Iluminace, 2007 (vol. 19), issue 1
Articles
European Film Industries
Anne Jäckel
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):5-51 
Excerpts from the study cover the development and production background of film production, film industry production practices, employment, vocational education and training, consolidation of European production, funding and its sources, state support and incentives in film and television, co-productions and co-financing. The author illustrates her conclusions with the results of several case studies.
Czech Film Distribution after 1989
Aleš Danielis
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):53-104
The study comprehensively maps the development of Czech film distribution from 1989 to the present day, focusing on film supply, attendance, revenues and cinema operations.
Technological Developments, American Blockbusters and the Indispensable Popcorn: The Construction of the Multiplex Cultural Experience in the Czech Daily Press
Jan Hanzlík, Karel Čada
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):105-123
The analysis focuses on the responses of journalists in the Czech daily press to the development of multiplexes in the Czech Republic. The data in the analysis are processed in a historical, theoretical and methodological context and cover the years 1996, 1997, 2001 and 2006.
Czech Films in North America
Irena Kovářová
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):125-136
The study maps the situation in the export of European and Czech films to the United States and their success in American distribution. It examines the release of Czech films in the art cinema network, in the so-called ethnic or regional cinemas in the interwar period. The author takes a closer look at the presentation of Czech films on American screens and at major festivals between 1966 and 2006. Overview and examples of the distribution of Czech films on video, DVD and television.
Acquisition of Audio-Visual Works on the Television Market in the Czech Republic and Their Journey to Viewers
Martina Šantavá
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):137-152
The practice of purchasing foreign programmes for Czech Television before 1989 and at present. Individual phases of acquisition activities, dramaturgical selection, professional organizations, distributors, programming of the acquired programme.
Interviews
Post-1989 Transformation of Barrandov Studios. Introduction to the Set of Interviews
Pavel Strnad
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):153-154
The editorial maps in detail the organisational changes that the Barrandov Film Studio has undergone from 1989 to the present.
I Wanted To Make a Rich and Beautiful Bride Out of Barrandov. An Interview with Václav Marhoul
Martin Švoma
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):155-166
An interview with Václav Marhoul concerning the Barrandov film studio in 1991-1997 and his tenure as director of Barrandov.
I Was the Chief Engineer of the "Putsch". An Interview with Petr Prejda
Martin Švoma
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):167-174
Petr Prejda, former head of production at the Barrandov Film Studio and a member of the Barrandov management in 1991-1994, talks about the situation at the Barrandov Film Studio at that time.
From the Outside, the Film Business Looks Like Real-Estate Business. An Interview with Radomír Dočekal
Martin Švoma
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):175-184
Radomír Dočekal, manager and former director of AB Barrandov, talks about the situation at FS Barrandov in the years 1990-2000, his tenure at the helm of the studio, Václav Marhoul and privatisation.
Takeovers Like That Happen. An Interview with Miroslav Ondříček
Martin Švoma
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):185-190
Miroslav Ondříček, one of the last few original shareholders of Barrandov, comments on the events surrounding its reorganization, privatization and Václav Marhoul's tenure at the helm.
Horizon
Simone Signoret - monstre sacré of French Cinema
Briana Čechová
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):191-198
Review of Susan Hayward's Simone Signoret, the Star as Cultural Sign. A detailed analysis of the personality of this important French actress.
Answer to Milan Klepikov
Miloš Fryš
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):206
A polemic with Milan Klepikov's review of Jean-Luc Godard's publication: The Story(s) of Film.
To the Answer of Miloš Fryš
Milan D. Klepikov
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):207
A polemic with Miloš Fryš's response to Milan Klepikov's review of Jean-Luc Godard's publication: The Story(s) of Film.
Appendix
Beginning of the Institutionalisation of School Film in Czechoslovakia (1919-1936)
Lucie Česálková
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):209-213
The basic ideas and trends of the dissertation on: The beginnings of the institutionalization of school film in Czechoslovakia (1919-1936).
Tough Job for Donald Duck: Czechoslovakia and Hollywood 1945-1969
Jindřiška Bláhová
Iluminace 2007, 19(1):215-218
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the relationship between the Czechoslovak and American film industries in the years 1945-1969. This relationship was analysed from different perspectives, reflecting two main perspectives: economic and cultural. The historical and cultural research is based mainly on archival work in Czech and American film archives.