Czech morning news roundup: Feel-good Friday edition for Nov. 5
This week's most inspiring headlines: a desolate Prague underpass transformed, a record plum harvest, and Czechs adults love playing with Lego.
Slovak film Lines wins top prize at Ji.hlava documentary film festival
Director Barbora Sliepková also won best debut, while Francesco Montagner's Brotherhood was named the best Czech documentary at this year's festival.
New film series screens classic movies that explain Czech culture to foreigners
Prague’s Aero cinema will show Czech films with a stand-up comedy introduction once a month as part of its "Some Like it Czech" series.
Turbocharged Czech film industry gets extra boost with additional funding
The Czech film industry is flying high with a host of major international productions being shot in Prague. What's shooting now?
Documentary about elusive Czech exile author Milan Kundera coming this fall
The publicity-shy author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" does not appear in the film, but his friends help to fill in the gaps.
A new film on the musical legacy of the Terezín concentration camp is being shot on location
The love story will combine the tales of fictitious and real-life characters who celebrated culture in extreme conditions.
Škoda’s blood-fueled '80s vamp-mobile reimagined just in time for Prague Comic-Con
Škoda’s Ferat Vampire concept sports car, which originally debuted in a Czech horror film, finds new life after 40 years with a sharp new design.
Best things to do in Prague this week, Aug. 26–Sept. 1
Cars and concerts at Náplavka, diversity reigns at Colorful Nine festival, Mozart’s Don Giovanni premieres at the Estates Theatre.
The best things to do in Prague this week, July 29–August 4
Explore castles and chateaus in Prague and beyond as part of Hradozámecká noc, Prague Pride festival kicks off Monday, and student film in the open air.
World premiere of 'Zátopek' to open annual Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The legendary Czech runner is the subject of this 2021 biopic; celebrity guests are likely to be announced last minute.
Czech Republic mourns beloved star of 'Cinderella' and other fairytales
Libuše Šafránková, internationally known for her title role in the popular fairytale film 'Three Wishes for Cinderella' died today at 68.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for June 3, 2021
Zeman declared unfit for office, Forbes lists most influential Czech women, and a 45,000-year-old skull goes on display at Prague's National Museum.
Czech morning news in brief: top headlines for April 29, 2021
EU to vote on sanctions against Moscow, Czech Republic donates oxygen to Covid-hit India, and Czech scientists discover a new genus of frog.
Czech culture at home: 5 tips for what to stream, eat, and read this weekend, March 12-14
In honor of women's history month, a feminist film classic and a memoir from one of the Czech Republic's greatest political exports.
Czech morning news in brief: top stories for March 10, 2021
Tibetan flags fly in the Czech captial and beyond today, Czech railways struggling, and consumer prices on the rise.
Charlatan wins Czech Lion award for best film of 2020
Agnieszka Holland's film was named the best Czech film of 2020 at the Czech Lions yesterday, also winning awards for Best Director and Best Actor
Czech culture at home: 5 tips for what to stream, eat, and read this weekend, Feb. 5–7, 2021
A historic online photo gallery, a podcast introducing Brno, and an English-language release of an acclaimed Czech novel are top tips this week.