A Study of Feature Film Development in the Czech Republic
Petr Szczepanik, Johana Kotišová, Jakub Macek, Jan Motal, Eva Pjajčíková
This project was commissioned to the Masaryk University team by the Czech Film Fund (CFF, Státní fond kinematograie) with the goal to examine aspects of screenplay and ilm project development with regard to economic and cultural perspectives and to thereby provide an empirical foundation for better understanding of ilm development’s actual practice and to optimize the efectiveness of the public funding system in this area of ilm production. The CFF operated on the assumption that development is the least researched stage in the creation of ilm works, despite its profound impacts on the resulting quality of the works. This introduction summarizes key findings and methodology of the study, whose complete version of 292 pages in total is available in Czech language.
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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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Charles University
Department of Film Studies
Lab head: Petr Szczepanik
sirg@ff.cuni.cz
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