The Státní fond audiovize is an institution that supports audiovisual production, the games industry and animation and pays out film incentives.
The Státní fond audiovize is an institution whose body is the board; the fund also has a council. It supports audiovisual production and the development of the games industry and animation. [3] It announces grant calls and keeps a register of awarded film incentives. [1][2]
Petr Dvořák, elected by the Ministry of Culture, had been chairman of the board since June 2025. Minister of Culture Oto Klempíř announced his dismissal on 27 October 2026. [1][2]
In October 2026 the government did not approve the draft budget of the fund for 2027. The minister demanded that planned support be cut by about CZK 400 million, while the board insisted on CZK 787.5 million, the amount it agreed on in September when approving the short-term concept for 2027. The fund stated that under the rules in force the minimum subsidy from the state budget for 2027 is CZK 228 million. [1][3]
According to the minister, without an approved budget the fund will operate in a budget provisional regime until the end of the year, in which it may spend at most one twelfth of its 2026 budget per month. The ministry has an overview of the fund's commitments for 2026 to 2028 totalling about CZK 3.5 billion and stated that film incentives already awarded are not at risk. [1][2]
Chronology
- — Culture Minister Oto Klempíř announced that the ministry will dismiss Petr Dvořák, the former director of Czech Television, as head of the board of the Státní fond audiovize, saying they differ in their view of how the fund is managed. → ČTK / České noviny ČT24
- — According to representatives of professional organisations who met Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the government is to approve the Státní fond audiovize budget for next year on Monday 2 November; it amounts to 2.4 billion crowns, of which 1.9 billion comes from the state. → ČTK / České noviny Novinky.cz
- — The Government of the Czech Republic approved, as originally proposed, the 2027 budget of the Státní fond audiovize of 2.39 billion crowns, of which 1.5 billion crowns is for film incentives. → ČTK / České noviny ČT24
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 27 October 2026
- ČT24 — 27 October 2026
- Novinky.cz — 27 October 2026