This fascinating documentary made for Czech television features insightful interviews with Juraj Herz, Jan Švankmajer, the Brothers Quay and Finders Keepers Records’ Andy Votel, interspersed […]

Adapted from Stanisław Lem’s 1955 novel The Magellanic Cloud, Polák’s landmark ’Scope feature is a clear influence on Star Trek and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Liška’s extraordinarily innovative score […]

Inspired by Gustave Doré’s engravings in the 1862 edition of Gottfried August Bürger’s book, Zeman’s peerless adaptation is a witty and beautiful succession of colour-tinted […]

Called the “Bruegel of Slovak film” by Václav Macek, brilliant New Wave director Havetta – FAMU professor Karel Kachyňa considered him his most talented student […]

With Slovakia made a puppet fascist state during World War II, a milquetoast carpenter (Jozef Kroner) is ordered to participate in the “Aryanisation” of his […]

Karl Kopfrkingl, chillingly portrayed by Rudolf Hrušínský, is a crematorium operator wooed by Nazism in the early days of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. Production […]

Princess Stella has just seven days to break a mysterious curse. Each morning, she awakens in a different form, leaving the royal court convinced she […]

A chance encounter between two women in their seventies sets in motion an unexpected friendship that will change both of their lives. Although completely different […]

How many unexpected encounters, dreams, and twists of fate can unfold during one unforgettable summer in one remarkable city? Some Like It in Pilsen takes us on […]

In 1980 communist Czechoslovakia, 15- year-old Mara dreams of leaving her remote village in the east of the country to study in the city and […]

Following a trilogy of low-budget films, director Šimon Holý’s first international co-production Chica Checa premiered in the Crystal Globe competition at the 60th Karlovy Vary […]

It is Spider Christmas in the world of the Websters, a time filled with excitement, preparation, and the joy of being together. But when Dad Webster becomes […]

He had everything: a loving wife, a young daughter, and a thriving business. Then, on one hot summer day, a single tragic mistake destroys the […]

Tonda is a little boy with bronchial asthma, and when his parents and his older brother Jirka take a trip to Paris in the summer […]

Three plasterers (Jiří Sovák, Vlastimil Brodský, and Jan Libíček) explore Prague in this classic Czechoslovakian comedy by New Wave director Zdeněk Podskalský and writer Vratislav […]

On 8 September 1939, just a week after the outbreak of the Second World War, the social comedy Kristian premiered. Nearly 90 years on, it remains one […]

The 1973 World Figure Skating Championships in Bratislava are more than a sporting event, they are a showcase for communist Czechoslovakia. At the centre stands Ondrej Nepela, […]

Linda and Marek’s lives are irrevocably altered when a routine pregnancy scan reveals that their unborn daughter is likely to have Down syndrome. With only […]

High school teacher and passionate historian Unai Eguia embarks on a journey across Europe with António Gandarias to uncover the fate of António’s uncle, who […]

OPENING NIGHT Set in the demanding world of para ice hockey, Invincibles follows a group of athletes brought together by circumstance but united through determination. Each […]