Cultural Industries Research Group
Comprehensive Research and Support for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries in the Olomouc Agglomeration
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3. 2. 2026
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ArchAIvist: Methodological and Technological Support for Working with Archival Audiovisual Material
TAČR: Programme for the Support of Applied Research and Innovation SIGMA
The aim of the project is to offer documentary filmmakers tools to address the problems, challenges, and dilemmas faced by creators working with archival audiovisual material—issues that have ethical, legal, and technological dimensions. These tools will include 1) an ethical code and a guide to ethical dilemmas, intended for the professional training of documentary filmmakers; 2) a legal methodology for teaching best practices in handling archival audiovisual materials at secondary schools and universities with an artistic focus on audiovisual production; 3) educational workshops for FAMU students and other interested audiovisual creators; 4) an expert study contributing to the international discussion on the ethics of documentary film; 5) a prototype for the automated extraction and analysis of archival audiovisual content.
find out moreProblems of Access to Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age
Operational Programme Jan Amos Komenský 2021–2027: Social Sciences and Humanities – Humans and Humanity in the Global Challenges of the Present
The objectives of the project are to 1) implement four complementary research agendas focused on addressing problems and conflicts arising in connection with the curation, presentation, and accessibility of cultural heritage and its use for educational purposes; 2) organize a mid-term project conference at which pilot results of the research agendas will be presented to the academic community, project team members, and interested stakeholders from the cultural sector; 3) deepen existing or establish new cooperation between individual research teams and domestic institutions involved in the curation and presentation of cultural content and its educational use through digital tools; 4) deepen existing or establish new cooperation between the research teams involved in the project and international research institutions and teams working in the fields of platformization of media industries, museum education and digital curation of archival content, ethnographic research of media organizations and cultural heritage institutions, and research into the ethical and legal issues related to access to cultural heritage.
find out moreComprehensive Research and Support for the Development of the Cultural and Creative Industries in the Olomouc Agglomeration
Operational Programme Jan Amos Comenius 2021–2027: Intersectoral Cooperation for ITI
The main objectives of the project are to 1) design measures to improve the working conditions of creators in selected cultural sectors in the Olomouc agglomeration; 2) propose measures to balance or eliminate the negative impacts of the copyright system on selected cultural sectors in the Olomouc agglomeration; 3) develop a strategy for regional film offices on how to effectively support foreign audiovisual production in the region; 4) prepare a methodology for measuring effectiveness for founders of public-benefit cultural institutions.
find out moreOpportunities and Barriers to the Cross-Border Distribution of Czech Music Production
NAKI III: Programme for the Support of Applied Research in the Field of National and Cultural Identity for the Years 2023–2030
The aim of the project is to identify the barriers and opportunities related to the cross-border distribution of Czech music production and to propose measures for overcoming these barriers or leveraging existing opportunities.
find out moreSupporting the Export of Audiovisual Production: Tools for Measuring, Predicting, and Strengthening the Cross-Border Circulation of Czech Film and Television Works
TAČR: Programme for the Support of Applied Research and Innovation SIGMA
The main objective of the project is to develop a strategy and tools for a measurable and long-term sustainable increase in the export of Czech audiovisual production.
find out moreThe Ethics of Access to Audiovisual Online Content
Czech Science Foundation
The aim of the project is a legal and ethical analysis of the conflict between creators, producers, and distributors on the one hand and consumers on the other regarding access to premium audiovisual online content (films, television series, sports broadcasts), the availability of which within video-on-demand services is regulated through geo-blocking.
find out moreGlobal Media & Internet Concentration Project
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
The advent and massive expansion of the Internet and planetary scale digital platforms has breathed urgent new life into the enduring, simple, yet profound, question that animates this project: Have the media industries, individually and collectively, become more or less concentrated over time? This project brings together a multidisciplinary team of more than 50 scholars and almost a dozen non-academic external partners to more consistently apply existing approaches and create new conceptual and methodological tools to address this question today.
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CIRG – the Cultural Industries Research Group focuses on research into cultural and media industries, particularly on current issues, challenges, and conflicts arising from tensions between intellectual property law, the business models of cultural industries, the digitalization and platformization of cultural sectors, and changing consumer habits. The group’s name is an acronym of its English title, Cultural Industries Research Group. CIRG is an informal association of experts from media studies, intellectual property law, media law, media ethics, cultural economics and cultural management, sociology of culture, and data analysis. The group operates on the basis of project-based funding through applied research projects (TAČR, NAKI, EEA and Norway Grants, OP JAK Intersectoral Cooperation), basic research projects (GAČR, ZIF Bielefeld, OP VVV Excellent Research, DFG), as well as contract research (State Cinematography Fund, Association of Audiovisual Producers).
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3. 2. 2026 work in culture
We have published a manual on artist status that clearly explains what artist status means, who is eligible to apply for it, and how to obtain it
The manual is intended for all professional artists and other cultural workers who wish to check…
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Jana Návratová prepared a research report on the mental and physical health of actors and actresses in the Czech Republic
After more than half a century, the research report represents the first scholarly attempt to comprehensively map…
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Martin Horyna presented the results of our research on the export of Czech film at KVIFF
How does the Czech audiovisual sector perform internationally compared to the rest of Europe, and which…
read more21. 1. 2026 film industry
The creators of the Dotočeno podcast organized a discussion with producers about a CIRG team study on the export of Czech film
Internationally successful Czech producers Dáša Sedláčková, Martin Jůza, and Tomáš Hrubý discuss the findings of the…
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Take Part in Research on the Social Situation of Retired Artists
We have prepared a questionnaire aimed at mapping the social situation of artists of retirement age. Are you a creator or a performing artist aged 60 or over? Help us improve the situation of senior artists by completing a short questionnaire.
moreJoin the Research on the Impact of Copyright on Artists’ Work
We have prepared a questionnaire that explores artists’ views on how current copyright regulations affect their creative work. Are you a creator or performing artist? Help us with our research by completing a short questionnaire!
moreParticipate in Research on Artists’ Working Conditions
Authors and artists, we have prepared a questionnaire mapping the working conditions of artists. The results will be used, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, to develop proposals for improving the social and economic situation of artists. Help yourself and others by taking part in the research!
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