It is not uncommon to find artists who came to film from work in other mediums. Some are painters turned filmmakers, while others turned to film from work in theater or writing. Alexander Kluge’s path to film was as strikingly different as his work continues to be. Today, the German director’s work is as radical as ever, and could still serve as a signpost for the young generation of filmmakers.

Žižkov has always been a bit different and is often described as ‘Prague’s Brooklyn.’ A series of events and exhibitions under the banner Žižkov Sobě — roughly meaning Žižkov to itself — enbraces the dictrict’s uniqueness. The festival includes street theater, music and photo exhibits.

Just a few years ago, collage artist Ion Barladeanu, 66, was living by the garbage bins behind a Romanian apartment block; now, his work is shown in Paris and London alongside that of Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamps. The artist spent most of his life living on the edge of a system he didn’t agree with while making collages — and finding his own kind of freedom.

The fifth Prague Photo exhibition has taken its place in the center of the city’s contemporary art world with its move to the Dox Centre for Contemporary Art. Prague Photo executive director Iva Nesvadbová says that besides the new location the show has a growing international profile and, for the first time, international participation.