On Wednesday 21 Sep 2016 viewers in the Lucerna cinema had the chance to see another in the series of famous silent films by Sascha Kolowrat, – “Café Elektric”. For Sascha Kolowrat this was to be his last film, but for Marlene Dietrich, whom Sascha Kolowrat introduced to the silver screen, it was her first big motion picture role.

On 12 Sep 2016 the Lucerna cinema hosted the screening of the first of the films by Alexander Joseph Kolowrat-Krakowsky, named the ‘The Moon of Israel’, also including the book launch of ‘Petrol & Celluloid’.

Guest of the ‘Afternoon on Two’ show of Radio Two, broadcast on 8 September 2016 were Maximilian Kolowrat-Krakowsky and Dr. Richard Pecha, author of the book about Alexander Joseph Kolowrat-Krakowsky entitled “Benzin & celuloid”. The host of the show, Václav Žmolík, spoke with his guests about the life of this successful automobile racer as well as cinematographer and producer, whose three most famous films were The Moon of Israel, Café Elektric and Sodom and Gomorrah, which are being shown in the month of September at Lucerna cinema.

On the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Joseph, Count Kolowrat-Krakowsky, the large hall of the Lucerna cinema will be showing his three most famous films: 12 Sep The Moon of Israel, 21 Sep Café Elektric and 29 Sep Sodom and Gomorrah.

To mark the 130^th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Joseph, Count Kolowrat-Krakowsky, the sixteenth season of the Sascha Kolowrat Veteran Rally was held on Saturday 11 June at Přimda.

The biography of Alexander Joseph, Count Kolowrat-Krakowsky came about at the behest of the Kolowrat-Krakowsky Family, to mark the 130th anniversary of his birth.

Author Richard Pecha gathered together a host of factual data covering the extraordinary life of this remarkable man, Sascha Kolowrat, arranged chronologically year-by-year. The book contains 280 reproductions of period photographs and printed matter, 20 original illustrations and a photo-story based on the last film production by Sascha-Film “Café Elektric”.

The guest of the ‘Tobogan’ show, broadcasted live on Saturday 23 April 2016 from the U Hasičů theatre was JUDr Dominika Kolowrat-Krakowská together with Count František Kinský and the etiquette specialist Mr. Ladislav Špaček. Hosting the “Blue blood” topic was Halina Pawlowská, with musical accompaniment by Věra Martinová.

You can listen to the entertaining ‘chat show’ via the link: prehravac.rozhlas.cz

In diesen Tagen geht im Škoda-Museum in Mladá Boleslav eine fesselnde Ausstellung zu Ende, die anlässlich des 130. Jahrestages der Geburt von Alexander dem Grafen Kolowrat-Krakowský unter dem Titel „Das Leben wie ein Rennen: Alexander Kolowrat und erste Sport-Erfolge der Marke Laurin & Klement“ veranstaltet wurde.

9 December 2015 saw the official opening of the new Beauty Salon BE LOVELY, in the New Kolowrat Palace, Na Příkopě 17, Prague. The 140m² premises offer a distinctive venue for all-round body care. Options for clients include physiotherapy, cosmetics, a beautician, massage, manicure and pedicure.

Going on sale under the auspices of the Czech Mint is an exceptional set of 4 medallions of pure gold and silver. The medallions bear on their faces notable ancestors of the ancient noble House of Kolowrat-Krakowsky as depicted by the Czech academic sculptor and medal maker Michael Vitanovský. The unified reverse side by the graphic artist Barbara Solperová shows the coat of arms and bilingual motto of the family: Věrně a stále – Pro Fidelitate.

Culminating its 24^th season, the Young Prague International Music Festival took place with notable support from the Kolowrátek Endowment Fund. This was a fine presentation opportunity for many outstanding, young and talented artists from diverse countries, ranging from Japan to the Czech Republic. This Festival, with its classical music focus, has been a great venue for performers to show-piece their talent and establish convivial and artistic contacts with colleagues from around the world. The young artists’ performances were a truly moving experience!

In June this year the town of Přimda was once again filled with classic car and motorcycle enthusiasts. Now in its fifteenth year, this was the venue of the popular international rally of historical vehicles, organized in honour of Alexander, Count Kolowrat-Krakowsky, the car and motorcycle racing driver.

• Kolowratovy lesy - Statutes per the New Civil Code
• Kolowratovy lesy - Invitiation to the General Meeting

František Tomáš Earl Krakowský from Kolowraty
February 25^th, 1943 in Prague – June 26^th, 2004 ibidem

Ms. Dominika Kolowrat-Krakowská with her mother Ms. Perutková and daughter Francesca at theatrical event of the year – premiere of 1914 by American director Robert Wilson on April 30^th, 2014.