Czech Film Springboard is composed in four parts:

• Pitching & Round Tables – Presentation of upcoming Czech films
• ​Funding News
• Who Is Who
• Preparation training (for Pitching & Round Tables projects)
   

2026 Selected Projects

The Delivery (The Delivery), Jakub Jirásek (director), Jakub Jirásek, Ondřej Kopřiva (scénář), Marek Dusil / Mannschaft
Burnout (Vyhoření), Greta Stocklassa (director), Greta Stocklassa, Veronika Dvorská (writers), Marek Novák / Xova Film
Madam (Madam), Barbora Chalupová (director), Barbora Chalupová , Monika Dembińska (writers), Eva Rejč, Pavla Klimešová / Helium Film
God Break Down the Door (Bože, rozraz dveře), Vojtěch Novotný (director and writer), Tomáš Pertold / Perfilm
Bruised Knees (Odřená kolena), Albert Hospodářský (director), Albert Hospodářský, Eva Prchalová (writers), Ondřej Lukeš / Beginner's Mind

Detailed information about the projects presented in 2026 can be found in THIS article from the fall issue of CZECH FILM magazine.
A list of the experts invited in 2026 can be found >> HERE.
 

2026 Programme

Friday, September 25

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA
CZECH FILM SPRINGBOARD – FUNDING NEWS

Moderator: Markéta Šantrochová (Czech Film Center)

Moderated discussion about funding opportunities and co-producing in Europe. The representative of Polish Producers Alliance (KIPA) will give the short overview and answer your concrete questions on accessing financing in Poland. And Vladimíra Chytilová will present the latest news from the Creative Europe MEDIA program.

Open for the following accreditations: Guest, Press, Film Student.
Language: English

Saturday, September 26

9:15 am – 10:50 am / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA
CZECH FILM SPRINGBOARD – WHO IS WHO?

Informal meeting with the invited foreign film industry experts. The representatives of film festivals (Giornate degli Autori, Riga IFF, Gijon FF, Thessaloniki IFF, Trieste Film Festival, Transilvania IFF), co-production markets and industry forums (When East Meets West, Connecting Cottbus, Polish Days, Baltic Event), sales (Pluto Film, LevelK), training programme (MIDPOINT, Nipkow and EAVE), as well as the regional funds Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Hessen Film&Medien or producers from Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovenia will present their activities.

Open for the following accreditations: Guest, Press, Film Student.
Language: English

11:00 am – 5:00 pm / MĚŠŤANSKÁ BESEDA
CZECH FILM SPRINGBOARD – PITCHING & ROUND TABLES

A closed presentation of Czech fiction projects in development: selected projects are pitched to invited international experts from various areas of film industry by their producers and directors and later discussed individually at round tables with selected professionals.
The event is closed for public and accessible only for invited experts and presenters of the selected projects. The ultimate goal is to draw attention of competent international experts to carefully selected Czech projects in various stages of development, and to give the projects a chance to test their viability.

By invitation only (for experts and project holders).
Language: English

Previous editions

2025 – details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2025 projects HERE.
List of experts (2025)

2024 – details
Read the articles about Czech Film Springboard 2024 HERE (Part I) and HERE (Part II)
List of experts (2024)

2023 – details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2023 projects HERE
List of experts (2023)

2022 - details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2022 projects HERE
List of experts (2022)

2021 - details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2021 projects HERE
List of experts (2021)

2020 - details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2020 projects HERE
List of experts (2020)

2019 - details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2019 projects HERE
List of experts (2019)

2018 - details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2018 projects HERE
List of experts (2018)

2017 - details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2017 projects HERE
List of experts (2017)

2016 - details
Read the article about Czech Film Springboard 2016 projects HERE
List of experts (2016)