06-10-2022

Announcing European projects selected for the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2022

    We are happy to share with you 16 new European documentary projects, which will be presented at the 2nd edition of the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum held as part of the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF on October 27–28.

    The Forum will feature projects in development as well as in production and post-production. The selected projects include diverse genres and audiovisual formats – such as fiction films with documentary aspects, hybrid, cinema expanded, experimental and short films. See more information about the projects here.

    The list of the ten U.S. documentary projects at the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum is available here.

    This year we introduce a number of awards granted to the most promising projects presented at the Forum – in cooperation with our partners AmDocs, UPP, Soundsquare, DAFilms.com, Taskovski Films, Cannes Docs – Marché du Film, Documentary Association of Europe, and European Film Market.

    The Ji.hlava New Visions Market features additional 24 European films looking for co-productions. Its authors are available for meetings with Ji.hlava industry guests.

    All presentations will be available both in person and online to the Ji.hlava industry accreditation holders.

    JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS FORUM 2022 - EUROPEAN PROJECTS

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    Director: Ondřej Vavrečka

    Producer: Vít Janeček

    Genre: Fiction with Documentary Aspects, Hybrid

    Country: Czech Republic

    Estimated date of premiere: 2023

    A FAREWELL TO SNOW – A FILM TRILOGY

    Director: Sanni Priha

    Producer: Tuuli Penttinen-Lampisuo

    Genre: Cinema Expanded, Documentary, Hybrid

    Country: Finland

    Estimated date of premiere: 2024

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    Director: Roman Blazhan

    Producer: Roman Blazhan

    Genre: Documentary

    Country: Ukraine

    Estimated date of premiere: December 2023

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    Director: Audun Amundsen

    Producer: Audun Amundsen
    Genre: Documentary

    Countries: Germany, Norway, United Kingdom
    Estimated date of premiere: December 2023

    DABRUNEBA
    Director: Mar Garro Lleonart

    Producers: Alba Sotorra Clua, Paloma Bercovich

    Genre: Documentary

    Country: Spain

    Estimated date of premiere: 2023

    FOREST
    Director: Lidia Duda

    Producer: Anna Bławut Mazurkiewicz

    Genre: Documentary
    Country: Poland

    Estimated date of premiere: 2024

    HOLDING MAWDA
    Director: Robin Vanbesien

    Producer: Robin Vanbesien

    Genre: Documentary, Experimental

    Country: Belgium
    Estimated date of premiere: 2024

    HUN TUN
    Director: Magdalena Hejzlarová

    Producer: Karolína Davidová

    Genre: Hybrid

    Countries: Czech Republic, France, Hungary
    Estimated date of premiere: 2023

    IF I EVER LOSE MY EYES
    Director: Lea Petříková

    Producer: Tomáš Pertold
    Genre: Documentary, Experimental

    Country: Czech Republic
    Estimated date of premiere: January 2023

    IN THE END OF THE WORLD. DARKNESS: REDEMPTION
    Director and producer: Abraham Escobedo-Salas

    Genre: Fiction with Documentary Aspects, Hybrid

    Countries: Mexico, Portugal
    Estimated date of premiere: 2023

    METRO 22
    Director: Pavlo Dorohoi

    Producer: Artem Pribylnov

    Genre: Documentary

    Country: Ukraine
    Estimated date of premiere: 2023

    PREEMPTIVE LISTENING
    Director: Aura Satz

    Producer: Luke W Moody

    Genre: Documentary, Experimental

    Country: United Kingdom
    Estimated date of premiere: October 2023

    RED SKIES
    Director: Marina Thomé

    Producer: Marcia Mansur

    Genre: Documentary, Experimental

    Country: Portugal
    Estimated date of premiere: 2025 

    SINNERMEN
    Director: Aleš Suk

    Producer: Aleš Suk

    Genre: Documentary, Hybrid

    Country: Croatia
    Estimated date of premiere: 2024

    SUBTERRANEA
    Director: Valeria Mazzucchi

    Producer: Irene Muñoz Martin

    Genre: Documentary, Experimental, Hybrid, Short
    Country: Switzerland
    Estimated date of premiere: 2024

    THE GREAT NOTHING
    Directors: Vít Klusák, Marika Pecháčková
    Producers: Pavla Klimešová, Vít Klusák, Filip Remunda

    Genre: Documentary

    Country: Czech Republic
    Estimated date of premiere: March 2023

    We look forward to seeing you at the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF on October 25–30!