Kitty Mama (Children Gala Screening)
In Prague, Jirka, a small boy, is worried about his sick dog while in a fairy tale a three-headed dragon claims princess Karolína for a snack when there’s no prince to defend her. The witch...
Alois Nebel My Life (exhibition)
An exhibition of black and white cartoons inspired by the cult Czech graphic novel trilogy by Jaroslav Rudiš and Jaromír 99, the first modern graphic novel to be published in the Czech Republic....
Tereza Stehlíková: Every Mother and Every Daughter
Czech film-maker Tereza Stehlíková and American sculptor Rosalyn Driscoll have created a haunting installation that merges video and sculpture. The exhibition leads visitors from outside to inside,...
Freshta by Petra Procházková
We’re delighted to announce three very special events to meet the award-winning Czech author Petra Procházková and her translator Julia Sherwood. On 21 and 23 November, Petra's new book Freshta...
Made in Prague: New Czech Jazz 2012
Made in Prague, the first ever Czech jazz presentation in London, is an exciting series of three Czech jazz nights at the Spice of Life club introducing the best of young Czech jazz musicians to the...
Jaromír 99 at the 2012 Comica
The artist Jaromír 99 will draw live on the big screen in the Drawing Parade at Comica 2012, the London International Comics Festival, promoting his Alois Nebel trilogy and work on Franz Kafka´s...
Made in Prague: New Czech Cinema 2012
This year the annual Czech film festival Made in Prague has reached the plum old age of 16. Spread over seven venues and five weeks, the 2012 edition presents a lavish offering of talent and unique...
Made in Ash
Dorota, a naïve high school graduate, leaves her family and boyfriend in Slovakia for work in the Czech border town Aš. Joining other immigrant women in a textile factory, her poetic dreams are...
A Night Too Young
A long and unforgettable night in her prefab flat awaits a young teacher, her lover and his friend attempting to make up for a disastrous New Year’s Eve celebration. When joined by two boys on the...
Walking Too Fast
While monitoring the lives of the political enemies of totalitarian Czechoslovakia, a tyrannical secret agent becomes obsessed with the life and mistress of a leading dissident. Bored and no longer...
Coffee Foam Kitty (Children Art Workshop)
An interactive literary and arts workshop for Czech speaking children with the artist Zuzana Jungmanová based on Tereza Horvathová´s book. Following the stories of an adventurous kitten created...
Eighty Letters Gala Screening with director Václav Kadrnka
Set in 1987 and based on the director’s memories and the surviving correspondence of his parents, the film captures a day in the life of a Czech mother and her son trying to get exit visas for the...
Long Live the Family!
“For the good of his family” Libor has swapped his teaching job for a business executive position, signing some dodgy papers on the way. Now facing a police investigation into serious money...
Flower Buds
It’s Christmas in a small industrial town and Hrdina’s family struggles to get by. Father makes matchstick models in bottles and is addicted to playing slot machines, while his hard working wife...
The Last Flight of Petr Ginz
Petr Ginz, a child prodigy from Prague, was a writer and artist whose imaginary works captured a world of adventure and exotic locations. By 14 he had written five novels, a diary about the Nazi...
Beauty and the Beast
Julie, the Beauty of the piece, sacrifices herself for her father and sets off to the haunted castle occupied by the bird-headed monster, the Beast. Taken by her beauty, the Beast keeps her in his...
The House Gala Screening with director Zuzana Liová
Disowning his eldest daughter who married too young a man he disapproves of, irascible and stubborn Imrich commences single-handedly building a house for his younger daughter Eva in the family...
Czech Jazz Night: Libor Šmoldas Quartet
The closing concert of the Czech Jazz series belongs to the Libor Šmoldas Quartet, an outstanding Czech quartet that shares a deep musical connection offering a masterful display of compositional...
London Jazz Festival: Tomáš Liška Trio
The leading Czech double bassist Tomáš Liška with talented pianist Vít Křišťan and acoustic guitarist virtuoso David Dorůžka perform compositions which balance on the edge of improvisation,...
Generation Singles
They are unmarried, flexible, financially independent...and single. Are long-term relationships an anachronism or an unattainable ideal? Who are the singles and why do they live without a partner?...
