After opening speeches by the Consuls-General and the Festival Director Ika de Detrich the short animated film Na vychýr / On a High Horse, directed by Samuel Puchovský, was presented. This was followed by director Matěj Chlupáček’s feature length film Úsvit / We Have Never Been Modern. The period detective drama is set in interwar Czechoslovakia in the expanding town Svit after the body of a baby is discovered on the grounds of a Bata factory.

Film fans undoubtedly welcome the opportunity to see many more films. The Consulate General, as a cultural partner of the festival, warmly invites you to get involved in the rich program of the festival.

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