Kryštof, a food courier in his late thirties, is barely surviving – no family, no degree, just endless rides through a hostile city. Delivering gourmet meals to luxurious offices but also food to struggling single mothers – he maps the deep inequalities of urban life. A chance encounter with Klára, an art student and activist, sparks hope. Drawn into her world of protests, he soon realizes her activism is a hobby, while for him, it’s survival. After a protest turns violent, he joins Elena, a radical who believes only revolution can bring change. Together they sabotage cars and lash out at the city – but when violence spirals, Kryštof must confront whether destruction can ever lead to justice.
Greta Stocklassa is a Czech-Swedish director and graduate of FAMU in Prague. Her documentaries (Kiruna – A Brand New World, BLIX NOT BOMBS) have been screened at numerous festivals around the world, including Visions du Réel, CPH:DOX and Hot Docs. BLIX NOT BOMBS was nominated for the Cinema for Peace Award in 2024. Her short fiction film Buzz of the Earth won the Czech Lion Award for Best Short 2024.
Marek Novák is the CEO of Xova Film, a Prague-based production company with an auteur-driven profile. Recent productions include the Venice-awarded film Ordinary Failures by Cristina Groșan (2022) or After Party, the debut feature by Vojtěch Strakatý, which premiered at Venice in 2024.
Burnout is a loose adaptation of Petr Šesták's 2023 novel, which was nominated for the Magnesia Litera Award.
In terms of genre, the film is an environmental drama, touching on burning issues of life in a European metropolis: the gap between the rich and the rest of the population, social polarisation, culture wars, the precarization of work, and radicalisation. The target group mainly includes young, involved people aged 18-30 who are not indifferent to the state of public space; activists and individuals involved in environmental or political movements/non-profit sector; and generally audiences who are looking for independent productions with social themes.
Another target group includes fans of European cinema, with an emphasis on rawness and emotional authenticity.
The project is now in its early development phase. The rights to the book have been secured, a film script treatment has been created, and we are now consulting with the author of the book. For script collaboration, we also intend to include dramatic director/screenwriter Veronika Dvorská, who has worked with the director on the previous award-winning film Buzz of the Earth.
This autumn, we intend to apply for development support from the Czech State Audiovisual Fund and the Creative Europe MEDIA programme.
Xova Film
Sudoměřská 893/52, 130 00, Praha 3, Czech Republic
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +420 607 240 966
Greta Stocklassa | Director
Email: [email protected]
Marek Novák | Producer
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +420 607 240 966
Zang, a teenage Vietnamese girl, finds it hard to feel comfortable in her own skin. She struggles with an inherent feeling of inadequacy and shame at her inability to do anything that might make her feel better. Zang is paralyzed in the modern world of technology. She finds a way out of it in the world of masculine boys (LOST BOYS), who have found their place in a world of fighting and violence.
In a desperate attempt to fit in, she hides her own identity as a girl and creates a boyish alter ego – Kenny. Zang manifests everything into him that she herself could never be. But her fight to be accepted and belong leads to a dangerous escalation of events that endanger her and those around her.
The LOST BOYS project is led by director and producer Dužan Duong (successful short films Mat Goc, Bo Hai; feature-length debut Summer School, 2001), who brings his distinctive vision to the project.
Experienced producers are involved in production and screenwriting. Lukáš Kokeš (award-winning documentaries Nothing Like Before, Fortress; Berlinale's I’m Not Everything I Want to Be) contributes with his sensitive treatment of relevant themes and international overlap. Tomáš Hrubý (pioneering HBO series Burning Bush and Wasteland) provides thorough guidance in terms of narrative structure.
The series primarily targets young adults (11-18) who are experiencing the turbulent period of identity-seeking, pressure from their surroundings, and the desire to belong. Secondarily, it will also be aimed at parents and educators who are struggling to understand today's teenagers. The filmmakers have chosen a visual style inspired by 90s-era anime because of its emphasis on detailed character emotions, allowing for an authentic exploration of complex psychology and inner conflicts. The project asks questions concerning what young people are willing to do to escape their sadness and find their place in today's technological age.
