A month-long feast of contemporary Czech cinema, the Made in Prague Festival is back for its 30th edition with a thrilling selection of high-calibre dramas, comedies, docs and family films, hosted by the Regent Street Cinema and The Garden Cinema. This year’s programme brings together two distinct strands: the first celebrating the legacy of the Czechoslovak New Wave, and the second showcasing a selection of acclaimed new Czech films, all accompanied by live introductions and post-screening discussions.
Highlights include the award-winning documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild, which follows a pair of 60-year-old twin brothers as they ‘booze, banter and bicker’ in their remote home in the Šumava mountains; the Oscar-nominated Father, which tackles a phenomenon known as ‘Forgotten Child Syndrome’; and Changes, the latest film from acclaimed director David Ondříček, which builds on his cult comedy, Loners, bringing together seven characters navigating life in modern-day Prague, each finding themselves at a crossroads and taking stock of their relationships, careers and personal ambitions.
