GULLIVER CONNECT - INTERNATIONAL CALL 2009

03.11.2008
The Central European Foundation (Slovakia), KulturKontakt (Austria) and the Felix Meritis Foundation (Netherlands) are proud to present the Gulliver Connect programme 2008/2009. Thanks to a large network of cultural organisations throughout Europe and beyond, Gulliver Connect offers young professionals hands-on work experience in order to acquire new professional skills and establish new contacts for future cooperation.

EAST EUROPEAN FORUM PITCH ORDER

24.10.2008
On the weekend Oct 25 - 26, 2008, 24 projects attending this year's East European Forum will finally be pitched to a panel of international commissioning editors. The presentations are divided into several sessions and take place in a set order.

12TH JIHLAVA IDFF - PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

21.10.2008
The 12th Jihlava IDFF (October 24 - 29, 2008) will again offer a wide variety of outstanding documentary films from all around the world. Opus Bonum, Between the Seas and Czech Joy remain the flagship competition programmes of the festival; different themes will be infused in the selection of films in Homo Balcanicus or Gender Bridge. The brand new section Fascinations will for the first time take a glimpse into the landscape of experimental documentary film.

BURMESE FILMMAKERS AT EAST EUROPEAN FORUM WORKSHOP

21.10.2008
In addition to our confirmed participants and tutors, the East European Forum workshop (October 22 - 24) will host another pair of special guests. The Maw Nain and Thaidhi will attend the workshop as observers; the two Burmese filmmakers attend the Yangon Film School, a training programme co-organized by IDF.

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2008 – PRIX ARTE: NOMINATIONS

19.10.2008
The European Film Academy proudly announces the nominations in the category EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2008 – PRIX ARTE. There is a total of nine documentary films nominated. This year’s documentary jury will now convene in Berlin to screen the nominated films and decide on the winner.

EAST SILVER 2008 ONLINE CATALOGUE NOW AVAILABLE

16.10.2008
The 5th edition of East Silver, a digitized market dedicated exclusively to documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe, will offer over 370 completed films and trailers of upcoming titles, October 24 - 29 at the Jihlava IDFF. You can browse the online catalogue for 2008 on East Silver's newly revamped website.

PANEL OF UPCOMING EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARIES

14.10.2008
The 12th Jihlava IDFF will host the inaugural Panel of Upcoming European Documentary Films that will present 9 documentary films slated for release in 2009. The event takes place Sunday, October 26 at 4pm, Dukla Cinema.

PRESS CONFERENCE: JIHLAVA IDFF, DOC AIR, EAST EUROPEAN FORUM & EAST SILVER

09.10.2008
We would like to cordially invite you to the press conference of the 12th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (October 24 - 29) and its industry section that will take place Wednesday, October 15 at 2pm at Evald cinema (Národní třída 28, Prague 1). On October 14, 2008, a press conference will also be held in Bratislava.

FREDERICK WISEMAN INTRODUCES HIS FILMS IN JIHLAVA

05.10.2008
The main guest of this year’s Jihlava IDFF is a living legend of American documentary Frederick Wiseman. This still active film maker who is famous for his criticism of American governmental institutions will introduce a profile of his forty years long career. As a part of Translucent Beings category, he will present selected films, starting with his documentary Law and Order from 1969 and ending with his new film State Legislature that premiered only two years ago.

VIDEOACTIVE OPENS ACCESS TO TV ARCHIVES

05.10.2008
New initiative VideoActive creates access to television archives across Europe. The unlocking of these (largely) closed archives will make their content available for educational and academic purposes. It will enable an interactive discovery of television's cultural heritage.

ESTONIA CUTS FILM SUBSIDIES

05.10.2008
With the economic growth stalling, Estonia is reducing its state film financing this year and faces further cuts in coming years. The national film agency, the Estonian Film Foundation, has been told to reduce the 2008 budget of €4.1 million by €20,700 or 0.5% this year and is facing further cuts in 2009.

