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ZOOM Ukraine
Ukraine – you have probably heard the name of this country more often than ever before in recent months, but what about its film production? We will present it in this year's ZOOM section, which will offer a trio of different films. A war...
This year's programme is out
So here it is! We present to you the complete programme of the 36th Finále Plzeň. Do you fancy drama, romantic comedy, detective thriller, science fiction, documentary or animated fairy tale? Take your pick.
Explore what we have in store for you...
German Cinema
Films from German production do not make it to our cinemas or TV screens very often. But you can get your dose at Finále. In cooperation with the East European film festival in Cottbus, Germany, we have prepared a German Cinema section. As part of...
Winners of Finále Plzeň 2022
The Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film
SOMEWHERE OVER THE CHEMTRAILS
d. Adam Koloman Rybanský
First of all, we would like to acknowledge the film 107 Mothers, a very powerful drama by Peter Kerekes, for...
The penultimate day of Finále
The great festival atmosphere continued on Tuesday. In the TV and Internet projects category, the Festival offered titles such as Suspicion and PSH: The Infinite Story. The crime thriller Nightline with Karel Roden in the lead role thrilled the...
Window to Festival Monday
The first day of the new week kicked off with the film Victim. Actress Judit Bárdos came to present the film The Last Race, and one episode of the three-part miniseries, The King of Böhmerwald, which will be screened on Wednesday. A first episode...
Finále is halfway through
The day began with an epic fairy tale, The Old Blunderbuss Mystery 2. The film Together was presented by actors Veronika Žilková, Kamila Janovičová, Štěpán Kozub and directors David Laňka and Martin Müller. The psychological drama about life with...
What happened on Saturday?
Saturday was also full of many interesting events. Czech Television presented the teenage series, TBH, dealing with themes of bullying, and biographical mini-series, Iveta. The huge success of Jan Žižka resulted in another screening being added on...
We opened with a biographical movie
At yesterday's opening of the 35th season of Finále Plzeň, the Festival presented Il Boemo, a film depicting the life story of opera composer Josef Mysliveček, with Vojtěch Dyk in the lead role. The director of the film, Petr Václav, was present at...
Czech Republic sends Il Boemo to Oscars
Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) selected Il Boemo as this year's Czech Oscar candidate. Period drama, written and directed by Petr Václav, will represent the Czech Republic as the official submission for the 95th Academy Awards in the...