The project is in the advanced stage of development. We are finalizing the script for the pilot episode and working with a team of animators from Myanmar to produce a two-minute teaser. It will aim to showcase a unique visual style that emulates the aesthetics of 90s-era anime using modern Blender software. The teaser will serve as the key presentation tool for Czech Television (which has supported development), the Czech State Audiovisual Fund, and for finding international co-producers. Production is backed by nutprodukce and AZN kru.
nutprodukce
Píseckého 333/15, 150 00, Praha 5, Czech Republic
Email: [email protected]
AZN kru.
Počernická 699/62e, 108 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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Dužan Duong | Director
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Three kids – Lea, Stevie, and Eddie – are friends and neighbours in an old, mouldy tenement. One day, Eddie disappears. As Stevie and Lea investigate, they start uncovering a much deeper and more dangerous mystery, triggering a chain of mysterious events and neighbourly conflicts. The whole situation goes far back in the past, and it seems that every neighbour has something to do with Eddie’s disappearance.
Philippe Kastner is an animator, director, illustrator, and musician. His student film Dede is Dead (2023) won special mention at Berlinale and the Best Czech Student Film Prize at Anifilm. His bachelor’s film Wolfie (2025) premiered this year at BAFICI in Argentina and won a Children’s Jury Award at Zlín Film Festival.
Tereza Havlová is a young film producer studying at FAMU. She worked on the short film A Better Person (dir. Eliška Jirásková), which was selected for Annecy 2025. Since 2024, she has been collaborating with the production company 13ka. She is currently focusing on developing her own production company, BATCH film.
Our project combines the genre of a mystery detective story with a slightly spooky visual style. Our primary target audience is children aged 8 and up. We want to create the feeling that they’re watching something a bit forbidden, something they maybe shouldn’t be watching, but their curiosity will keep them engaged. One of the key elements for young viewers is that the protagonists are their age. The secondary target group is adult viewers who may appreciate the symbolic layers of the narrative and the artistic animation style.
Our goal at this stage is to start working with script consultants to develop the first draft of the script. At the same time, we are testing the animation software Moho, which we plan to use for the animation process. The project is being developed under the production company BATCH film in collaboration with 13ka. We are looking for a VOD platform that would be interested in joining the project as a co-producer already during development. We see this as an important step, as one of the main challenges of the project is to find the right balance between a market-driven approach and a strong artistic vision.
BATCH film
Pálavská 15, 323 00, Plzeň, Czech Republic
Email: [email protected]
13ka s.r.o.
Myslivečkova 1798/5, 162 00, Prague, Czech Republic
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +420 721 011 357
Philippe Kastner | Director
Email: [email protected]
Tereza Havlová | Producer
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +420 724 963 654
In the near-future, where birth rates have dropped to historic lows, the state imposes high taxes on the childless to fund parental benefits and infertility treatments – making the choice to remain childless unaffordable. Eva escapes to a country where reproductive duty can be fulfilled through work with artificial wombs at the Institute for Reproductive Continuity. Parenthood without pain, blood or tears – nine to five, with a lunch break. But the pain of her bandaged breasts, unclaimed babies born from artificial wombs, and the water pulling her into layers of bodily memory awaken the guilt she tried to silence – leading her back to the child she abandoned out of fear she might harm her.
Daria Kashcheeva is an independent filmmaker and a graduate of FAMU. In Daughter (2019), her bachelor’s puppet animation work, Daria experiments with camera motion and explores the topic of the father-daughter relationship. The film premiered at Annecy Animation Film Festival and won Best Student Film Award. It went on to receive over 100 more prizes, including the Student Academy Award, Sundance Animation Jury Award, and an Oscar nomination.
In her master degree film Electra (2023), which premiered at Cannes and won Best Short Film at TIFF, she experiments with a combination of live action and stop motion animation, exploring new possibilities of the medium.
