The creators of the Dotočeno podcast organized a discussion with producers about a CIRG team study on the export of Czech film
21. 1. 2026 film industry
Internationally successful Czech producers Dáša Sedláčková, Martin Jůza, and Tomáš Hrubý discuss the findings of the study by Petr Szczepanik and Martin Horyna. In the podcast, you’ll hear what inspired them about the study, where they are critical of it, and their perspective on the current state of Czech audiovisual production.
The episode of the Dotočeno podcast, The (Non-)Journey of Czech Audiovisual Works: Export and Co-Productions from the Perspective of Dáša Sedláčková, Tomáš Hrubý, and Martin Jůza, reflects the findings of the study How Czech Audiovisual Works Do (Not) Travel Abroad by Petr Szczepanik and Martin Horyna. The study was conducted as part of a commissioned research project for the Association of Audiovisual Producers.
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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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Screen Industries in Central and Eastern Europe Research Group
SIRG
Charles University
Department of Film Studies
Lab head: Petr Szczepanik
sirg@ff.cuni.cz
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