CINEFILA is a dynamic film distribution company based in Prague, founded by Alexandra Hroncová, an experienced festival strategist and distribution manager. Drawing from over eight years of expertise in helping filmmakers, young talents, and film institutions succeed on the global stage, CINEFILA offers a comprehensive suite of services tailored for independent filmmakers, production companies, festivals, cinemas, and film schools.

CINEFILA is dedicated to fostering creativity, elevating underrepresented voices, and connecting exceptional films with audiences worldwide. Whether you’re a filmmaker, festival, cinema, or an academic institution, we are here to help your stories shine on the global stage.

Are you an independent filmmaker looking to bring your film to the attention of global audiences? At CINEFILA, we specialize in creating personalized festival and distribution strategies to ensure your work receives the recognition it deserves.

Drawing on years of experience and a proven track record, we offer:

• Tailored Festival Strategies: From identifying the most suitable festivals to planning your film’s journey through the global circuit, we help you maximize exposure.
• Marketing and Communication Support: We craft compelling marketing materials to highlight your film’s unique strengths, ensuring it resonates with audiences and industry professionals alike.
• Distribution and Business Strategies: Beyond festivals, we guide your film toward broader markets and platforms, building a sustainable path for its success.

We work with films starting in the development or post-production phase, acting as your project’s first promoter. Our mission is to unleash your film’s full potential and ensure it reaches the widest possible audience.

As part of our services, we handle logistics such as material shipping, and represent your film at prestigious festivals and markets worldwide.

CINEFILA is here to help your film shine, giving independent filmmakers a powerful platform to tell their stories and connect with audiences across the globe.

Let us help your film find its place in the world.

CINEFILA offers a carefully curated catalog of films, featuring exceptional works by emerging talents with innovative storytelling approaches and unforgettable narratives. Our selection includes films that leave a lasting impression, perfect for elevating festival programs.

We collaborate with festivals to provide tailor-made curated selections, customized to suit various age groups and thematic focuses. Whether you’re seeking thought-provoking shorts, groundbreaking animations, or films that resonate with younger audiences, CINEFILA is your trusted partner in discovering cinematic gems that will captivate your audience and enrich your festival lineup.

CINEFILA supports academic institutions by hosting workshops, and offering lectures on festival distribution and festival strategies. Learn how to craft a festival strategy for your film. Discover how to choose the right festivals, prepare for promotion, and navigate your film’s festival lifecycle. Get insider tips, tricks, and practical advice to maximize your film’s potential.

Building on Alexandra’s success with FAMUfilms.cz, the first European SVOD platform for film schools, we aim to inspire and educate the next generation of filmmakers and scholars.

A survivor of the Irpin blockade reconstructs her harrowing escape and the haunting feeling of leaving part of herself behind.

A perfectionist illustrator has to face her own mistakes when she accidentally makes an ink blot and creates Wolfie, a little wolf with an inky nose.

On New Year’s Eve 1944, widower Petr Bernat and SS officer Konrad Neumann meet in a remote cottage during a snowstorm. United only by their Sudeten origins, their conversation shifts from trivial topics to painful truths, leading to a fateful night for both men.

A careful Gardener is losing her strength and her mind in the fight against the weeds that persistently infest her garden.

Short animated comedy infused with dark humor highlighting the everyday flaws of living in human society. Unleash your darkest desires in a world where annoying habits meet their fatal demise.

A small bark beetle girl lives a peaceful life in the forest, until a fire destroys her home. Getting separated from her family, she finds refuge in a human school, discovering a new talent, writing.

Created with sand animation, the film explores waves in nature and life through dramatic moments, human fragments, and flowing movements in sea, grass, and branches.

Alice's summer with her grandpa uncovers their shared interest in butterflies, uniting their distinct perspectives - one through a video game and the other through the real world.

A playful, poetic collage of cows’ lives worldwide, capturing their joys, struggles, and bond with humans. Vibrant visuals and humor highlight cows as sensitive beings, offering hope for a more compassionate world.

