About
About us
CI-5 agency is a production entity which strives to present to the general public, on a professional level and regardless of generation, historical and current events of great significance related to Europe, Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.
Who we are
We are a small team of producers, historians and technicians who have gathered a network of collaborators over twenty years: drivers of historical vehicles, members of military history clubs, active reserve soldiers and well-known figures from culture and music.
Production is our craft — from the first idea through permits, vehicles and safety all the way to clearing the site. The client or partner handles the content; we make sure it actually happens.
What we stand for
We promote national celebrations, conservative values and historical examples that still have something to say today. We care about citizens taking part in their own security and health, and about a sense of community that does not end at the edge of one generation.
We try to get the work of civic associations into the press and media — because without visibility, voluntary work quietly disappears.
How we work
Admission to our public events is generally free. Thanks to that, attendance runs into the thousands and the programme also reaches people who would not buy a ticket.
At the same time we produce closed corporate events, where the same vehicles and the same people are deployed in a private setting, tailored to the brief.
Why the five
The five in our name is no accident
It stands for the five kinds of people our events bring together. They would rarely meet otherwise — here they stand side by side.
- 01
Duty
Those for whom a weapon is part of the job. Soldiers, police officers and active reserves.
- 02
Passion
Those for whom shooting is a hobby. Sport shooters and firearms licence holders.
- 03
History
Lovers of military history. Clubs, researchers and anyone curious how it really was.
- 04
Collecting
Collectors of every kind. From badges and patches to tracked vehicles.
- 05
Outdoors
Trampers and lovers of the open air. Those who take a sleeping bag over a hotel.
Mission
Our principles
Honest about the hardware
We do not sell mock-ups. What runs, runs; what does not, we say so.
Safety first
Every event has a written safety regime and medical cover.
No politics
We commemorate history; we keep current politics out of the programme.
Respect for veterans
Witnesses and their families always come first and always have a seat.
Timeline
Two decades in the field
The agency is founded
CI-5 starts out producing social and commemorative events.
First Tank Day
Cooperation with the Lešany Military Technical Museum turns into an annual fixture.
Active reserves
We launch the Active Reserve Grand Prix — a competition for Czech Army volunteers.
Drill-Fest-Army
A parade of drill training and military music in public space.
100 years of the republic
A series of anniversary events with the Czechoslovak Legionnaire Community and Prague City Hall.
Still in motion
Tank days, conferences, defence days for children and turnkey corporate productions.