The Czech Film Center is part of the Czech Film Fund
Regulations/funding
Regulations/funding
The Czech Film Fund is the main public financing body for cinema in the Czech Republic. The Czech Film Fund supports all stages of film production, as well as promotion, distribution and other film-related areas. The Fund also administers production incentives for audio-visual projects made in the Czech Republic. Out of an annual operating budget of approximately 70 million euro, 56 million go to production incentives and 14 million to selective support.
The Czech Film Fund was established on 1. January 2013, based on the new Act No. 496/2012 on Audiovisual Works and Support for Cinematography.
Act No. 496/2012 on Audiovisual Works and Support for Cinematography.
The Czech Film Center as a division of the Czech Film Fund promotes and markets Czech films and the local film industry worldwide. It collaborates with major international film festivals and co-production platforms and utilizes a global network of partners, seeking opportunities for creative exchange between Czech filmmakers and their international counterparts.
The Czech Film Commission as a division of the Czech Film Fund promotes the country with its film infrastructure as one of the world's top destinations for audiovisual production. As a comprehensive resource for filming in the Czech Republic, the commission provides incoming filmmakers with consultation, guidance, and contacts.
Statutes of the Czech Film Fund (up-to-date regulations)
A Study of Feature Film Development in the Czech Republic (an Introduction)
Czech Film Fund Budget & Funding Schemes 2023
Total Annual budget:
EUR 70 million (CZK 1.75 billion)
Production Incentives:
EUR 56 million
Selective Support:
EUR 14 million
Exchange rate: 1 EUR = 25 CZK
Selective support:
CZK 350 000 000
EUR 14 000 000
Funding Schemes:
| Scheme | CZK | EUR |
| Development | 29 600 000 | 1 184 000 |
| Fiction films | 17 600 000 | 704 000 |
| Documentaries | 8 500 000 | 340 000 |
| First draft of feature or animated film | 3 500 000 | 140 000 |
| Development / Production | 45 600 000 | 1 824 000 |
| Animated films * | 45 600 000 | 1 824 000 |
| Production | 199 400 000 | 7 976 000 |
| Fiction films * | 121 600 000 | 4 864 000 |
| Documentaries * | 22 800 000 | 912 000 |
| Minority co-productions | 40 000 000 | 1 600 000 |
| First features | 10 000 000 | 400 000 |
| Shorts ** | 3 000 000 | 120 000 |
| Experimental ** | 2 000 000 | 80 000 |
| Distribution | 14 500 000 | 580 000 |
| Individual films | 12 000 000 | 400 000 |
| Distribution projects | 2 500 000 | 120 000 |
| Promotion | 18 500 000 | 740 000 |
| Film Festivals | 27 000 000 | 1 080 000 |
| Other schemes: film studies publications and professional education, cinema modernisation | 15 400 000 | |
| 616 000 |
* min. 40 % or 30 % Czech involvement (in case of animation valid only for production support)
** more than 50% Czech involvement or largest co-production share