Hungarian and Czech projects share Docu Talent Award at Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Hungarian-German-Croation production Kix by Bálint Révész and Dávid Mikulán and the Czech project Frem byContinue Reading
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Top 10 Hungarian films since the creation of the National Film Fund
After more than a decade long drought, Hungarian cinema finally seems to have found itself. A new generation of excellentContinue Reading
Arte’s first Czech co-production to air next month
Prague, Czech Republic – ‘The Lynching’, hailed as the first co-production between French-German network Arte and Czech Television, will premiereContinue Reading
How Andy Vajna and the National Film Fund revitalised Hungarian cinema
The second half of the twentieth century was the golden age of Hungarian film making. In the midst of communistContinue Reading
László Krasznahorkai and Hungarian literature’s fear of isolation
Although Central and Eastern European literature and authors are not as widely known as their French, English, German or evenContinue Reading
‘Cold War’ star Tomasz Kot to play Nikola Tesla in new biopic
Warsaw, Poland – Polish actor Tomasz Kot, star of the critically-acclaimed movie Cold War, will play Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla in aContinue Reading
Karlovy Vary Film Festival reveals lineup of foreign guest stars
Prague, Czech Republic – The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) just revealed the lineup of its special guests andContinue Reading
Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ movie could shoot in Budapest and Prague
Budapest, Hungary – Dry your eyes, dust yourselves up and lick your post-Endgame wounds, Marvel-fans, for Scarlett Johansson’s Black WidowContinue Reading
Renowned Polish Film Festival kicks off in New York
Warsaw, Poland – The renowned New York Polish Film Festival (NYPFF) kicks off tomorrow in the Big Apple, with theContinue Reading
Kinolod’: New cinema in Prague opens on a boat
Prague, Czech Republic – Prague-based film fans already had a wide range of options to enjoy a night out at theContinue Reading
“Poland has never been as divided as it is now”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with prominent Polish film director Konrad Szołajski. His most recent documentary, ‘Make Poland Great Again’ (Dobra Zmiana)Continue Reading
Cinema: Winter Flies wins big at Czech Lion Awards
Prague, Czech Republic – Winter Flies (Všechno bude, in Czech) was the main winner of this year’s Czech Lion Awards, scooping sixContinue Reading
Hungary to host Tony Curtis exhibition this summer
Budapest, Hungary – An exhibition on Hollywood star of Hungarian descent Tony Curtis will open in August in the cityContinue Reading
Young Slovak filmmaker among Cannes Festival list of most promising directors
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak director Michal Blaško has been selected by the renowned Cannes Film Festival as one of theContinue Reading
Pawlikowski’s ‘Cold War’ fails to win any Oscars in surprise blow
Krakow, Poland – Hopes were high for Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War for this year’s Oscars. But the acclaimed black-and-white dramaContinue Reading
