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  • Czech Film Commissioner: foreign productions will return, development remains strong
    The Czech film industry expects to see a 75 percent drop in production by
    year’s end due to the coronavirus pandemic. The cinemas are closed, the
    production of foreign blockbusters and TV series have been suspended, and
    local filmmakers are all but restricted now to doing studio work. But it is
    not all bad news. Czech Film Commissioner Pavlína Žipková says
    development work is still pouring in, and most if not all big-money
    productions will likely return.
    4 min
  • War with the Newts: Karel Čapek’s prescient, dystopian magnum opus
    Karel Čapek’s last major novel, War with the Newts, is considered a
    satirical dystopian masterpiece, both prescient and timeless, uniquely
    Czech and yet universal. Like much of his work, the book can be read on
    many levels while its structure transcends standard genres. On the surface,
    it’s a work of science fiction about how a species of giant, intelligent
    newts – docile by nature – are ruthlessly exploited, and finally turn
    on their human oppressors. Along the way, Čapek gently pillories science
    and journalism (two of his principal preoccupations), robber baron
    capitalism, fascism, and even Hollywood. And yet, despite the all-pervasive
    humour, his core message was deadly serious one.
    16 min
  • How is coronavirus affecting Prague’s real estate market?
    The travel ban instituted due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic has had
    an effect on the prices of rent within Prague, with some owners of Airbnb
    properties offering their flats for long-term rent instead. A wider impact
    on property prices is also possible, some experts say. In order to
    stimulate the housing market, the finance minister has proposed the
    cancellation of the real estate transfer tax.
    4 min
  • Coronavirus: Staying in touch is vital
    The coronavirus pandemic is already changing our lives. Many everyday
    activities have moved into the virtual world. This applies especially to
    our social life but increasingly work and learning as well. Psychologists
    underline that the key to getting over this difficult time is to stay in
    touch and not to get into isolation. Vít Pohanka describes how he deals
    with the problem with his foreign students at the University of Pardubice.
    13 min
  • Special Chicago flight part of major Czech repatriation effort
    Over 4,000 Czechs stranded around the world by the coronavirus crisis have
    been repatriated this month, many on special government planes. The latest
    such flight will leave from Chicago on Tuesday evening, taking 170 Czech
    citizens in difficult situations to Prague. I discussed the special flight
    and related issues with Zdeněk Beránek, deputy chief of mission at the
    Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C.
    5 min

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