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  • WE START TODAY

    The biggest corruption affair of 90s today in Lucerna cinema The festival will be opened by the Spanish film Smoke & Mirrors by the director Alberto Rodríguez on 6 April. Bribes, star witnesses, secret services and billions in foreign accounts – the largest Spanish corruption scandal of the 1990s and the story of a man who deceived the entire Spain. This suspenseful spy film received a number of awards, including the Silver Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival for the best acting performance in a leading role for Eduard Fernández and the Feroz Zinemaldia Award for the best film. The Goya Award for the best adapted screenplay should also be mentioned. The producer Francisco Javier Ramos Quiñones will arrive to personally present the film at the opening. He produced the successful and acclaimed film El Método by Marcelo Piñeyra and is now preparing a film by Mateo Gila, the author of screenplays for films such as Vanilla Sky, The Sea Inside, Open Your Eyes or Agora.

  • WE KNOW THE GUESTS OF THE 24. DEF

    The press conference of 24. DEF is over The press conference, held on Monday, April 3, 2017 in Nostitz Palace, the Ministry of Culture, presented in detail to all the journalists the news of 24. DEF. Speakers were Julietta Sichel – the producer of the films The Chronicles of Melanie and Ministry of Love, Magdaléna Frouzová – spokesperson of the Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic and Zdeněk Blaha – DEF dramaturg, who spoked mainly about the program sections. For the first time we heard the guests’ names of the film festival. The opening film Smoke and Mirrors will be introduced by producer Francisco Javier Ramos Quiñones. It is worth to mention three films made within the Czech minority co-productions. DEF offer the movie The Chronicles of Melanie by screenwriter and director Viesturs Kairiss, who will be together with Czech producer Juliette Sichel one of the guests of the festival. The second film is Ministry of Love directed by Pavo Marinkovic. Together with him actor Slobodan Milovanović and sound engineers Ludvik Bohadlo and Jan Paul visit personally the festival. The third film Little Harbour will be introduced by the director Iveta Grófová and the composer Matěj Hlaváč. The movie won the Crystal Bear on Berlinale, an award by a children jury in the section

  • Film and jazz concert

    Don’t miss the film Als Mensch ein Solist joined with a concert by legendary jazz musician Günter Baby Sommer. The price CZK 300 includes the screening about a legendary jazzman G. B. Sommer, his concert, wine and water. 8. 4. 7 pm Als Mensch ein Solist, cinema Royal, CZK 300.

  • Win a trip to Cannes film festival

    Do you think you know a lot about European cinema? You can test your knowledge and win one of 10 trips to Cannes film festival in May 2017. The contest is oraganized by Kreativní Evropa – Media, runs till March 17th and you find all the information about in on this link.

  • 24. DEF 2017

    Prague 6.-13.4.2017 Brno 14.-17.4.2017 Echoes of DEF 18.-23.4.2017

  • DEF goes on till the 24. 4.!

    Till 18. 4. you will see us in the Brno cinema Scala. Than the Echoes of DEF will go on till the 24th of April in these cities:  Boskovice (18. – 20. 4. 2016) Hradec Králové (18. – 20. 4. 2016) Jablonec nad Nisou (18. – 21. 4. 2016) Havířov (21. – 24. 4. 2016) Semily (21. – 24. 4. 2016)

  • DEF is in Brno

    Today’s Top 2 : Case: Osterberg, 6 pm / Mediterranea, 8:30 pm From today until April 18th you can visit our festival in Brno, in cinema Scala.  Echoes of the Days of European Film will then be held in the following cities: Boskovice (18. – 24.4. 2016), Hradec Králové (18. – 20. 4. 2016), Jablonec nad Nisou (18.- 21. 4. 2016), Havířov (21. – 24. 4. 2016) and Semily (21.- 24. 4. 2016).

