Photo: Sabina Vosecká, Czech Radio
One of Prague’s oldest and most stylish cinemas, Prague 9’s Kino Atlas is reopening to the public this Tuesday after a change in management. The new operators of the venue are a collective of Czech film directors, who intend focus on documentary and artistic films. In a bold move, they also plan to lower ticket costs for visitors.
The new team that is running the cinema is made up of a group of filmmakers. Among them is the award-winning director Václav Kadrnka, who is perhaps best known for his feature film Little Crusader (Křižáček). It took the main prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2017. His wife, producer Simona Kadrnková, is also part of the group. As are FAMU film school bursar Věra Hladišová and documentarist Vít Janeček, who teaches at the same world-renowned institution.
The latter spoke to Radio Prague International about how the idea to take over the 1930s venue came about.
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Author: Thomas McEnchroe