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Charlatan charms at the annual Czech Lion ceremony Shadow Country was honoured with the most trophies Producers Kevan van Thompson (left) and Šárka Cimbalová (centre) receiving the Award for Best Film for Charlatan (© Czech Film and Television Academy) On the heels of the Czech Film Critics’ Awards comes the annual Czech Lion ceremony, which sees members of the Czech Film and Television Academy casting their votes to celebrate the domestic cinema of 2020. The Czech Film Critics’ Awards (see the news) had already singled out Agnieszka Holland’s period biopic film profile] as two ...

Charlatan takes top prizes at Czech Lion film awards

Director Bohdan Sláma’s Shadow Country (Krajina ve stínu) won the 2020 annual Czech Film Critics’ Awards on Saturday. The black and white film which depicts life in a Czech border village during the most tumultuous period in twentieth century history also received an award in the best female actress category. Ivan Trojan, who played the role of healer Jan Mikolášek in Agnieszka Holland’s Charlatan (Šarlatán), took the award for best male actor. Top actors and filmmakers gathered at Prague’s Archa Theatre to attend the annual Czech Film Critics’ Awards on Saturday, this year in...

How Czech Animation Managed the Pandemic Year 2020 And What Lies Ahead This Year Last year, the Covid-19 pandemic hit all creative industries, and animation was no exception. Many domestic and foreign festivals, where premieres take place and distribution cooperation is negotiated, have been cancelled or moved to the online environment. How did Czech animation creators cope with the limitations and new challenges? As early as in March, the Association of Czech Animation Film responded to the crisis with a statement, proposing steps to strengthen the segment of domestic production of animated ...