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Phantom Rides

8 min

Directed and Produced by:NaFilM

Synopsis:An interactive immersive experience connecting present-day virtual reality with virtual worlds created in the early era of film. The simulation of virtual travelling is not only a dynamic reconstruction of the unique attraction and the films created for it, but also of a sensory experience of the early film audience

Credits: VOICEOVER Jan Vondráček ANIMATION Šimon Levitner, Michal Plodek WRITTEN BY Adéla Mrázová, Jakub Jiřiště, Terezie Křížkovská VR APP DEVELOPER Adam Fišer MUSIC Jiří Trtík, Adam Bláha SOUND Napa Records – Martin Tauber

Distribution: NaFilM film museum (2024 - now)

Purkino & Inside of the Projector

8 min

Directed and Produced by:NaFilM

Synopsis:Augmented reality for portable devices brings a new dimension to visitors' active exploration of the museum exhibition. Animations that respond to physical exhibits and installations provide deeper and entertaining insight into the essential processes that enable film perception and the hidden mechanisms of film projection.

Credits: ANIMATION Jakub Řídký WRITTEN BY Jakub Jiřiště SOUND Napa Records – Martin Tauber AR APP DEVELOPER Jiří Wild

Distribution: NaFilM film museum (2022 - now)

Hemala - the Lecturer

4 min

Directed and Produced by:NaFilM

Synopsis:The installation uses three-dimensional holographic projection inspired by the 19th-century Pepper’s Ghost illusion to revive the extinct profession of film lecturers. By pairing live commentary with early film projections, it shows how lecturers once heightened tension, surprise, and immersion for audiences.

Credits: CAST Alexander Hemala WRITTEN BY Jakub Jiřiště DOP Richard Špůr EDITING Šimon Havel SOUND Napa Records – Martin Tauber

Distribution: NaFilM film museum (2017 - now)

Hale’s Tour

5 min

Directed and Produced by:NaFilM

Synopsis:A virtual journey exploring the roots of virtual reality in Hale's Tours attractions, which allowed visitors to discover the whole world from a single location. Viewers will see how simple early films could become an extraordinary virtual experience transcending the boundaries of time and space.

Credits: ANIMATION Jan Topinka WRITTEN BY Adéla Mrázová, Jakub Jiřiště SOUND Napa Records – Martin Tauber

Distribution: NaFilM film museum (2017 - 2024)

Early Cinema Explained

2 × 4 min

Directed and Produced by:NaFilM

Synopsis:Two short educational films for an installation on the dawn of sound cinema vividly capture the challenges filmmakers faced. Microphones and cameras turned from helpful tools into unpredictable rivals that demanded ingenuity and invention to master.

Credits: VOICEOVER Miloš Vávra, Valerie Zawadská ANIMATION Eliška Vojtková, Karel Osoha, Matouš Svěrák WRITTEN BY Jakub Jiřiště, Adéla Mrázová, Terezie Křížkovská EDITING Šimon Havel SOUND Napa Records – Martin Tauber

Distribution: NaFilM film museum (2015 - 2019)

See film differently!

Opening hours:
Tue - Fri | 13:00 – 19:00
Sat - Sun | 10:00 – 19:00
(open mornings for larger group bookings)
Admission:
full: 240 Kč
student/senior: 160 Kč
children: 140 Kč
family (2+2): 620 Kč
Contact:
muzeum@nafilm.org
phone: +420 603 195 998
Mozarteum, Jungmannova 748/30, Praha 1 - city centre
Enter from the Franciscan Garden off Jungmann Square
Museum is funded by the City of Prague, the Czech Film Fund and the Ministry of Culture, the Visegrad Fund and Erasmus+. It is also supported by the Charles University in Prague that has given NaFilM a prestigious award for its outstanding contribution.