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Closing ceremony open to the public for the first time and with the film Side Effects

The Festival’s closing ceremony will take place on 1 October at Měšťanská beseda, featuring the world premiere of the dark comedy, Side Effects, an adaptation of the successful stage play of the same name by Austrian playwright, Stefan Vögel. After...

Femme Force: This Year’s Women and Film Programme

Last year, Finále presented for the first time a special programme section dedicated to strong female voices in Czech cinema: Women and Film. This year, the section returns with two unique programme blocks, created in collaboration with the Girls...

Hottest premieres and exclusive previews at Finále

Come and enjoy new films and series! Between 26 September and 1 October, the Festival will present exclusive premieres and previews in the First Catch, ZOOM and German Cinema sections, as well as in the Documentary, Student, and Feature fiction or...

The 38th edition of Finále Plzeň opens on 26 September with Franz by Agnieszka Holland

After its world premiere in Toronto and a stop in the main competition of the prestigious San Sebastián festival, audiences at Finále will also have the chance to see the story of Prague’s famous writer, Franz Kafka, from his youth to his premature...

Competition line-up revealed!

From 26 September 26 to 1 October, Pilsen will once again become the beating heart of Czech cinema, hosting the 38th edition of our Festival. As always, audiences can look forward to a packed list of the most exciting Czech films of the past...

Award-winning international filmmakers to serve on the international juries

Competition films and series at Finále are evaluated by independent international expert juries, who offer a new perspective on Czech cinematography. Student juries from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen also participate. Among this year's...

Apply with your feature film project to the MIDPOINT FOCUS CZ workshop!

This unique script and project development program from the portfolio of the MIDPOINT Institute is aimed at Czech creative teams composed of a writer and a producer (or eventually a director) with a Czech feature film project in development. During...