  • Today only: Youth and Italian menu

    Today at 7pm at Cinema Royal          &   The unique experience of cinema cuisine will be brought to you by FOODITALY.cz, the Italian restaurant Il Rugantino and the chef Alex Facchin. Italian menu: Antipasto misto italiano (mix of cheese, salami, ham and other typical products) Arrosto di maiale (roast pork neck) or spinach lasagna (we think on vegetarians, too!), baked potatoes Strawberry panna cotta

  • New Realease of Romeo and Juliet

    Thursday 14. 4. 2016 / screening for schools at 9am / screening for seniors at 1pm / kino Lucerna A renewed premiere of an Oscar-winning classic by the Italian director Franco Zeffirelli is a part of the celebration of the 400 anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. The unique film from 1968 will have a lecture introduction by the biggest Czech Shakespeareologist and the ultimative translator of his work, Martin Hilský. The screening will be followed by a discussion lead by the experienced film pedagog Pavel Bednařík. He will analyse with the audience all the possibilities, how to interpret this Shakespeare’s adaptation. More details about the film including a trailler could be found here. If you don’t manage for the classic, you can try later for something really up-to-date: film with a three-course-dinner!

  • Arrosto di maiale and homemade terrine

    Do you like a bite with your film but popcorn isn’t really what you have in mind? Than come to our Film Flavour  projections –  a fusion of film screening and high-quality food. In the unique enviroment of cinema Royal, you can enjoy a film while indulging in a culinary experience in a so-called pop up restaurant. Number of seats in the hall is limited, therefore, buy your tickets early! (14.4.) 7pm Youth and a colourful Italian menu          &   The unique experience of cinema cuisine will be brought to you by the Italian restaurant Il Rugantino and the chef Alex Facchin. Italian menu: Antipasto misto italiano (mix of cheese, salami, ham and other typical products) Arrosto di maiale (roast pork neck) or spinach lasagna (we think on vegetarians, too!), baked potatoes Strawberry panna cotta (16.4.) 7pm Populaire and a menu of the sweet France    &   The three-course- menu will be prepared by Mohammed Saouchi, aka „Momo“, the chef of the French bistro Cafe 35. French menu: Dwith onion confit and figs Pork sauté on muschrooms with baked potato Apple fondant with a red fruit reduction Look for more on our Facebook, where you would be able to win some tickets!          

  • Case: Osterberg introduced by Slovenian delegacion

    Today, the film Case: Osterberg will be personally introduced by the director Matej Nachtigal and his colleagues Zoran Benčić (author of the screenplay), Tomi Matic (producer), Amir Mureškić (co-producer) and Andrija Zafranović (editing). Large crew arrives at Lucerna for the screening of the film at 8:45. The intertwined noir thriller, depicting the struggle for power, resembels the American series The Wire. The film was based on the book by Zoran Bencic Psi brezčasja and won the Slovenian Film Critics Award for Best Feature Film at the Slovenian FF 2015. Trailer and more info about the movie is here. Photos from the opening of DEF.

  • Kaarl Aho and Fencer today in Lucerna

    {{{The film COURTYARD OF BALLADS today at 6pm in Světozor will be shown in Portuguese version with Czech subtitles only, without English subtitles, as mentioned previously. We are very sorry for the change and thank you for your understanding.}}} DEF opens today at 7pm with a Finnish-Estonian film The Fencer directed by Klaus Haro. At the opening ceremony the film will be personally introduced by its producer Kaarle Aho. Thrilling and powerful story goes back to Estonia in the 50s and follows the story of a young swordsman, Endel Nelis, who flees from Leningrad and seeks refuge in a small Estonian village as a fencing teacher. However, communist secret police is on his trail. The Fencer became the first Finnish film in the nominations for the Golden Globes in 58 years and it won one of the 9 closest nominations for the Academy Award. More about the film is here.      

  • Courtyard of Ballads: No English Subtitles!

    The film will be shown in Portuguese version with Czech subtitles, without English subtitles, as mentioned previously. We are very sorry for the change and thank you for your understanding.

  • Kaarl Aho and a Fencer already tomorrow

    DEF launches tomorrow a Finnish-Estonian film The Fencer directed by Klaus Haro. At the opening ceremony the film will be personally introduced by its producer Kaarle Aho. Thrilling and powerful story goes back to Estonia in the 50s and follows the story of a young swordsman, Endel Nelis, who flees from Leningrad and seeks refuge in a small Estonian village as a fencing teacher. However, communist secret police is on his trail. The Fencer became the first Finnish film in the nominations for the Golden Globes in 58 years and it won one of the 9 closest nominations for the Academy Award. More about the film is here.