A petty quarrel causes two little girls to inflate like balloons and float to the clouds, where reconciliation becomes their only way back.

Suzie is a little blond girl who goes with her mother and dad to an allotment outside the city. One day she meets a black dog and discovers a mysterious garden. Who is it that lives there? Suzie is a little afraid. But what to do when you are afraid of someone, but you find their key on the path?

Two little mice discover the beauty of the moon, which reminds them of their favorite food: a wheel of cheese. This short film is an original animated opera for children, featuring original music performed by the Italian Opera Florence.

A young girl buries in her soul a memory of a painful moment, when as a child she brought home an injured bird and her father burdened by his own weight of worries didn’t notice her feelings and longing for understanding.

Daughter | 2019 | 15 min

by Daria Kashcheeva

The thrilling story of a little boy in a housing estate, where even the world's greatest adventure can take place.

Space Odyssey-style animated slapstick animation about a mix-up of proportions that can lead to a fatal mistake in viewer sympathies.

ALEXANDRA HRONCOVÁ

A film distribution manager and festival strategist based in Prague. Thanks to her work, hundreds of short films have reached festivals, including the most prestigious ones such as Cannes, Berlinale, Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand, Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca, Visions du Réel, and the Academy Awards.

For eight years, she has been helping independent filmmakers, young talents, production companies, and students with festival distribution and the global sales. She creates tailor-made festival strategies for short, feature, animated films and films for children and youth. She represents films at major film markets, handles all logistics from submissions to distribution and PR / marketing campaigns, and maximizes the visibility of films at these events. Additionally, she contributes to the development and curation of festival programs and lectures on topics related to festival distribution. Among her achievements is the establishment of www.FAMUfilms.cz, the first film school SVOD platform in Europe.

She has extensive experience in PR/ marketing communication and event management in both higher education and the private sector. She has served as Head of Communications at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, the Czech Technical University, and in commercial companies such as Eurotel (now O2), Vodafone, Philips, and CERN. She has also worked on major cultural festivals in the Czech Republic. Alexandra studied Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague.

Amira studied Film History and Audiovisual Culture, as well as Personnel Management at Charles University in Prague. She strives to blend these two seemingly distinct disciplines and alternates between them in her professional endeavors.She further demonstrated her excellent organizational skills at Czech Television’s international department, where she was responsible for programming, guest management, and the organization of the prestigious annual Public Broadcasters International (PBI) conference.

She has over ten years of experience in the festival industry, where she has managed guest services and juries as a guest service coordinator at major festivals across the Czech Republic. She thrives in international and multicultural environments, having previously worked in Germany and the USA.

Currently, Amira is part of the CINEFILA festival distribution team, where she is responsible for film submissions and material shipping.

Marek is a graduate of the Department of Film Studies at Charles University in Prague. As a film critic and reviewer, he has contributed to cultural sections of Czech Television, Aktuálně.cz, Moviescreen.cz, and the magazine Film a doba.

He has collaborated externally with the National Film Archive, the dok.incubator workshop, and several local film festivals.

At CINEFILA, Marek is involved in the curatorial selection of films for the catalogue, with a particular focus on student films — an area in which he has extensive experience through his long-standing work in distributing student and graduate films and managing the FAMU Films SVOD platform. He also creates content for social media and contributes to film evaluation.

MARIE

KOUTESH DOSTÁLOVÁ

Marie is a studied of the Department of Film Studies at Charles University in Prague. At CINEFILA, she supports the distribution and international sales activities, including the preparation of festival and market submissions, communication with international partners, and coordination of film material deliveries. She also assists with marketing communications.

She has collaborated with several film publications and brings extensive experience in marketing communication from international companies. With a strong interest in independent cinema, Maria contributes to expanding the international visibility of CINEFILA’s catalogue.

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and International Sales Assistant