Summer Film School 2026 took place from 24.7. till 30.7.2026 in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic.
Following shared activities were presented to Czech, Slovak and International audience.
AFFN Presents
AFFN Presents: The Author’s 50´s – a showcase of author films from decade in which the author film was born. Programme section including six films:
Sewer
by Adrzej Wajda with introduction by Maciej Gil (Polish film historian)
Desire
by Vojtěch Jasný with introduction by Jan Jendřejek (SFS team)
Death of a Cyclist
by Juan Antonio Bardem with introduction by Milja Mikkola (Midnight Sun FF)
La Pointe-Courte
by Agnes Varda with introduction by Kimie Ducos-Ourtaau (FEMA La Rochelle)
Stella
by Michael Cacoyannis with introduction by Tomáš Hála (Czech National Film Archive)
Story of a Love Affair
by Michelangelo Antonioni with introduction by Valerio Coladonato (Italian film historian)
https://program.lfs.cz/en/?&alldates=1§ion=376
AFFN Film
One film, A Short Film About Love by Krzysztof Kieślowski, was programmed during the festival (with introduction by Polish film historian Mikolaj Jazdon).
https://program.lfs.cz/en/?&alldates=1§ion=397
Festival screening will be accompanied by theatrical distribution (3 months term, from September 2026 till November 2026) in the Czech Republic including poster, set of stills, text introduction for the film and distribution material.
https://acfk.cz/film/kratky-film-o-lasce/
AFFN Education
AFFN Education: How to Make Your Own Film Podcast
A film does not always end with the closing credits. All you need is a microphone, a few good questions and someone to talk to. In this workshop, you will discover how a short film podcast comes together – from first impressions and personal opinions to a recorded discussion around the microphone. Along the way, you will step into the roles of host, critic and creator of your very first podcast episode. Age: 12+, also suitable for teachers and everyone who is interested in film and audiovisual education.
With Kimie Ducos Ourtaau (FEMA La Rochelle) and Tomáš Pilát (Czech Radio)
https://program.lfs.cz/en/detail/?film=AFFN-Education–How-to-Make-Your-Own-Film-Podcast
AFFN Industry
AFFN Industry: An Old Movie in a Modern Cinema?
Bringing classic and archival films to contemporary audiences is the dream and goal of every distributor, including the Association of Czech Film Clubs. However, the response isn’t always the best. It turns out that it’s up to each cinema manager to deal with this situation in their own way. We invited Jiří Flígl, manager of the Aero and Oko cinemas in Prague, which frequently screen archival films with great success. He doesn’t rely on distributors and often selects the films he wants to screen himself. Why did he choose this strategy, and how does he attract audiences and build a community around archival content?
With Jiří Flígl
https://program.lfs.cz/en/detail/?film=AFFN-Industry–An-Old-Movie-in-a-Modern-Cinema%3f
AFFN Industry: Monuments or Cancel Culture? How to present controversial films and controversial filmmakers
The history of cinema is full of controversial filmmakers and films. How should we approach them today? What are the appropriate circumstances and contexts in which they can be re-presented, re-evaluated, and interpreted? When evaluating a film, should we focus more on the filmmaker’s personality or on the work itself? To what extent does a filmmaker’s private behaviour influence a film as a collective work? And how should we sensitively view films created in different social and historical contexts? These are the questions that film festivals, archives, and cultural institutions are grappling with today. The debate will provide a space for diverse perspectives and will seek to strike a balance between oversimplified judgments and a lack of critical reflection. The goal is not to find the “right answer”, but to initiate a discussion on how to treat our film heritage responsibly, sensitively, and in all its complexity.
With Julie Šafová (Czech film publicist), Mojmír Sedláček (Czech film publicist and psychologist), Danylo Kostenko (Ukrainian student of film), Jan Motal (Czech writer and educator of philosophy, media ethics, and social critique)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhzWwvuipv0
