On Wednesday, December 9, 2009 the animated film IN THE ATTIC from the director George Barta had its official French premier under the title DROLE DE GRENIER. Viewers will see the fairytale with French dubbing.
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The producer Milos Smidmajer and director Martin Duba took part in the pitching forum which was held as part of the Cottbus film festival on 12-14 November 2009. They presented a new and ambitious film project titled Bella Mia, a balladic story about the conflict between human arrogance and the lust for life which was met with lively interest by German and Polish producers.
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A celebratory showing of MILOS FORMAN: What doesn’t kill you... took place at the Aero cinema on Tuesday 27 October, 2009. It was held for the participation of Mr. Forman himself who came to Prague at the invitation of Milos Smidmajer straight from the Rome International Film Festival where he presented the prize for the winning film. The participation of Milos Forman in the event gave this showing a unique atmosphere.
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On Friday, August 07, 2009 the director Milos Smidmajer first presented his documentary about Milos Forman to the public at the first annual Above the River film festival in Pisek. The premier showing was more than just successful – the audience was wonderful, laughing at every joke Forman makes, in contrast with the dead silence during the passages where he speaks about the loss of his parents.
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June 06, 2009 – The fairytale Hell with Princess took two prestigious viewer awards immediately at the 49th international film festival for children and youth in Zlin, the Golden Apple award for the most successful feature film and the main prize from the children’s panel for the best feature film.
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The unbelievable 40th anniversary of the uniquely Czech comic strip Four-Leaf Clover was celebrated in May. Bio Illusion in cooperation with Cinemart are preparing the first feature film with the Four-Leaf Clover heroes with the help of the father of the popular characters, Jaroslav Nemecek, and the authors of the screenplay the Lamkovi, a husband and wife team.
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The filming of the full-length documentary about the director Milos Forman continues. After filming in December in the USA the crew, led by Miloslav Smidmajer continued their work in the Czech Republic and in May they took part in the premiere of A WALK WORTHWILLE (Dobře placená procházka) in Valencia, Spain. The documentary will be released later this year.
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