Movie LIDICE

The film Lidice has been enjoying a tremendous increase in popularity among film-goers. Last week it recorded a 40% increase. It premieres in Slovakia in August, it will tour Israel and the European Film Academy has entered it into the competition for European Film Awards.

Creators of the film Lidice have a reason to celebrate. While other films are leaving cinemas after just a few weeks, on the contrary, Lidice experienced a 40% increase in viewers last week. It even beat Harry Potter, which dropped by 50% during the same period. So far, a total of more than 350 000 viewers have seen the film in the Czech Republic, which is a huge success.
The distribution premiere of Lidice in Slovakia is scheduled for 4th August and is already stirring a great deal of interest now.
The fact that Lidice is an exceptional film is also confirmed by interest from abroad.

At the end of August, Lidice will represent Czech cinematography during the second annual Czech Film week in Israel (21.8.-8.9. 2011), which the Czech Centre in Tel Aviv holds in cooperation with the Czech Embassy in Israel and Israel Cinematheques. The film showing, which will include seven feature films, a documentary film and films by Film and TV School FAMU students, will be launched by a gala party and an exclusive showing of Lidice in Tel Aviv Cinematheque on 22nd August, attended by the film’s makers themselves – Adam Dvořák, David Rauch and one of the composers of the film’s music James Harries. He will also perform here. The showing will also take place in Jerusalem and Haifa, and the city of Sderot will take over in September, which is located in one of the most endangered places in Israel. A total of more than 30 projections will take place throughout Israel. The Director of the Czech Centre in Tel Aviv, David Stecher says: “I am pleased that in such a short period of our operations in Israel we have managed to establish an annual tradition of presenting the most interesting Czech cinematography has to offer. This makes me all the more delighted that we are exclusively brining the film Lidice this year, through which we can bring the history of events and tragedies to Israelis, which followed after the heroic feat of Czechoslovak parachutists.”
The European Film Academy awarding the prestigious EFA European Film Awards, has entered the film Lidice into this year’s competition for the best European film. We will find out at the beginning of December, whether or not it will be as successful with the panel of judges as it is here…

The opening premiere of the film Lidice was held on 31.5.2011, the distribution premiere 2.6.2011.
More information on the film at www.filmlidice.cz