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The origins of the Czech Movies are in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The very first Czech Movie was incidentally shot in Bohemia. Hollywood has been a great influence on the Czech movies. The Czech Movie industry flourished after the First World War.

In the 1960s it was the era of great political and cultural freedom in Czechoslovakia. And it was also the golden time for the Czech movies. The best directors of Czechoslovakia have been formally trained at Prague's Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU). The Prague's Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing is one of the oldest film schools in Europe.

Two of the most famous Czech Movies are “The Shop on Main Street” and “Closely Watched Trains”. These movies also won Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film. The golden era of the Czech Movies, which had started in the 1960s, came to an end with the Soviet invasion in August 1968.

There were colossal changes in the structure of the Czech movie industry following the Velvet Revolution. This followed by fall of communism in 1989 caused further changes in the Czech Movie Industry. There was a great decrease in the production of local Czech films at this time. This period also saw a dramatic increase in the production of foreign films to compensate for the lack of local films.

Obviously as a result of these changes the Czech Republic became one of the most favoured location for the foreign filmmakers. The historical beauty of the Czechoslovakian land augmented by the well-preserved architecture, which has been undamaged from the destruction that was a universal result of the world wars.

Some of the other factors that were also responsible for alluring the foreign filmmakers were the low costs incurred for making films, in sync with the long history of the Czech film industry. As a matter of fact the local production companies as well as the companies, which provide services such as casting, lighting, editing, and special effects have been set up in Prague. These services are all aimed at providing additional support to foreign filmmakers.

 

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