A rare 1990 metal pin badge, with text FFP 1990. The FFP festival is the
Filmovy festival pracujicich or the 'film festival for the working man'.
The badge face is 2.2cm in diameter with a long, stick pin style fastener to the rear.
Historical Background
The workers Film festival was a communist sponsored festival aimed at the working class. Providing nationwide access to the latest films from 1948-1990.
The festival was created as a supplement to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Its purpose was to take films to the widest possible audience. The event was important for the communist regime , both in terms of economic interests, and cultural policy.
The first event was held in 1948 in Zlin, in 1949 the event took place in five cities and in each additional year the festival expanded further .
From 1959 many films were shown in outdoor venues, giving rise to the phenomenon of the Czech 'Letni Kino' or summer cinema. Where the film reels and projectors would be set up outdoors in places where large numbers of citizens could congregate to watch the films.
Overall, during the 42 years the festival was held, it covered more than 170 cities in former Czechoslovakia.
