Prague Studios
Prague Studios is a film and television production facility located in the Czech Republic, northeast of Prague.
It was founded in 1999. Of the five soundstages, the largest has a length of 311 feet and a total area of 31,736 square feet.
The stages were originally hangars affiliated with the aircraft factory of Letov in Letňany. Purchased in the fall of 2000 by Prague Studios, the hangars were extensively renovated to suit their new function in film production.[1][2] In 2002 the studio, secured an additional 15 adjoining square acres to expand further.[3]
Before the Czech Republic joined the European Union in 2004, the studio knew that it would not always be the cheapest location and needed to offer more, to be a good professional place to work. Efforts were put into more co-productions and making the process of film making more smooth.[4]
Prague Studios is managed by Jindřich Güttner in Prague, with U.S. representation by Tomas Krejčí in Los Angeles.
In 2017 Prague Studios built two new state-of-the-art sound stages. The studios were slated to be finished by May 2018.[5]
Movies & TV Shows shot in Prague Studios
- Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)[6]
- Blade II (2002)
- XXX (2002)
- Children of Dune (2002)
- Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)[7]
- Van Helsing (2004)
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
- Hellboy (2004)
- La môme (2007)[8]
- Red Barron (2008)
- Wanted (2008)[9]
- Faubourg 36 (2008)
- Red Tails (2012)[10]
- Viy 3D (2014)
- Bang Bang! (2014)
- Somewhere Only We Know (2015)
- Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
- The Adventurers (2017)[11][12]
- Britannia (2018)
- Lore (2018)
- Haunted (2018)
References
- http://ceskapozice.lidovky.cz/george-lucas-in-prague-to-oversee-red-tails-score-f6s-/tema.aspx?c=A110606_141532_pozice_17071
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948535/locations
- http://movie.info/avp-alien-vs-predator%5B%5D
- http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=17911
- http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech-news/item/108524-milk-honey-books-coproductions-through-end-of-2014
- http://www.prague-film-festival.com/prague.html
- http://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/praha-ma-nejvetsi-stredoevropsky-filmovy-atelier-fsz-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A011129_164646_filmvideo_kne
- http://www.filmcommission.cz/en/directory/prague-studios/
- Meils, Cathy (10 July 2001). "Prague Studios gets $1 million upgrade". Variety.
- Steve Head (18 June 2012). "Prague Studios to House $55 Million Blade 2". IGN.
- Meils, Cathy (22 December 2002). "Brit prod'n firm tosses hat in ring with Prague Studios". Variety.
- Green, Peter S. (30 July 2003). "Prague Is Fighting to Remain in the Picture (Published 2003)". The New York Times.
- Barraclough, Leo (14 December 2017). "Prague Studios Upgrades to Lure More Foreign Productions to Czech Republic". Variety.
- "Anne Frank: The Whole Story (TV Mini Series 2001) - IMDb". IMDb.
- "Hitler: The Rise of Evil (TV Mini Series 2003) - IMDb". IMDb.
- "La Vie en Rose (2007) - IMDb". IMDb.
- "Wanted (2008) - IMDb". IMDb.
- "Otec Hvězdných válek Lucas dohlíží v pražském Rudolfinu na orchestr" [Father of Star Wars Lucas oversees the orchestra in the Rudolfinum in Prague]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). 5 June 2011.
- Meza, Ed (4 July 2016). "Jean Reno-Starrer 'The Adventurers' to Shoot in Czech Republic". Variety.
- Strbova, Denisa (2016-07-05). "FNE at KVIFF 2016: Jean Reno Shooting Adventurers in Karlovy Vary - FilmNewEurope.com". FilmNewEurope.com.
The locations include Prague studios, Prague and surrounding areas, Karlovy Vary, Lednice and Bouzov.