadline: 30 September 2018/31 October 2018e-mail: [email protected]

One World – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival6 – 17 March 2019, PragueSubmission deadline: 15 September 2018/1 November 2018www.oneworld.cz

Febiofest – Prague International Film Festival21 – 29 March 2019, Praguee-mail: [email protected]

Finále Plzeň Film Festival11 – 16 April 2019, PlzeňSubmission deadline: 30 November 2018www.festivalfinale.cz

Academia Film Olomouc23 – 28 April 2019, OlomoucSubmission deadline: 31 January 2019e-mail: [email protected]

Anifilm7 – 12 May 2019, TřeboňSubmission deadline: 10 January 2019e-mail: [email protected]

Zlín Film Festival – International Film Festival for Children and Youth24 May – 1 June 2019, ZlínSubmission deadline: 1 March 2019e-mail: [email protected]

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 28 June – 6 July 2019, Karlovy VarySubmission deadline: 28 February 2019 (31 March 2019 for late submissions) e-mail: [email protected]

Summer Film School26 July – 4 August 2019, Uherské Hradištěwww.lfs.cz

Brno 16 – International Short Film Festival9 – 12 October 2019, BrnoSubmission deadline: 30 June 2019e-mail: [email protected]

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival24 – 29 October 2019, JihlavaSubmission deadline: 31 May 2019e-mail: [email protected]

Mezipatra Queer Film Festival7 – 14 November 2019, PragueSubmission deadline: 15 June 2019e-mail: [email protected]

Juniorfest – International Film Festival for Children and Youth8 – 14 November 2019, Plzeň, Domažlice, Dobřany, Horšovský Týn, Přešticee-mail: [email protected]

PAF – Festival of Film Animation and Contemporary Art5 – 8 December 2019, Olomouce-mail: [email protected]


FACTS & FIgURES CZECH FIgURES 2018

Population 10.6 milExchange Rate 1 EUR = 26 CZkNumber of Theaters 285

Number of Screens 532

Number of Multiplex Cinemas 31

CINEMA RElEASES

Czech Fiction Films 39

Czech Documentary Films 29Czech Animation Films 2

Total Cinema Admissions* 14,4 mil Admissions to Czech Films* 3,4 mil National Market Share* 23.5

FIlM RElEASES IN CZECH CINEMAS 2013–2018 Year Admissions Box Office / EUR AVG. Ticket Price / EUR2013 11 057 559 54 778 679 4,952014 11 558 586 56 256 547 4,872015 12 958 099 64 199 099 4,952016 15 621 923 77 347 854 4,952017 15 233 432 77 086 351 5,062018* 14 446 804 77 639 491 5,37

CZECH FIlMS IN CINEMAS 2013–2018 Year Czech Premieres Admissions* Share %* Box Office / EUR* Share %*2013 47 2 661 424* 24,1* 12 195 214* 22,3*2014 52 2 725 985* 23,6* 12 248 811* 21,8*2015 51 2 349 263* 18,1* 10 834 347* 16,9*2016 64 4 606 865* 29,5* 21 114 951* 27,3*2017 58 3 385 269* 22,2* 14 785 982* 19,2*2018 70 3 392 814* 23,5* 15 774 963* 20,3*

MARkET SHARE (ADMISSIONS)*

Others 2.3%

EU 17%

US 57.3%

CZ 23.5%

* Data available by 30 November 2018


TOP 20 IN 2018* Rank Original Title English Title Country Distributor Date of

ReleaseAdmissions Box Office /

EUR 1 Avengers: Infinity War Avengers: Infinity War US Falcon 26/4/18 630 551 3 817 933 2 Bohemian Rhapsody Bohemian Rhapsody GB, US CinemArt 1/11/18 621 654 3 846 844 3 Po čem muži touží What Men Long For CZ CinemArt 20/9/18 535 811 3 078 251 4 Hotel Transylvania 3:

Summer VacationHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

US Falcon 12/7/18 483 855 2 624 365

5 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

US, ES CinemArt 21/6/18 405 852 2 502 231

6 Venom Venom US Falcon 4/10/18 386 957 2 418 335 7 Fifty Shades Freed Fifty Shades Freed US CinemArt 8/2/18 360 442 2 115 857 8 Fantastic Beasts: The

Crimes of GrindelwaldFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

GB, US Vertical Entertainment

15/11/18 352 401 2 243 454

9 Tátova volha Patrimony CZ CinemArt 8/3/18 347 825 1 667 57010 The Incredibles 2 The Incredibles 2 US Falcon 2/8/18 346 520 1 913 24811 Deadpool 2 Deadpool 2 US CinemArt 17/5/18 341 381 2 053 04712 Čertoviny Devilry CZ CinemArt 4/1/18 317 079 1 370 68413 Jumanji: Welcome

to the JungleJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

US Falcon 21/12/17 296 969 1 661 804

14 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

US CinemArt 19/7/18 294 170 1 668 692

15 Coco Coco US Falcon 18/1/18 292 575 1 448 97516 Black Panther Black Panther US Falcon 15/2/18 278 057 1 700 89617 Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit US Falcon 22/3/18 222 966 1 059 87718 The Nun The Nun US Vertical

