Iluminace, 2011 (vol. 23), issue 3
Some thoughts on the Buftea Film Studio
Dan Mircea Duta
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):143-145 
The author details the history of the Romanian Buftea film studios, their technical equipment, production and importance for contemporary international cooperation, the fate and activities of the Buftea complex after 1998 and their present use. At the same time, he raises an ethical issue: to what extent does knowledge of the political background prevent us from giving value to films that were commissioned by the previous regime and are still popular and shown today.
Editorial
Genre production in socialist cinemas
Jaromír Blažejovský
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):5-9
Introduction to the following series of articles on the topic of Genre Production in Socialist Cinemas. A basic overview to the concepts, issues and main ideas of each contribution.
Theme Articles
Laugther as a Weapon. Imagination in Satire and Slovak Film in the 1950s
Martin Kaňuch
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):11-27
The article introduces the reader to one of the discussions that took place in the 1950s about the mission of satire in socialist society. It reveals the rhetoric and paradoxes of the time, giving specific examples of film and television production of the comedic and satirical genre.
On the Thin Ice of Co-productions. A Comparative Study of Generic Production at the Barrandov and DEFA Studios in the Mid-1960s - the Case of the Movie STRAŠNÁ ŽENA (1965)
Pavel Skopal
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):29-51
The author analyses one of the cases of international cooperation between the Czechoslovak studio Barrandov and the East German studio DEFA during the filming of the musical ice show Strašná žena. Using this specific example and archival materials, he reveals the motives and goals of the co-productions, as well as the background of DEFA in the 1965-1966 season in the context of the contemporary political developments.
Fantasy-adventure or Utopian? "Sci-fi" in Czechoslovak Cinema Magazines of the 1960s
Anna Batistová
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):53-70
The aim of the study is to find out how and in what context the term "science fiction" was used in writing about domestic film production in the 1960s. The author focuses on the analysis of critical responses to selected films from the period in selected Czechoslovak periodicals.
Theorizing Genre Constitution and Fictional Worlds of Czech Sci-fi Comedies
Radomír D. Kokeš
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):71-92
In his text, the author argues that four popular Barrandov sci-fi comedies, based on stories by Miloš Macourek, exhibit specific structural features that allow them to be regarded as examples of a unique genre, whose features do not match those of the author's other films or of other Czech films from the 1948-1989 period, which contain "an element that is currently not considered physically possible in the real world".
Horrors in the mountains. Note on translation
Jaromír Blažejovský
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):93-95
Introduction to the following article by Dejan Ognjanović Horrors in the Mountains: A Serbian horror film.
In the Hills, the Horrors. Serbian Horror Films
Dejan Ognjanović
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):97-111
A few excerpts from Serbian film critic Dejan Ognjanović's book U hrdima, horori introduce readers to the way genre films were written and thought about in the former Yugoslavia.
Borrowed Imagination. Tracing the Distribution of Genre Movies in Nationalized Film Industries
Jaromír Blažejovský
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):113-135
The study focuses on genre films produced by socialist cinemas between 1960 and 1989 and their popularity in other socialist bloc countries. The author investigates the exchange of films between socialist countries, their place in the repertoire, the distribution method and the audience response.
Interviews
We Were Not Excited about Genre Film. Interview with Viorica Bucur
Dan Mircea Duta
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):137-142
Interview with Romanian film critic Viorica Bucur about the production of genre films in socialist Romania.
Ad Fontes
Cartel of Film Importers (1935-1938)
Jarmila Petrová
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):146-148
The article informs about changes in the import of films into Czechoslovakia after the decree of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Business from 11 November 1931, the establishment of the Cartel of Film Importers (KFD) in 1935 and its further evolution until 1938.
Appendix
Czech Cinema and Censorship 1962-1970. The Case of Barrandov Studio
Lukáš Skupa
Iluminace 2011, 23(3):149-152
The author informs about the subject, focus and individual points of his dissertation Czech Cinema and Censorship 1962-1970: the Case of Barrandov Studio.