Czech Republic

Ondřej Šálek’s Good News (Dobré zprávy, 2019)

In searching for the human face of a rightwing conspiracy theorist, this documentary risks contributing to the normalization of extremist views.

Documentary filmmaker Ondřej Šálek spoke to us about his 35-minute portrait of a right-wing conspiracy theorist.

Konstanty Kuzma asks why we keep returning to a debate that seems settled.

Jan Čulík recounts the career of Věra Chytilová from the prolific 1960s to her difficult standing in the "Normalization" period and after 1989.

For our special issue on Věra Chytilová, we reflected on the theme of political resistance in her films.

In this road-movie, an unlikely teenage duo embark on a predictable journey of pranks, dangers, and disillusionment.

Aurel Klimt gives the story of Laika, the dog that was sent to outer space in 1957, a utopian spin.

Czech animation filmmaker Aurel Klimt speaks about the making of his musical stop-motion film about the dog who was sent to space in 1957.

Iveta Grófová’s latest feature, painted in blue, is a film told from the perspective of a 10-year old girl.

We spoke to filmmaker Lukáš Kokeš about the docu-fiction feature Nothing Like Before, which he co-directed alongside Klara Tasovská.