When film buffs talk “New Wave,” they are most likely referring to the French film critics-turned-directors who invigorated world cinema in the early 1960s, or Germany’s cinematic renaissance in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a historic scene at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, when Czech filmmaker Zuzana Kirchnerová climbed the stairs of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Czech animation industry can point to a century-long legacy that gave rise to internationally recognized talents including ...

One year ago, production in Prague had hit a worrying lull, with an uncharacteristic slowdown apparent on the usually booked soundstages and bustling streets of the Czech capital. Normally one of ...

So paralyzing was Milos Forman’s depression, Ivan Passer remembers, “he went to bed, refused to talk to anybody, would not pick up the phone. Would talk only to me. I would bring him food. And after ...

The Czech animation industry can point to a century-long legacy that gave rise to internationally recognized talents including Jiří Trnka, Karel Zeman, Jan Švankmajer and Jiří Barta, many of whom ...