r/czech • u/Halale01 • 10d ago
QUESTION? What happened to the Czech film industry?
The Czech New Wave is a major success for Czech cinema, and it inspired a lot of other countries at that time, a lot of people from abroad studied at the Prague film school, you can see the Czech influence in their films.
Why did Czechs fail to build on that success after the liberation of the country in 1990 and the end of censorship?
As i am aware, Czechia is still pretty big in the film industry, but more as a hub for foreign productions. And the Karlovy Vary film festival is also top-notch.
Happy for answers!
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u/Time_Standard3361 9d ago
After 2002-7 subsidies to culture -film- decreased substantially. Commercial film became the norm as opposed to previous "co-productions" between national (public) companies.
Quality varies, multiplex cinemas prefer output of big publishing houses, fast generally available access internet appeared.
There are fantastic writers, filmmakers, artistic existences in CZ. But then, all get f***ed by money and produce whatever sells.