The film combines sci-fi and psychological drama with socio-political critique. It targets audiences aged 18-55 who are interested in arthouse and innovative genre work. We address young people facing decisions about having children or a second child and viewers grappling with choices between family care and career, reflecting on past decisions and doubts. Our audience is one contemplating motherhood, social expectations, and personal freedoms, seeking space for honest, open, necessarily controversial discussion about alternative forms of parenthood and reproductive choice regarding demographic trends and gender issues in contemporary society.
Nameless is in early development, with director Daria Kashcheeva researching and polishing up the treatment. The next steps will include writing the first script draft and shooting a proof of concept teaser showcasing the film's audiovisual style. Simultaneously, we'll focus on casting, location scouting, and testing technical tools that we’ll be working with during the film's production (see Daria Kashcheeva's previous films). We have Czech State Audiovisual Fund support, plan to apply for MEDIA Creative Europe funding, and will seek co-production partners, sales agents, and potential distributors.
nutprodukce
Píseckého 333/15, 150 00, Praha 5, Czech Republic
Email: [email protected]
Daria Kashcheeva | Director
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +420 774 965 198
Lukáš Kokeš | Producer
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +420 606 606 830
REMAKE pulls back the Iron Curtain to reveal how “the West” really sounded in communist Czechoslovakia – familiar melodies, never the whole truth. In a system where freedom sneaks onto the airwaves disguised as cover versions, three young musicians – Janek, Josef and Cyril – cling to rock-’n’-roll hopes while the grey machinery of Normalisation grinds on around them. A lucky break, reckless courage, and wild improvisation land the trio in front of formidable label boss Šmídová, who hires them as lyricists in a brand-new “translation department” tasked with rewriting Western hits into sanitized Czech. An absurdly timely story of how music moulds society – and how effortlessly it can be weaponized.
Kateřina Letáková, a graduate of drama directing at DAMU, has worked with CED Brno, the Drama Club (Činoherní klub), the JEDL Ensemble, and the Czech National Theatre, and she is now part of the creative team of Dejvice Theatre. In 2022, she won an award for her play The Worm in the Human Heart at the Jannus International Festival in Hungary, and in 2023 she received the Encounter Festival Prize for her original adaptation of The Beggar’s Opera. An indispensable collaborator on Letáková’s projects is drama director Adéla Čermáková, a DAMU dramaturgy graduate.
Daniel Bleha, a graduate of FAMU’s Production Department, has produced short fiction and documentary films, organised festivals, and founded the VOD platform FAMU FILMS. Since 2021, he has been working with the production company FILM KOLEKTIV.
The primary audience consists of younger Millennials and Generation Z (ages 16–35) who consume online series. This group is used to fast-paced, visually attractive storytelling with a pronounced authorial style. Therefore, we employ grotesque stylisation, musical dynamism and humour – elements that this segment values. The secondary audience is viewers aged 45 and over who are drawn to the television screen for stories tinged with nostalgia. This generation grew up with both the original Western hits and their Czech cover versions and has personal experience with them. We are thus addressing a demographically broad spectrum, increasing the potential viewership on VOD as well as in linear broadcasting.
Development (2025–2026): Within the KVIFF Talents residency, we will prepare the series bible, a pilot treatment, and the first draft of the pilot script.
Production (2026–2027): Once we secure a preliminary commitment from a broadcaster or VOD platform, we will apply to the newly re-structured Czech Audiovisual Fund calls – for both Development and Production – and, where possible, draw on regional incentives and grants.
Distribution (2027 onward): Following the Czech premiere, we plan a festival circuit focused on high-profile series events to generate international buzz and secure sales in additional territories.
Kateřina Letáková | Director
Email: [email protected]
Adéla Čermáková | Script editor
Daniel Bleha | Producer
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +420 607 236 671
In a city ravaged by war, Thea struggles to survive while waiting for her son. Trading food for water, she clings to a single, deeply human desire: to take a bath. When her supply is bombed, she tries stealing from a military depot but injures a young soldier and becomes a fugitive. Hiding with Ismet, a deserter, they forge a fragile trust. As the city descends into chaos, Ismet saves her, risking his own escape. Both haunted by guilt, they find solace in each other and Thea chooses to stay. At a wedding in the ruined city, she shares a fleeting moment of joy, realizing that survival is not just about endurance – it’s about learning to live again.