EAST SILVER 2008 INDUSTRY GUESTS

05.10.2008
For this year's market, East Silver selected 242 films with international outreach. East Silver offers 30 screening stations where industry professionals can additionally watch all titles from the Jihlava festival program.To ensure that your film reaches people who will find placement for your film abroad, we will arrange your meetings with these industry professionals throughout the market. East Silver is organized by IDF and MFDF Jihlava.

COUNCIL OF EUROPE SEEKS RELATIONS WITH DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS

02.10.2008
The Audiovisual Production Unit of the Council of Europe is looking for partners in Europe to cooperate in the co-production of documentaries on a wide range of subjects and therefore the Council of Europe is keen to develop relations and contacts with European production companies and independent producers.

OCTOBER FILM BINGE ON DOC AIR

01.10.2008
Starting this weekend, Doc Air, an online distribution portal for documentary and experimental films, is launching a film feast. Every week throughout October, documentary fans will get a chance to see Czech and international films from the previous edition of the Jihlava IDFF, as well as selected films from the upcoming festival.

COMMISSIONING EDITORS AT 2008 EAST EUROPEAN FORUM

29.09.2008
The current edition of the East European Forum (Oct 22 - 27) is proud to host the largest number of commissioning editors and film fund representatives in its history. Twenty-one guests who will attend the Pitching Forum (Oct 25 - 26) to consider support for 24 East European documentary projects represent key regional as well as global broadcasters from Belarus to the USA, including a host of countries in between.

RENÉ, GYUMRI AND BLIND LOVES TO COMPETE AT DOK LEIPZIG

26.09.2008
The 51st DOK Leipzig (October 27 - November 2) has revealed its 2008 programme selection. The International Competition consists of 19 documentary films, including René (dir. Helena Třeštíková), Gyumri (dir. Jana Ševčíková) or the multi-awarded Blind Loves (dir. Juraj Lehotský). 10 films will be presented in the German Competition; Generation DOK will highlight 19 films by emerging documentary filmmakers.

LINE SANDSMARK APPOINTED AS NEW EDN DIRECTOR

25.09.2008
The Executive Committee of EDN, European Documentary Network, has appointed Line Sandsmark as the new director of the organisation. Line Sandsmark will start her new position as EDN Director on November 1. A long-time partner of IDF, EDN has been a key player in the support of international as well as East European documentary film since 1996.

EAST EUROPEAN FORUM TUTORS CONFIRMED

24.09.2008
The names of 8 mostly European documentary experts who will be in charge of the East European Forum workshop and the 3rd workshop session of Ex Oriente Film have been confirmed. Four of them will supervise 24 East European filmmakers who attended the year-long training programme; another four will oversee the project development of 20 filmmakers who applied directly for the East European Forum. Both workshops take place side by side October 22 - 24, concluding with the public presentations on the weekend of October 25 - 26.

JIHLAVA IDFF INDUSTRY PROGRAMME TAKES SHAPE

23.09.2008
The East European Forum, East Silver, Panel of Upcoming European Documentary Films and other mainstays of the Jihlava IDFF industry programme have finalized their dates, venues and confirmed guests. For programme updates, please visit the East European Forum section. Looking forward to meeting you in Jihlava!

LOST WORLD, KITES, BLIND LOVES AND OTHER EEF FILMS BACK IN JIHLAVA

18.09.2008
After years of development, films that in the past attended the Ex Oriente Film workshop or found support at the East European Forum return to Jihlava. It has become a tradition in recent years that some 10 documentary films - often boasting international awards - revisit the place where they sought support in the development stage. All films will be included in the East Silver documentary market, accessible to international buyers, sales agents or journalists. At the beginning of October, the programme director will announce which films are selected for the festival programme as well. Congratulations!

