Friede Clausz

The Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) has today announced the nominations for the 31st Czech Lion annual awards. In the first round the academics have been choosing from altogether 86 movies including television works of art, all of which have been premiered in 2023. The total of 26 titles in 19 categories proceeded to the final competition for the statuette of the Czech Lion. The highest numbers of nominations have been proudly obtained by the films Brothers, We Have Never Been Modern, Restored Point, She Came at Night, Suppressed and Waltzing Matilda and also the television series Volga.

Members of the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) selected Brothers as the Czech entry for the Oscars. A fast-paced drama, directed by Tomáš Mašín, tells a real story about two brothers, who wanted to leave communist Czechoslovakia and join US Army in West Berlin in 1953. What ensued was one of the largest manhunts in modern history. The film will represent the Czech Republic as the official submission for the 96th Academy Awards in the category Best International Feature Film. The Czech Film Fund supported the film with altogether EUR 632 000.