Professional Organisations in CCI

Curious about who’s shaping the creative scene? Discover a curated selection of organizations, platforms, and initiatives driving the growth of cultural and creative industries in the Czech Republic and beyond. Looking for inspiration, partners, or support? Connect with key players in the creative world here.

APA

The Audiovisual Producers’ Association (APA) was founded in 1994 and brings together producers and production companies from Czech live-action, documentary and animated film, as well as film services, advertising and television. The primary aim of the Association’s activities is to protect and advance the interests of independent producers, and engage with professional unions, collective rights‑management organisations, and public‑administration bodies. The collective initiative of the APA’s members steers the organisation towards its most effective operation, as demonstrated by the fact that it has functioned as the main initiator and facilitator across film disciplines at critical junctures (i.e., negotiations concerning the Audiovisual Act). In its quarter-century of existence, the APA has become a firm part of the Czech audiovisual landscape and demonstrated a strong commitment. Accordingly, in the future, we wish to embed stability and development, strengthen international competitiveness, and maintain free and independent audiovisual creation. APA’s current membership numbers 167.

Association for Film and Audiovisual Education

The Association for Film and Audiovisual Education was founded in 2017, bringing together organisations and schools active in the area of film education, as well as individuals – professionals, educators, lecturers, and experts – who know how to teach children and young people about film. The Association’s activities emerged from the work of the informal Working Group for the Support of Film and Audiovisual Education, in existence since 2014. The Association supports the development of film and audiovisual education as both an academic subject and a leisure activity. It aims to increase awareness of film and audiovisual education in the Czech Republic, improve the conditions for implementing the discipline of film/audiovisual education in Czech schools and film activities in formal and informal education, deepen interdepartmental and interdisciplinary dialogue concerning film education, and contribute to the creation of detailed conceptual documents leading to heightened and systematic support for film and audiovisual education in the Czech Republic.