István Kovács holds a master’s degree from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest. His BA graduation film, The Sound of Concrete, won numerous awards and was selected for competition at Montreal World Film Festival and Cairo IFF. His MA thesis film A Siege won the Student Academy Award, the CILECT Prize, the AFI Special Jury Award, and the Cannes Lions Young Director Award.
Kálmán Gasztonyi is a Berlin-based screenwriter. His work spans TV dramas and award-winning short films (A Siege, Sound of Concrete), the former earning him a Student Academy Award. He has taken part in international workshops and programmes such as Serial Eyes and MIDPOINT.
Our primary target audiences are adults aged 35-80 (50–50% female and male) who are socially sensitive, highly interested in history, and might have been personally affected by armed conflict during their lifetime. Our main topic of war, which predominantly enjoys the interest of male audiences, is balanced by a strong female protagonist and point of view, attracting female audiences as well. Our secondary target audience are young adults, aged 25-35 (75% female – 25% male) who are deeply invested in social issues, activism, and women's rights while simultaneously enjoying art house and festival films. Genre: Drama
We are currently in the late stage of project development with a completed script. We are now looking for financing, producers, and private investors. We have secured development (Media mini slate, HNFF development funding), and we are also relying on Hungary’s 30% tax rebate. However, we are looking for producers who could secure even majority financing from their countries with the possibility of us co-delegating the project. Our priority is to find strong partners who also believe in the relevance and importance of this project and take our financing to the next level.
Good Kids
Szentendrei út 95, 1033, Budapest, Hungary
Email: [email protected]
István Kovács | Director
Email: [email protected]
Kálmán Gasztonyi | Scriptwriter
Email: [email protected]
Patricia D'Intino | Producer
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Viktoria was raised on her father’s creed: “Nature is an arena to be conquered—just like business.” A family hunt for the mythical albino reindeer in the Mongolian taiga turns into a battle for power. When snow cuts them off from civilization, their guide Wolf follows his own law of survival and opens fire on the group, killing her father. Viktoria and her brother subdue him and drag him across the wilderness. Exhausted, torn between her father’s vision of the hunter and the animal awakening within, she must decide who she will become. The taiga is silent and cruel. The White Moose watches as hunters slowly become the hunted.
Tomáš Klein is a director and screenwriter. His film Retriever was selected for the Cinéfondation section at Cannes Film Festival. He debuted with the feature A Sensitive Person in the main competition at KVIFF. He contributed to FREM (Czech Film Critics’ Award), directed the series You Barely Know Me, and is preparing the film Fantasma.
Barbora Námerová is a screenwriter, author of the film Filthy (Rotterdam, Czech Film Critics' Award), and co-writer of Nightsiren (Golden Leopard in Locarno, Méliès d’Argent in Sitges). She collaborates with Tereza Nvotová and Tomáš Klein and is the head writer for Sweet Seventeen (Dark Riviera). She is the head writer of the Monyová series for VOYO.
We don’t define our target audience primarily by age, but thematically. The film questions the notion of human superiority over nature – a theme that resonates across generations. We believe environmental anxiety is not just the domain of the youngest, but deeply connects with adult audiences as well.
At the same time, we aim for viewers who see film as an experience – who prefer the cinema as a space for focused and visually powerful storytelling.
The project has received development funding from the Czech Film Fund for script development in 2024. In June 2025, we plan to conduct a research trip to Mongolia to visit the Tsaatan community. Over the course of the year, we aim to complete the first draft of the screenplay and begin applying for further national and international funding. We've outlined the project within a co-production framework and are currently developing key partnerships.
MasterFilm
Šumavská 13, 120 00, Prague 2, Czech Republic
Email: [email protected]
Tomáš Klein | Director
Barbora Námerová | Scriptwriter
Tomáš Michálek | Producer
Jakub Mahler | Producer
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