In this intimate documentary, six-year-old Viktoria navigates the complexities of childhood, as she juggles complicated familial relationships, her first day of school and preparing for […]

Inspired by Slavic mythology, the film tells the tale of the soul of a young woman that has been reincarnated as Rusalka, a water nymph. […]

While travelling through Europe, Shu-Yu meets Margita, an elderly woman who lives alone in rural Czechia. Despite the language barrier, Margita invites Shu-Yu to stay […]

Elena, a middle-aged social worker, wife and mother, finds herself in an existential crisis after a steamy encounter with a young man in her care. […]

In the aftermath of World War II, a band of Ukrainian anti-Soviet guerillas take a Czech farming family hostage while one of their number awaits […]

Adapted from his own novel by Czech author Vladimír Körner, Vláčil’s provocative first colour film focuses on the frictions between Czechs and Germans in post-war […]

The titular dove is part of a flock of carrier pigeons released in northern France and bound for Germany. The bird loses its way and […]

In Vláčil’s remarkable first historical opus, set in early 18th-century Bohemia, the church and aristocracy collude to prosecute claims of witchcraft against an honest miller […]

Often proclaimed the greatest Czechoslovak film ever made, this dense, hallucinatory medieval epic, pitting clan against clan and Christians against Pagans, is a rush of […]

A midlife crisis emerges. Tensions simmer behind staged portraits. Mythologies are made anew, and unexpected bonds transcend age and language in this striking collection of […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE In her striking debut, marking the first Czech feature to grace Cannes competitive section in over 30 years, Zuzana Kirchnerová presents a meditation […]

Twenty-five years after Cosy Dens, Miroslav Donutil and Bolek Polívka reunite in a sharp new comedy alongside Jitka Čvančarová, Eva Leinweberová, Simona Lewandovská, Jiří Ployhar, […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Czardas of Two Hearts, In the Slovak Valleys and I Love You are just some of the hits which turned pop singer Karol […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE In one of Slovakia’s so-called ‘Hungry Valleys’, 15-year-old Eno spends his summer days drifting through boredom and everyday responsibilities. He rides mopeds with […]

Jiří Trnka’s first feature-length film, The Czech Year is a stop-motion animation depicting the traditional customs and folklore of a Czech village through the seasons.  […]

Legendary animator Jiří Trnka’s fourth feature, Old Czech Legends explores ancient Bohemian mythology in a patriotic paean to the land and human perseverance.  The film […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Czech director and animator Šimon Koudela makes a visually ambitious first feature with Fichtelberg, a stylised historical fantasy inspired by Central European folklore […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Royal squire Jiřík disobeys the King and eats a snake with magical powers. While this bestows upon him the ability to communicate with […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Filmed over the course of eight years in his homeland of Slovakia, renowned cinematographer Martin Kollar’s second feature rides the line between fiction […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Shot on 35mm, this hilarious fictional essay film brings the inanimate to life by shining a spotlight on the silent observers of human […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE She has left the Czech Republic. She grew up on a small farm and now lives in New York City with her older […]

CaSFFA has presented all Jiří Mádl’s films, and Waves—Czechia’s  submission to the 2025 Oscars—marks his most ambitious work yet. Set before and after the invasion […]

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE With the news of her husband’s unexpected death, Petra knows that the quiet life they had planned together has gone. Seeking space and […]

A young couple create imitations of well-known paintings through a series of photo sets. Their lives take an unexpected turn as the photos fade, and […]