INAUGURAL CZECH LION AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS

16.09.2008
Czech documentary films will finally receive recognition at this year's Czech Lion awards handed out by the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA). In the inaugural edition, judges will be considering all eligible documentaries made from Jan 1, 1993 - Dec 31, 2007. A shortlist of 10 films will then advance to the second round in which CFTA members select three best documentary films. The awards are overseen by CFTA, the Institute of Documentary Film and the Audiovisual Producers' Association.

EDN TALENT GRANT 2008

10.09.2008
The EDN Talent Grant 2008, presented at the Sarajevo Film Festival, goes to Croatian director Goran Devic. He was awarded for his film Three and will now have the opportunity to present a new project at the international pitching session Docs in Thessaloniki (March 18-22, 2009). Co-organized by the Sarajevo FF and EDN, the EDN Talent Grant aims to encourage and support up-and-coming documentary filmmakers from the Balkan region.

PANEL FEATURES 9 UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY FILMS

09.09.2008
The Institute of Documentary Film, Jihlava IDFF and the Czech Film Center would like to invite you to attend the Panel of Upcoming Czech Documentary Films for 2008/2009 where we will also release a hot news item regarding the Czech Lion Award for documentary films.

ACCREDITATION FOR JIHLAVA IDFF AND INDUSTRY SECTION

08.09.2008
You can now register for the East European Forum, East Silver, film programme as well as seminars and panels at the Jihlava IDFF taking place this October. You have until October 15 to book a virtual seat in all festival theatres and auditoriums as a visitor, journalist or a professional.

TOP DOCS - SUNDANCE HIGHLIGHTS AT SVĚTOZOR

04.09.2008
September 16 - 18, 2008, One World Festival and U.S. Embassy Prague invite all doc fans to Světozor that hosts a showcase of several remarkable documentaries that were awarded at this year's Sundance Film Festival. [photo: The Crown, dir. Amanda Micheli, Isabel Vega]

PEACE WITH SEALS AND LOST HOLIDAY TAKE ON ITALY

02.09.2008
Two Czech documentaries - Peace with Seals (dir. Miloslav Novák) and Lost Holiday (dir. Lucie Králová) - will be included in the feature film competition at this year's Milano Film Festival that takes place September 12 - 21, 2008.

25 DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS READY FOR BALTIC SEA FORUM

25.08.2008
The current edition of the Baltic Sea Documentary Forum takes place September 3 - 7, 2008 in Riga, Latvia. Twenty-five documentary projects from Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and Ukraine will be presented at this year's Forum that combines a pitching workshop, pitching sessions and one-on-one meetings with commissioning editors. Documentary screenings include Stone Silence, Music Partisans, Blind Loves or The Deconstruction of an Artist that in the past attended Ex Oriente Film and the East European Forum.

BLIND LOVES TO OPEN IN CZECH THEATRES

25.08.2008
Juraj Lehotský's documentary film Blind Loves will be released in Czech theatres September 4, 2008. Awarded at this year's Cannes IFF, the film captures the many remarkable worlds experienced by its four protagonists. Blind Loves will also be released in a special version for the blind that features an extra audio track.

CZECH LION AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY FILM

22.08.2008
For the first time, Czech Film and Television Academy will award the best documentary films from 1993 - 2007, which have been in cinema distribution and did not compete for the Czech Lion Award in the past years.Announcement of the 3 winning films will take place at the Czech Lion Nomination Evening 2008.

KITES RECEIVE THE LOCARNO's CRITIC's WEEK AWARD

18.08.2008
Another Ex Oriente Film workshop's film awarded. Director Beata Dzianowicz and producer Krzysztof Kopczyński have received the Critic’s Week Award (Le Prix SRG SSR idee Suisse/Semaine de la Critique) for the film “Kites” at the 61st Locarno International Film Festival which ended on the 16th of August 2008. It is the main prize awarded in the international competition of full-length documentaries of the festival “Critic’s Week” organized by Switzerland’s national association of film journalists and the most important award this year for a documentary film at the festival.

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