  • WE START IN A WEEK!

    On Thursday the 31st of March the 1st press conference took palce in the spaces of the Czech ministry of Culture. Among the speakers were Michaela Mlíčková-Jelínková, the spokeswoman of the Delegation of the European Comission in the Czech Republic, and Ari Tasanen  from the Embassy of Finland. The dramaturg of DEF Zdeněk Blaha gave a detailed presentation of the festival program of 45 films – the best of current European film production. More details about our programe could be found here. We are looking forward to seeing you in the cinema!

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  • Dates of 23rd DEF

    7.-14-4.2016 in Prague cinemas Lucerna, Světozor and Royal 14.-18.4.2016 in Brno, Cinema Scala 18.-24.4.2016 Echoes of DEF in various Czech and Moravian cities

  • Thank you for coming!

    Dear viewers, we want to thank you very much for your attendance and wish you a pleasant rest of the year. During this year, we are ready to prepare even better a greater 23rd edition of DEF. See you next year in the cinema! Sinceril, your DEF team!

  • Today we start in the regions

    Starting today, the Days of European film move to the cities of Echoes of DEF where they will stay till the 26th of April. Interested in the exact dates? Here you go: Boskovice (Kino Boskovice: 20/4 – 22/4), Hradec Králové (Bio Central: 21/4 – 23/4), Jablonec (Kina Jablonec nad Nisou: 21/4 – 24/4), Plzeň (Měšťanská Beseda: 22/4 – 24/4) and Havířov (Kino Centrum Havířov: 23/4 – 26/4). We sincerily thank to all of you who have come to DEF in Prague and Brno and are looking forward to all of you who are to come to on of our Echoes screenings! Enjoy the film!

  • Italian feast and Great Beauty

    Film by Paola Sorrentina in combination with the menu of Italian cheff Alexe Facchin will be served to you already tomorrow in the cinema Royal.  The chef of the Pizzeria Fiat prepared for you this menu: Italian canapés roastbeef with mustard souce caprese lasagne bolognese scaloppine with mushroom souce and roasted potatoes tiramisu And on the screen? Oscar winning The Great Beauty. There are only 100 seets in the cinema, please buy your tickets now!

  • Tickets in Brno for 49.-

    Sale on all tickets for screenings of DEF in Brno bought on 16th of April 2015. The sale will be over at midnight. You can buy as many tickets as you want.

  • Hasta la vista! and tapas by Koko

    There will be a feast on Thursday again! The great food blogger Koko will prepare this menu from authentic Spanish ingredients: tapas paella with chicken and shrimps Spanish KOKOstew with beens and morilloa And what will be on the screen? Excellent comedy Hasta la vista! There are only 100 seets in the cinema Royal and just few tickets left, please, buy tickets now to secure a place.

  • Seminar Cinema 2015

    The seminar is one of a number of projects, that usualy take place during the Days Of European Film festival and are co-organized by the association ProDigi o.s. (www.digitalnikino.cz), the Days of European Film and Creative Europe – MEDIA Czech Republic. The seminar will present interesting projects of cinema owners, new audience development projects and summarize cinema statistics of 2014. Representatives of the new board of the State Cinematography Fund shall submit the financial plan and time schedule of the Fund and evaluate its performance in the first two years after approval of the new audiovisual law. More information here.

  • Free Screening in European House

    In the cinema of European House will be presented the Portuguese film Bobo in a special screening today at 7pm. The film was chosen in the co-operation with the Delegation of European Commission in the Czech Republic and is a part of the section To The Point, which maps issues highlighted during the European Year for Development 2015. More information here. Entrance is free. For those interested, here is a link to the photogalery from the festival opening on April 9th in cinema Lucerna.

