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The Zizkov Film Klub is sponsoring the Manhattan Short Film Festival at the end of the month! Froom the ZFK website:
Film lovers in Prague will be able to join audiences spanning three continents to judge the next generation of filmmakers from around the world at the 10th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screening by ZFK in Prague on 28/29/30 Septmber 2007.
This year the Manhattan Short received 456 entries from more than 32 countries. Of these, 12 finalists are selected for screening at 100 cinemas across Europe, North, South and Central America in which audience members are asked to vote for the one film they feel should win the event. Votes are tallied and submitted to the Festival’s headquarters in NYC, the winner is announced on Sunday September 30th in Union Square Park NYC.
The festival is September 28, 29 and 30. Tickets are 60 Kc and go on sale at 20:00 the nights of the festival. The venues are:
- 28/9: Karavan Seraj, Masarykovo nabrezi 22 and MAD, Plaska 5
- 29/9: Karavan Seraj, Masarykovo nabrezi 22
- 30/9: Skutecnost, Francouzska 76
You can get more information from the Zizkov Film Klub website or I’ll post here as soon as I hear!
September 17th, 2007
A few people have posted comments to the site about castings and I wanted to give them a little bit more prominence:
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David Sir writes:
Hi, I am currently in the process of casting two of my original plays to be performed in Prague in the new season. We are hoping to start rehearsing in August and open the shows in mid September.
I am thus in search for English speaking actors. The texts require a close to flawless knowledge of English, as the plays (especially the one text) are built on constant snappy dialogue exchange between the characters. We require strong performers with no accents for this. Is there anyway of finding them here? Please contact me on 728041425
Cast needed: IX actress – 18 – 35 years
2X actresses – 18 – 25 years
2X actors – 18 – 25 years
Thanx.
Best wishes
David
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And Dave Zijlstra writes:
For a low budget short film production in Prague, we are looking for actors. Serious film acting experience is not needed, talent is. See details below:
One male actor. Age 45/50+. Native English speaker. Supporting role.
One male actor. Age 45/50+. Native Czech speaker or English / understanding of basic English. Small role, no dialogue.
Three male actors. Around the age of 15, 18 and 21. Native Czech speakers / understanding of basic English. Supporting roles.
One male actor. Age 18/19. Native Czech speaker / understanding of basic English. Leading role.
If you’re interested to do audition for one of these roles, or if you know someone who could be interested, please send an email with bio and picture (if available). A synopsis and more information about this production will be send after a first pre-selection.
For more information about me, the director, see my website: www.davezijlstra.com
Thanks,
Dave Zijlstra
Email: info@davezijlstra.com
July 26th, 2007
ZFK invites you to another free film night: BLACK & WHITE NIGHT
SHORTS (20:30)
The Amputee (1973) David Lynch
BLOCK (2007) BogArt
A Detective Story (2003 Animatrix)
FEATURE FILM (21:00)
Screening of the cult sci-fi movie ‘Equilibrium’ (2002) Directed by:
Kurt Wimmer, starring Christian Bale, Sean Bean and Taye Diggs… more
info: http://imdb.com/title/tt0238380/
Saturday 21st July 2007 from 20:00 (film start 21:00)
SKUTEÄŒNOST – so 21/7 od 20:00 – Adresa: SKUTEÄŒNOST Francouzská 76, asi
50 metrů nad zastávkou Krymská (druhá od zastávky NámÄ›stà MÃru smÄ›rem
do Vršovic) tramvajà 4, 22 a 23.
Close to tramstop ‘Krymska’ – trams 4, 22 and 23 – Map
http://www.mapy.cz/?query=francouzska+76%2C+praha+2¢erX=133112636¢erY=135905990&zoom=16&sug=1
SHORTS (20:30)
The Amputee (1973) David Lynch
The Amputee features a woman with both her legs amputated at the
knees, sitting alone in a room, writing a letter and mentally reading
it to herself. The letter details various relationships gone bad, both
hers and others. As she writes, a doctor comes in and attends to her
legs, yet she pays no attention to him. The scene was shot twice with
no sound, which Lynch added later. “It was really cool because we
couldn’t shoot sync sound, so we shot it and then ran it back and
foleyed the whole thing live to picture. It was pretty exciting to do
sound effects on the fly.” http://www.lynchnet.com/amputee/
BLOCK (2007) BogArt
A trendy writer moves into Birkenhead’s notorious North End to try and
break his writer’s block – with dire global consequences for human and
not-so-humankind.
A Detective Story (2003 Animatrix)
A private detective is hired to track down the computer hacker known
as Trinity. But as he gets close his goal, reality takes a weird turn
for him.
FEATURE FILM (21:00)
Screening of the cult sci-fi movie ‘Equilibrium’ (2002) Directed by:
Kurt Wimmer, starring Christian Bale, Sean Bean and Taye Diggs… more
info: http://imdb.com/title/tt0238380/
In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by
suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and
feeling is a crime punishable by death. Clerick John Preston
(Christian Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for
destroying those who resist these rules. When he misses a dose of
Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has
been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly
becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it. — (c) 2002
Dimension Films
July 16th, 2007
One of our acting students, James High, has put a film on Filmka called “Signs and Symbols“. I’m not sure about who worked on the crew of the film, but 3 of our other acting students are featured in the cast. I’d encourage everyone to take a look.
