Thursday, 18 March 2010
Life | ČTK
Rare medieval Jena Codex on display at Prague Castle

The late 15th-century Jena Codex, part of the Czech National Museum's collections on display very rarely, is exhibited at Prague Castle since yesterday until 30 March.
Cinema | ČTK
British-Cambodian film wins One World festival

The film Enemies of the People about the Khmer Rouge terror in Cambodia won the Best Film Award at the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 2010 held in Prague on 10-18 March.
Life | Radio Prague
First kosher shop since WWII opens in Prague

For the first time since the war, a shop with kosher food has opened in the Czech capital.
Cinema | Radio Prague
Journalist elicits groundbreaking testimonies from ex-Khmer Rouge men in One World film

Enemies of the People, one of over 100 films being screened at the One World festival of human rights documentaries in Prague, follows the journalist Thet Sambath as he tracks down and speaks to former members of the Khmer Rouge in his native Cambodia.

Cinema | Prague.TV
New releases in English

Peter Jackson directs the supernatural drama The Lovely Bones, based on Alice Seebold's bestselling novel; and angels battle humans in the apocalyptic sci-fi movie Legion.
Dining | Expats.cz
Review: Maitrea Vegetarian Restaurant

Brewsta goes vegetarian at Lehká Hlava's sister restaurant.
Cinema | ČTK
Days of European Film festival to offer 38 films in Prague, Brno

The 17th edition of Days of European Film festival will screen 38 films from the EU member and candidate countries in the Světozor and Lucerna cinemas in Prague on 15-22 April.
Life | The New York Times
Living against the grain

Radim Králík and his wife, Barbora Králíková, live in a modern concrete box on top of a 1943 grain silo, a stark contrast to the neo-Gothic spires that dominate this small city about 175 miles east of Prague. The 3,660-square-foot house won the 2008 Architecture Grand Prix, the highest Czech architectural prize, awarded annually by the Society of Czech Architects and the Czech Chamber of Architects.
Cinema | ČTK
Czech animated film awarded at New York children's film festival

Czech animated fairy tale "In the Attic or Who's Birthday Is It Today?" directed by Jiří Bárta has won the grand prize for the best full-length film at the International Children's Film Festival in New York.
Life | CBW
Painting the town green

Throughout the Czech Republic and the world, this week people will probably be seeing a lot more green.

Arts | Prague Post
Singing from the heart

A young Latin opera star brings a passion for his art.
Life | ČTK
Central bank to issue coin on Prague's astronomical clock

The Czech Central Bank will issue a commemorative silver 200-crown coin for the 600th anniversary of the astronomical clock at Prague's Old Town Square, CNB Spokesman Marek Petruš told ČTK yesterday.