Martin Horyna

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

festival consultant, film curator

Martin Horyna studied at the Department of Film Studies at Charles University. He currently works as a film dramaturge and festival curator. He is a co-researcher on the TAČR project Support for the Export of Audiovisual Production: Tools for Measuring, Predicting, and Strengthening Cross-Border Circulation of Czech Film and Television Works. Since 2011, he has been associated with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival—previously as a dramaturge and currently as a consultant focusing on Asian and experimental cinema. He is a member of the selection committees for Pragueshorts, the Alternativa Film Festival, the WEMW co-production forum in Trieste, and the Focus Asia industry event in Udine. As a dramaturge or dramaturgical consultant, he has contributed to a number of films, including Raději zešílet v divočině (dir. Miro Remo), Neplacené volno (dir. Paula Ďurinová), Ještě nejsem, kým chci být (dir. Klára Tasovská), and Karavan (dir. Zuzana Kirchnerová).

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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

PhD

We offer the opportunity to pursue doctoral study focused on developing and carrying out your own research projects in the field of cultural and media industries. The programme can be undertaken at Palacký University Olomouc, Charles University, or the Prague University of Economics and Business under the supervision of leading experts in media studies, cultural economics, digital ethics, and copyright law.

Student Legal Clinic for Authors and Performing Artists

The Student Legal Clinic focuses on a wide range of legal issues, including copyright law. Supervisors overseeing the preparation of each legal opinion are always experts in the relevant field of law. The advice is provided free of charge.