July 3rd, 2007
ZFK invites you to another free film klub screening with our feature film from UK Director Shane Meadows ‘This Is England’ (2006)
La Cave- Lazenska 6, Mala Strana, Praha 1
Saturday 30th June 2007 20:30
Special promotion on Bio wines and bio snacks. Plus movie quiz & prizes!
Also screening;
BogArtTV – Top Gunk – Bogartists perform their latest ‘environmental
art protest’.
Top of the pops 1983 – Flash back to the top ten with the BBC’s ‘Top
of the Pops’.
1980s Retro – A short documentary film with artist Aidan Hughes and
film maker ‘Bruce’ chatting about life in 80′s England. From politics
to Madonna, rave to Prince, this short ZFK film hopes to give some
background to the feature film.
Feature – This Is England (2006)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0480025/
After screening Ska party with Creation Dub Project
We hope to see you there.
ZFK
June 29th, 2007
The PCFE Film School will be having auditions for student films on June 11th 2007 from 8,00pm till 10,00pm. Casting will take place at PCFE Film School, PÅ¡trossova 19, Prague 1.
Please confirm with them that you will be attending.
Questions or comments should be directed to:
Štěpánka Trendová
PCFE Film School
tel:257 534 013
The Prague center for further education Film school
Pstrossova 19
Praha 1 110 00
Czech Republic
email:stepanka.trendova@filmstudies.cz
work:+420 257 534 014
cell:+420 737 570 595
http://www.filmstudies.cz
June 7th, 2007
Sat 12th May – from 20:00
La Cave – L�ze�sk� 6, Prague 1, Mal� Strana
(Look for the ZFK� South Africa poster)
See attached map
After Screening VJ party with Creation Dub Project
Special promotion on South African Bio Wine & Bio Ice Creams
Seating is limited and this is a private screening party… so first come first served…
Program:
Trailer – Catch A Fire 2006 02’27
Trailer – Bunny Chow 2007 01’36
Documentary – Surfing Soweto 2006 35’30
Feature: Tsotsi (2005) 94’00
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Trailer – Catch A Fire 2006 02’27
Phillip Noyce (dir.) Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna
Trailer – Bunny Chow 2007 01’36
Dir JOHN BARKER Indie Film
Documentary – Surfing Soweto 2006 35’30
A low res video from Free Movies Cinema Dot Com. ‘Surfing’ on top of
speeding trains is the ultimate adrenaline experience for South
Africa’s disillusioned youth. It’s illegal, dangerous and has already
killed hundreds. “I always wanted to be a stuntman”, explains ‘Bitch
Nigga’. He doesn’t just surf trains. He ducks bridges, does push ups
and has come up with his own entertainment routine, performed from the
top of a racing train. Most of the surfers come from broken homes and
struggle with drink and drug problems. Insightful document never
screened before in Czech Republic.
=== 21:00
Feature: Tsotsi (2005) 94’00
In this world… redemption just comes once.
ZFK rating: *****
See you all there at FILM CLUB
- FC -
May 10th, 2007
Matt and Miro wrote:
Film Club is back.
Screening #7 will be this Sunday from 9:00 P.M. downstairs at
Gusto Restaurant
Vinohradska 83
Prague 2
Just a short walk down from Green Line metro stop Jiriho z Podebrad .
This week we are showing ‘The Host’, South Korea’s most successful film ever.
The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival and the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director BONG Joon-ho, THE HOST has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects, courtesy of a creative partnership between Weta Workshop (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) and The Orphanage (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City), THE HOST is both a creature-feature thrill ride and a poignant human drama.
In addition we have a selection of Korean themed shorts and the latest from BOGART Films:
Kim Jong-Il bodyguard video
Propagandist videos
Team America song featuring Kim Jong Il
Flatmates
Love Meat
April 27th, 2007
FebioFest is a film, television, and music festival in Prague. There are only a few days left, so make sure that you make the most of this cultural experience. I have had the chance to view a number of the films on offer, so thought I’d give you a bit of a rundown.
ALPHA DOG (USA)
The film is based on the true story of drug dealer J. J. Hollywood, the youngest person in history to appear on the list of criminals most wanted by the FBI. The film offers a portrayal of American teenagers close to violating the law.
The film showcases some of the hottest young acting talent in America, and marks the debut performance from Justin Timberlake. The direction from Nick Cassavetes displays the contemporary world of American youth with certain innocence and somewhat ignorance to their environment, and the mixture of gangster/teen movie is particularly fresh.
TIED HANDS (ISRAEL)
This urban film depicts the story of a sensitive and complicated relationship between a mother and her ill son. The mother is desperately searching for marijuana in the streets of Tel Aviv in order to relieve her son’s pain from the deadly AIDS virus. On her wild journey through the city streets, the mother recalls long-forgotten memories that destroy the walls she has been hiding behind all her life.
HALF NELSON (USA)
Life at a typical American public high school occurs at its own depressive pace. Teaching there is just a matter of survival. Everything changes when one of the students catches a teacher using drugs at school. From that point forward, the existence of the teacher, who is often in a bad mood, takes on new meaning as he becomes close with a student and talented basketball player, trying to protect her from different pitfalls that continue to arise around her. He tries to regain his self-respect, and to settle his own life.
The performance of Ryan Gosling is nothing short of inspirational. He glides with such ease through this dark and emotionally complicated plot, with a tonne of depth, honesty, and charm. He is well deserved all the critical acclaim this performance has brought him.
March 28th, 2007
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