  • French Cuisine and Mood Indigo

    Come and enjoy a three course dinner and a delicious film at the unique space of the Prague cinema Royal on April 11th! What is the menu for the first screening of a the special section Film Flavour prepared by a French chef  Mohammed Saouchi „Momo“ from the bistro Cefé 35? Voilá: Mousse de volailles aux amendes Boeuf Bourguignon, pommes au four Poire poché au vin rouge et son yaourt à la cannelle And let’t not forget the beautiful film Mood Indigo. There are just few tickets left, so don’t wait and buy your tickets now.          

  • Festive opening with a guest

    Cinema Lucernu will be ruled today by the German director Burhan Qurbani and his film se snímkem We Are Young. We Are Strong. The director Burhan Qurbani accepted an invitation from Goethe-Institut Prague and will present his film in person. The film is a riveting drama capturing the racial riots, which broke out in Germany more than 20 years ago. However, it reflects not only these old events but also the persisting problem of xenophobia, which is convulsing Europe with constantly growing intensity. The suggestively presented film uses camera in a highly original manner. It offers the ways in which three different participants of the riots see the same event. Besides the established German actors such as Devid Striesow (Time of Cannibals, 3, Downfall), the thrilling drama full of powerful acting performances also features the oncoming generation of actors: including Joel Basman or Jonas Nay. Burhan Qurbani was born in West Germany in 1980 to a family of Afghan immigrants.  After graduating from high school, he gained experience in his desired field by working in media and film and eventually enrolled in film direction studies at the Film Academy of Baden-Wurttemberg.  His first film, a short called Illusion (2007), won several awards.

  • Tickets on Sale; Win Tickets

    All tickets for festival screenings in cinemas Světozor and Lucerna are on sale today (8. 4. 2015). Today’s price is 49 CZK. You can buy as many tickets as you want. The promotion is over at midnigt of April 8th. During the whole DEF the senior discount applies. All tickets for seniors cost just 50 CZK.  You can win tickets for the opening screening here.

  • Win two tickets for the festive opening

    What is the title of the opening film that will be personaly introduced by it’s director Burhan Qurbani? The answer is to be found here, on our web page. More about the competittion on our Facebook. It is a riveting drama capturing the racial riots, which broke out in Germany more than 20 years ago. However, it reflects not only these old events but also the persisting problem of xenophobia, which is convulsing Europe with constantly growing intensity. The suggestively presented film uses camera in a highly original manner. It offers the ways in which three different participants of the riots see the same event. Besides the established German actors such as Devid Striesow (Time of Cannibals, 3, Downfall), the thrilling drama full of powerful acting performances also features the oncoming generation of actors: including Joel Basman or Jonas Nay.

  • This year not only film feast!

    The first press conference took place on the 31st of March at 11am in the Nosticův palác, the residence of the Czech Ministry of Cultura. The details about this seazon were shared with the PRESS. At the speekers table were present: Dr.Berthold Franke – directo, Goethe-Institut; Martin Stašek – PR representative of the Delegation of The European Commission in the Czech Republic,  Veronika „KOKO“ Kokešová – a food bloger, and Zdeněk Blaha – dramaturg of the festival. All about todays press conference could be found here. Today, there were for the first time shared details about a special festival section,  FILM FLAVOUR. Veronika „KOKO“ Kokešová, a food blogger, talked about the dinner she will prepare for the screening of the film  Hasta la vista! (16.4.). The unique experience of cinema cuisine will be brought to the viewers by the home and pop-up restaurant UKOKO in co-operation with the companies  Premier Wines & Spirits and Sabores. Dinner for the screening of  Mood Indigo (11.4.) will be prepared by the French chef Mohammed Saouchi  “Momo” and the bistro Cafe 35. Screening of Great Beauty (18.4.) will be underlined by the menu by Italian cher Alex Facchin and Pizzerie FIAT. More information about te fusion of good films and good

  • Online sales are on!

    Choose one from our more than 40 films and reserve a place in a cinema today! There are many new releases, comedies, documentaries and dramas in our programe this year.  You can buy ticket by clicking on  at each screening listed on this web, through the reservation systems of each cinema or in the box offices. Tickets could be reserved per phone or e-mail, contacts are listed below. Find all about tickets here. See you in the cinema!  

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