Docu Talents from the East – call for submissions

The most remarkable new documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe will be presented at the 15th edition of Docu Talents from the East. You can now submit your films in the production or post-production stage – the deadline for applications is April 30. Ten projects will be introduced to festival programmers, distributors, sales agents and journalists attending the CineLink Industry Days at the Sarajevo FF on August 21. Since its launch in 2005, the Docu Talents has presented over 140 projects, many of which have subsequently premiered and collected prizes at film festivals around the world.  

Have your film supported from the Ji.hlava Film Fund!

The Ji.hlava Film Fund provides in-kind grants totaling 20,000 EUR for visual and sound post-production of documentaries originating in Central and Eastern Europe. We are primarily looking for projects with unique authorial style and focus on contemporary and thought-provoking themes. Ji.hlava Film Fund's partners are UPP, Soundsquare and the Center for Documentary Film, and the deadline for submissions is April 30.

Film submissions to the 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF are open

Send us your documentary films to be considered for the 23rd edition of Ji.hlava, taking place on October 24 – 29, 2019. The deadline for 2019 films is May 31. The second deadline – for rough cuts and films that have so far not had a festival world premiere – is July 31. We accept feature-length and short films as well as animated and interactive documentaries. Films premiered at Ji.hlava have the chance to be nominated for the European Film Academy Awards, and our winners are also eligible for Oscar® consideration.

Meet Ji.hlava IDFF at other festivals 

You can meet members of the Ji.hlava IDFF team at some of the upcoming film festivals. The festival director Marek Hovorka will be in Nyon on April 6 – 12 attending Visions du Réel, together with our programmer Petr Kubica (April 10 – 13). Jarmila Outratová, the head of industry, will be in Barcelona at D'A Film Festival on April 28 – 30 and in Belgrade for Beldocs on May 8 – 11. Our programmer Andrea Slováková will attend the 65th International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen on May 1 – 5. We will be happy to meet you on these occasions!

Ex Oriente Film: Apply until April 19

Ex Oriente Film is an international training programme for documentary professionals supporting the development and funding of creative documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. The core of the Ex Oriente Film is based on three week-long residential workshops held over 9 months, including in October at the Ji.hlava IDFF. Each year up to 12 selected projects receive assistance from a wide range of film experts, with each workshop focusing on a different segment of development. Click here for the details about the workshop.

DAFilms Festival Focus: One World Romania online

DAFilms.com presents films from One World Romania. Couldn‘t make it to Bucharest but want to see films from the program? No problem! Until April 14, you can watch an exclusive selection of festival films online. You can enjoy for example Coby, a documentary from American Midwest. Suzanna is 23 and goes through a transition into a man, Coby. This transformation impacts her entire family and makes them change their perspective. The film was premiered at Cannes IFF in the ACID section and toured dozens of film festivals afterwards.