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Martin Horyna presented the results of our research on the export of Czech film at KVIFF

22. 1. 2026 film industry

How does the Czech audiovisual sector perform internationally compared to the rest of Europe, and which titles travel best? Festival curator and script consultant Martin Horyna presents the results of our research—both qualitative and quantitative—on the export potential of Czech films and television series.

The video recording of Martin Horyna’s talk from 7 July 2025, presented in the Industry Talks section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, is available here.

Cirg - about

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).