Army Film Festival

About the Festival

Army Film Festival was founded in 2025 as a project reminding audiences of the value of freedom and its defence in Czech history and the present day. The festival places a strong emphasis on education, featuring debates with filmmakers and historians, special morning school screenings, and a range of educational programmes. An essential part of the festival — alongside documentary and feature film screenings with panel discussions involving creators, experts, soldiers and eyewitnesses — is the live recording of podcasts with popular hosts.

Patronage — 2nd Edition (2026)

The festival is held under the patronage of President Petr Pavel and Minister of Defence Jaromír Zůna.

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Film & Dokumenty Czech and international productions. Documentaries, dramas and archival films mapping military history and current missions.

Debaty & Podcasty Live discussions with soldiers, historians, politicians and filmmakers. Podcast recordings in front of a live audience.

Education Primary and secondary school pupils and students. Special morning screenings with discussions with veterans of foreign missions.

Community A meeting point for veterans, security experts, film enthusiasts and the general public all in one place.

2nd Edition Patronage

Patronage of the President and Minister of Defence

The second edition of the Army Film Festival is held under the patronage of the President of the Czech Republic and the Minister of Defence — an affirmation of the festival's role in commemorating the value of freedom and its defence.

President of the Czech Republic

Petr Pavel

Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Defence

Jaromír Zůna

Venues

Kino Atlas Prague

Main Stage · Karlín

The main venue of the Army Film Festival. Evening screenings, debates with guests and live podcast recordings.

Main film screenings

Discussions with experts, historians and soldiers

Meetings with distinguished guests

Live podcasts and evening programme

Čajkovského 12, Prague 3 — Florenc (5 min walk)

Vojenský historický ústav Praha

Armádní muzeum Žižkov

We invite you to visit the Military History Institute Prague — one of the most impressive military museums in the Czech Republic, with unique collections mapping Czech military history.

Historical films and archive documentaries

Exhibitions from military collections

Expert lectures and workshops

U Památníku 2, Prague 3 — Žižkov

Looking Back at the 1st Edition

During the first edition, we screened 28 films for our audience. The themes of individual films became the subject of debates featuring former Minister of Defence Vlasta Parkanová, veterans of Czech missions such as Miroslav Lidinský, the British military attaché in the Czech Republic, historians from the Military History Institute, and filmmakers from both the Czech Republic and abroad.

Festival-goers had the opportunity to attend live podcast recordings of Padni komu padni (Reflex), Zlámaný Topol (Lenka Zlámalová, E15), and Maciej Ruczaj's podcast (ECHO 24).

Fully packed morning school screenings dedicated to Czech military missions abroad were complemented by discussions with veterans who participated directly in those missions.

The festival had a particular impact on younger generations, helping them understand that defending freedom and the republic is a national interest and a duty of every citizen — a national self-sufficiency that truly matters.

Watch recordings from the festival

Podcast · Live · Letní kino Kinská

Padni komu padni

Martin Bartkovský, Oliver Adámek, Martin Bryś
Host: brigádní generál Aleš Knížek, ředitel VHÚ Praha

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Podcast · Security · Echo24

Eastern Flank of NATO

Maciej Ruczaj · David Svoboda · Lt. Col. Gustav Lakoš · Jan Jireš

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Podcast · Economy · E15

Zlámaný Topol: The Economics of War

Lenka Zlámalová & Mirek Topolánek
Guests: Tomáš Kopečný, Miroslav Zámečník