Entertainment 6/9/18 197 870 1 186 037

19 Zoufalé ženy dělají zoufalé věci

Desperate Ladies Act Desperately

CZ Bioscop/AQS 18/1/18 189 855 993 740

20 The Grinch The Grinch US CinemArt 8/11/18 189 164 1 042 024

CZECH FIlMS TOP 20 IN 2018* Rank Original Title English Title Country Distributor Date of

ReleaseAdmissions Box Office /

EUR 1 Po čem muži touží What Men Long For CZ CinemArt 20/9/18 535 811 3 078 251 2 Tátova volha Patrimony CZ CinemArt 8/3/18 347 825 1 667 570 3 Čertoviny Devilry CZ CinemArt 4/1/18 317 079 1 370 684 4 Zoufalé ženy dělají

zoufalé věci Desperate Ladies Act Desperately

CZ Bioscop/AQS 18/1/18 189 855 993 740

5 Prezident Blaník President Blaník CZ Falcon 1/2/18 174 333 914 410 6 Úsměvy smutných mužů Smiles of Sad Men CZ Bontonfilm 12/7/18 164 766 850 134 7 Špindl Špindl CZ Bontonfilm 21/12/17 162 105 844 777 8 Dvě nevěsty a jedna svatba Two Brides and One

WeddingCZ Bioscop/AQS 26/4/18 115 599 474 232

9 Věčně tvá nevěrná Unfaithfully Yours CZ Bioscop/AQS 22/2/18 112 802 569 53210 Chata na prodej Bear With Us CZ CinemArt 26/7/18 99 022 464 45711 Když draka bolí hlava The Secret Of The

Two-headed DragonCZ, SK Bohemia

Motion Pictures25/10/18 92 050 436 970

12 Planeta Česko Wilder Than Wilderness CZ Aerofilms 22/3/18 92 024 302 69413 Toman Toman CZ, SK Falcon 4/10/18 87 342 479 53014 Jan Palach Jan Palach CZ, SK CinemArt 21/8/18 85 744 350 62815 Hastrman The Hastrman CZ CinemArt 19/4/18 74 938 302 22816 Ten, kdo tě miloval The One Who Loved You CZ Falcon 8/11/18 69 251 373 77917 Pat a Mat znovu v akci Pat & Mat in Action Again CZ Bioscop/AQS 7/6/18 65 629 297 66618 Pat a Mat – Zimní radovánky Pat & Mat – Winter Fun CZ Bioscop/AQS 22/11/18 53 919 272 22819 Po strništi bos Barefoot CZ, DK, SK Bioscop/AQS 17/8/17 40 380 62 44420 Backstage Backstage SK, CZ Bontonfilm 7/6/18 39 384 204 742

* Data available by 30 November 2018


INDEx OF DIRECTORSBalej, Jan 22Beneš, Marek 10, 11Beran, Radek 48Blaško, Michal 38Bruhn, Matthias 24Bubeníček, Jan 24Budinský, Peter 26Búřil, Martin 45Gorzadek, Agata 29Grimmová, Denisa 24Jasaň, Marek 8Jirků, Jan 37Karhánková, Kateřina 46Kashcheeva, Daria 31Kerekesová, Katarína 9Koudela, Šimon 16Kouřil, Jakub 49Koutský, Pavel 34Kukal, Martin 35Kukula, Ralf 25Laučíková, Ivana 29Malo, Loïc 20Miailhe, Florence 33

Mihályi, Michaela 18Muresan, Paul 12Náprstek, Marek 23Ostojić, Arsen 42Pancíř, Vít 13Pavlátová, Michaela 27Pecha, Ondřej 44Pertlíček, Martin 28Pístecký, Jakub 47Pošivač, Filip 30, 36Prokopová, Marta 38Saska, Jan 43Šebestová, Iva 9Smatana, Martin 19Štumpf, David 18Súkup, David 29Urbánková, Marie 32Valecká, Barbora 30, 36Vidmar, Leon 29Vodička, Petr 40Žabka, Michal 17 Zvěřina, Miloš 41

INDEx OF ENglISH TITlESA Colorful Dream 22Ant Hill 23Babu in the City of Night 40Brundibar of Theresienstadt 41Castaway 16Crystal Raiders 42Even Mice Belong in Heaven 24Fritzi – A Miraculous Revolutionary Tale 25Great Adventure of the Lucky Four 17Heart of a Tower 26Hurikán 43Jack Russel: The Planet Rescuer 44Journey 8Korolyov‘s dream 45Mimi & Lisa 9Mud Pie! 46My Sunny Maad 27Noctuelle 28Of Unwanted Things and People 29

Pat & Mat in Action Again 10Pat & Mat – Winter Fun 11Somewhere 12The Ark 30The Bird 31The Cement Jungle 32The Cremation of Sam McGee 47The Crossing 33The End 18The Kite 19The Little Man 2 48The Little Odyssey 49The Missing Star 20The Other Side 34The World‘s End 35Tony, Shelly & Genius 36TvMiniUni and Question Thief 37Walking and Running 13Wild Beasts 38

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