How Czech Republic Has Become a Top Filming Destination for International Productions
variety.comJamie Lang As part of this year’s Variety Global Conversations at the Cannes Film Festival, representatives from the Czech Republic engaged in a lively discussion about the industry’s state of affairs and celebrated 20 years of involvement at the Marché du Film.
Markéta Šantrochová, head of the Czech Film Center at the Czech Film Fund; Pavlína Žipková, head of the Czech Film Commission at the Czech Film Fund; and Petr Tichý, CEO of Barrandov Studio, participated in the talk, moderated by Variety’s Leo Barraclough.
According to Zipkova, the Czech delegation wanted to make one key point clear to everyone in attendance: “If there is only one thing you need to remember from this session, it is that the Czech Film Fund production incentives scheme is open.
It’ll never close again. Let me repeat. It is opened; it’s not closing down,” she insisted. Her confidence in making such a definitive statement is grounded in the fact that last December, President Petr Pavel signed an amendment into law that ensures the fund’s permanence.
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