Summer Film School Uherské Hradiště/ Letní filmová škola Uherské Hradiště

The original idea of organizing summer film seminars for the members of Czech film clubs arose in the 1960s. The first of such meeting took place in Čimelice in 1964 and was attended by nearly 50 film buffs, who had the chance to see high quality art films that had not been released in official theatrical distribution. The lectures were given by the Czech leading film experts while the aim was to arrange the meetings of film club organisers and lectors in order to extend their professional education.

In 1993, the Summer Film School opened to the public. It increased the number of screened films and festival guests and extended its industry and extra programmes. The number of screening venues increased as well. Summer Film School is currently one of the major cultural events in the Czech Republic.