31 Czech films will premier in 2013

The Czech Union of Film Distributors has announced that so far 31 Czech feature films are scheduled to premier in 2013. Some of the highly anticipated films are Pavel Koutský’s comedic debut called “Hus and those Hussites”, a romantic comedy “Obchodníci” by Tomáš Magnusek and a three-part drama by Agnieszka Holland called “The Burning Bush” that will then be placed into television distribution. Holland’s film, which is schedule to premier in late January, focuses on the aftermath of Jan Palach’s self-immolation and the beginning of the so-called Normalization period in Czechoslovakia.