The Illustrated Art of Peter Sis In Zlin
In preparation for the launch of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Zlin Film Festival, which officially opens on Sunday, May 30th, the Festival organization is displaying an art exhibit by one...
View ArticleAs Cannes Winds Down, Zlin Revs Up
As the Cannes Film Festival winds down and media professionals leave en masse for home (if their airplanes are not delayed by volcanic ash or French airline strikes), 500 miles to the northeast in...
View ArticleAmerican Rock N Roll Drama To Open Zlin Film Festival
THE PERFECT AGE OF ROCK N ROLL, an award-winning American Independent drama directed by Scott Rosenbaum and featuring a stellar cast that includes Peter Fonda, Kevin Zegers, Jason Ritter, Lukas Haas,...
View ArticleZlin Film Festival Artistic Director Petr Koliha Looks Back And Ahead
On the eve of the Zlin Film Festival, which kicks off its 50th anniversary celebrations on Sunday, May 30, I spoke with the very busy Petr Koliha, the Festival's Artistic Director. As the first major...
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Interview With American Indie Filmmaker Scott Rosenbaum
As he packs his bags for the Czech Republic to attend the Opening Night Gala screening of his film THE PERFECT AGE OF ROCK N ROLL as the kick-off event for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the...
View ArticlePointing East: Zlin Film Festival Opens
JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME (1955, Karel Zeman) The eyes of the film industry are pointing east this week as the Zlin Film Festival kicks off its 50th anniversary celebrations in the UNESCO...
View ArticleWide Screen Splendor: 70MM Films Revived At Zlin Film Festival
It seems amazing, especially in the context of a film festival, that there might be a time in the not so distant future when young people will think of films as something they can download onto their...
View ArticleFilms For Young People Are The Heart of the Zlin Film Festival
LONG LIVE THE KNIGHTS! (Karel Janák, Czech Republic) At the heart of the Zlin Film Festival, which had its official opening this morning at the Grand Cinema, the 2500+ seat movie palace that is the...
View ArticleZlin FF Film In Focus: BROKEN PROMISE
The stories and lessons of the Holocaust remain a potent subject for films coming from Central Europe. Even almost 70 years after the tragic events unfolded, the interest in the subject and its human...
View ArticleHonoring Czech Legend Zdenek Sverák
Zdenek Sverák in KOLYA For this year's 50th anniversary Jubilee edition of the Zlin Film Festival, held in the UNESCO Heritage City of Zlin in northeastern Czech Republic, several programs heralding...
View ArticleGrowing Up Is A Bitch: Films At Zlin FF
I KILLED MY MOTHER (Xavier Dolan, Canada) For young people today, growing up is more complicated than ever before. Not only is more expected of them, but today's youth is barraged with media images...
View ArticleVojtěch Jasný: A Lifetime In Film
This year's Zlin Film Festival, which is currently running in the UNESCO Heritage city in the northeast corner of the Czech Republic, is providing its visitors and local audiences with an...
View ArticleZlin Film Festival At Midpoint
THE PERFECT AGE OF ROCK N ROLL (Scott Rosenbaum, USA) Well, the good news is that after several days of torrential rain showers, the sun is finally shining in Zlin as the Zlin Film Festival hits the...
View ArticleRainbow Marble Advertising Awards
One of the major sidebars of the Zlin Film Festival, which is entering its final weekend today, is the Rainbow Marble, an international creative advertising festival accompanied by a 2 day...
View ArticleZlin Filmmaker In Focus: Manyar I. Parwani
Manyar I. Parwani, age 34, is an Afghan film director and screenwriter who is currently making films in Denmark. He was born in Afghanistan and has lived in Denmark for 23 years, but feels neither...
View ArticlePhoto Exhibition Of Top Czech Directors
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the Zlin Film Festival in eastern Czech Republic is mounting a photo exhibition of top Czech and Slovak directors. Yesterday afternoon, the photo...
View ArticleThe Glories of Czech Cinema
FANTASTIC PLANET (René Laloux, 1973) For its 50th anniversary celebrations, the Zlin Film Festival, which climaxes with its Awards Ceremony this evening, has been a treasure trove of cinematic gems...
View ArticleEuropean Sweep At Zlin Film Festival
SEBBE (Babak Najah, Sweden/Finland) Films from Germany, Sweden and Romania dominated the award winners for the 50th edition of the Zlin Film Festival. Awards were announced at the Festival’s Awards...
View ArticleSEBBE: An Intense Story of Adolesence
One of the revelations and big winners of the Zlin Film Festival, which concluded its 50th anniversary last week, was the Swedish/Finnish co-production SEBBE. The film, written and directed by Babak...
View ArticleThe Magic Of The Zlin Film Festival
The Zlin Film Festival in the Czech Republic is one of the leading festivals around the world devoted to films, videos and new media works for the children and young adult sector. The Festival, which...
View ArticleZlin Opens With Airplanes And Fireworks
The Zlin Film Festival, one of the oldest and biggest devoted to films for children and youth, kicked off its celebrations yesterday in high style. In truth, the Festival has two openings….the first...
View ArticleHungarian Film Forum In Zlin
CHAMELEON (Krizstina Godaova) On Thursday of this week, the Zlin Film Festival for Children and Youth, the largest film event in the Czech Republic, will host the Hungarian Film Forum to correlate...
View ArticleCelebrating The World Of Disney
He is often not given his proper due in film history, but the legacy of Walt Disney, the animator turned entrepreneur, is an amazing story of American cinema and worldwide ambitions. The name itself...
View ArticleRainbow Marble International Advertising Winners
A parallel program to the Zlin Film Festival, which runs through Sunday, June 5, is the Rainbow Marble International Advertising Festival, which was held earlier this week. The Festival bestows awards...
View ArticleA Showcase Of Classic And Contemporary Italian Cinema
Fellini, Rossellini, Visconti, De Sica, Pasolini, Bertolucci, Antonioni......these are some of the greatest masters of the art of filmmaking. All of the above, and several others, are included in the...
View ArticleZlin Film In Focus: TOMBOY
The Zlin Film Festival, which is entering its final weekend, is most definitely a showcase for emerging directors. There is in fact a competition exclusively devoted to European filmmakers making...
View ArticleZlin Film Festival Award Winners
The 51st International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zlin, one of the oldest and most prestigious devoted to films for the youth market, announced its winners on Saturday evening at a gala...
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DAYS OF POLISH CINEMA AT 54TH ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL IN 2014
Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Denmark – these countries were celebrated within a section Days of European Cinema at the previous issues of ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL.54th International Film Festival of...
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FILM SUBMISSIONS OPEN!
ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL is one of the oldest and largest of its kind worldwide and represents a highly prestigious event, confronting contemporary international trends in filmmaking for children and...
View ArticleZlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films and Trailers
Zlín Dog is international student film competition. It is part of ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL in the Czech Republic.Competition categories are animation, feature and documentary films which are evaluated...
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