Only 6 weeks to the 2019 Gala Opening in Dendy Opera Quays!
More than 20 exciting movies including documentaries & shorts from the Czech Republic and Slovakia are waiting to be savoured.
We have put together many great genres of the Czech and Slovak cinematography in order to create a wonderful festival for you.
This year, in keeping with the real-life stories, we have included several of these in the festival. For instance, our excellent opening night feature Jan Palach is a reenactment of the last months in the life of a history student who ultimately became a part of history himself. Or David Ondříček’s Dukla 61, one of the most remarkable Czech TV productions of recent times examines the largest Czech mining disaster of the Communist era. Last but not least, the documentary Robert Vano – The Story of a Man/Robert Vano - Příběh člověka is about the famous Slovak photographer now once again living in the Czech Republic after decades spent in the US. His is a fascinating life story with some truly unexpected twists and turns.
For our comedies this year, don’t miss Miloš Forman’s Oscar-nominated masterpiece The Firemen’s Ball /Hoří má panenko from 1967 or our closing night international premiere of Rudolf Havlík’s excellent comedy What Men Long For/Po čem muži touží – the biggest box office hit of 2018 which surpassed even the biggest US blockbusters in popularity.
Accompanying our feature films, this year, as with previous years, we are also particularly pleased to be able to screen some of the best award-winning shorts such as Fruits of Clouds / Plody mraků or The Last Bus/Posledný autobus, to name just a couple.
DENDY OPERA QUAY WED 27 MARCH
6:00 PM Cocktail on arrival
6:30 PM JAN PALACH / Jan Palach
9:00 PM Opening night party
DENDY NEWTOWN THU 28 MARCH
6:00 PM DUKLA 61 / Dukla 61
DENDY NEWTOWN FRI 29 MARCH
6:00 PM FREEDOM / Freiheit
9:00 PM INTIMATE ENEMY / Dôverný nepriatel
DENDY NEWTOWN SAT 30 MARCH
1:30 PM THE SECRET OF THE TWO HEADED DRAGON / Když draka bolí hlava
4:00 PM THE MEDAL / Signum Laudis
6:30 PM THE FIREMAN’S BALL / Hoří má panenko
9:00 PM THE CELLAR / Pivnica
DENDY NEWTOWN SUN 31 MARCH
1:30 PM ROBERT VANO: THE STORY OF A MAN / Robert Vano - Příběh človeka
4:00 PM BEAR WITH US / Chata na prodej
6:00 PM Cocktail on arrival
6:30 PM WHAT MEN LONG FOR / Po čem muži touží
9:00 PM Closing Night Party after screening (drink & prize draw)
For more information and film trailers visit our website.
