Febiofest to premiere Karel Gott documentary, pay tribute to Jiří Menzel

Febiofest – the Prague International Film Festival – gets underway on Friday, the same day a giant of Czech cinema, the director Jiří Menzel, is laid to rest. In his honour, the festival is screening three classic Menzel films, including the Oscar-winner ‘Closely Watched Trains’. Febiofest will also premiere a documentary about another Czech cultural icon, the late singer Karel Gott, alongside screenings of other exceptional films from major festivals in Berlin, Cannes and Venice.