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Diary of a modern dad

The Gate Picturehouse 87 Notting Hill Gate, London, United Kingdom

Buoyant romantic comedy about non-traditional parenting and love inspired by a popular blog by Dominik Landsman describing his experience as a new father who decides to stay at home and look after his child. Welcome to my world, welcome to hell’. The world and words belong to Dominik, anaspiring young writer and now stay at... Read more »

Every single minute

The Gate Picturehouse 87 Notting Hill Gate, London, United Kingdom

Are we doing enough or too little for our children? In this absorbing documentary Erika Hníková raises questions about raising children following hyper-competitive parents who devote all their time to maximising their son’s physical and academic potential. Swimming, running, piano lessons, hockey practice, endurance training, bilingual language games, bike riding and tennis; every possible exercise... Read more »

My sunny Maad

The Gate Picturehouse 87 Notting Hill Gate, London, United Kingdom

When Herra, a Czech woman, falls in love with Nazir, an Afghan man, she has no idea about the life that awaits her in Afghanistan, nor about the family she is about to join. While studying Economics in Prague, blue-eyed, blonde Helena falls in love with her schoolmate Nazir and a few months later moves... Read more »

Shadow country

The Gate Picturehouse 87 Notting Hill Gate, London, United Kingdom

A powerful and striking portrayal of a close-knit village community on the Czech-Austrian border between the 1930s and the 1950s where everyone must choose their allegiances when faced with shifting territories and conflicting ideologies. Marie, a Czech, is married to Karel, an older German, and lives with quiet dignity and kindness a happy family life.... Read more »

A marriage

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Love against all the odds. Can a meaningful relationship be forged online disregarding borders, age and cultural differences? Strong willed, charismatic Zdenka, from the Czech Republic, and Tabish, IT engineer from Pakistan met playing online games on Facebook, became friends, fell in love and married. Five years later they still live their married life on... Read more »

Emmy Destinn Young Singers Awards 2021

Velehrad London 39 Lonsdale Road, London, United Kingdom

The Emmy Destinn Young Singers Awards competition was established in 2000 in London and takes place every two years. 12th Competition Final  -  talented young singers performing Czech arias and songs. Lara Harvey (mezzo soprano) Catherin Hooper (soprano) Samantha Quillish (soprano) Caroline Taylor (soprano) Nikola Uramová (soprano) Sam Utley (tenor)   Tickets £5 on the... Read more »

Havel

Czech film screening at 10 Picturehouse Cinemas in  Cambridge, Edinburgh, Exeter, Liverpool, Oxford,  York and in London – Crouch End, Finsbury Park, Hackney, Notting Hill Gate  For date, time and booking link, click on the location. Havel, up close and personal: such is the new biopic by director Slávek Horák of the critically esteemed Home Care.... Read more »

Shadow country

Czech film screening at 9 Picturehouse Cinemas in  Cambridge, Edinburgh, Exeter, Liverpool, Oxford, York and in London – Crouch End,  Finsbury Park,  Hackney.  For date, time and booking link, click on the location. A powerful and striking portrayal of a close-knit village community on the Czech-Austrian border between the 1930s and the 1950s where everyone... Read more »

Caught in the net

Czech film screening at 21 Picturehouse Cinemas in Ashford, Brighton, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Exeter, Liverpool, Oxford, Southampton, York and in London - Brixton, Bromley, Clapham, Crouch End, East Dulwich, Finsbury Park, Greenwich, Hackney, Notting Hill Gate, Piccadilly Circus, West Norwood For local times, venues and booking see link below Three adult actresses posing as 12-year-old girls,... Read more »

The life and legacy of Alexander Dubček

A roundtable discussion to commemorate the birth of Alexander Dubček (1921-1992) online via Zoom. 27 November 2021 marks one hundred years since the birth of Alexander Dubček, icon of Czechoslovakia’s political reform movements in 1968 and 1989 and one of the most important figures in twentieth-century Slovak politics.  SPEAKERS: MUDr. Pavol Dubček is the son... Read more »



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