What is currently shaping Czech documentary filmmaking, and which projects will soon reach audiences? Five upcoming Czech feature-length documentaries will be introduced on March 23 at 5:30 PM by their producer–director teams at Cinema 35 (French Institute in Prague) as part of East Doc Platform 2026.
Each year, we choose five remarkable Czech documentaries with strong international potential and give their creators the opportunity to present them to an audience of film professionals and the general public, including festival programmers, sales agents, distributors, and industry representatives. Through this platform, we support outstanding Czech projects in gaining international visibility, securing funding, and building new partnerships.
The presentation is organized in cooperation with the Audiovisual Producers’ Association (APA), Czech Audiovisual Fund and Ji.hlava IDFF, and will be moderated by Hana Kulhánková. Admission is free of charge.
Presented projects:
La Mona (dir. Nadja Drost, Bruno Federico, prod. Michal Sikora, co-prod. Weronika Mliczewska, CZ, CA, PL, 87 min., status: post production)
‘La Mona,’ a rebel fighter and mother, must reinvent her life as she lays down her weapon in Colombia’s historic agreement - only to discover that peace comes with its own painful price.
PLAYTOPIA (dir. Bara Jichova Tyson, prod. Kristina Husová, CZ, RO, 80 min., status: post production)
Eight children from different countries enter an otherworldly white space and, through play and negotiation, reveal how they understand the world. What becomes visible when adults step back?
Silence On the Path (dir. Olga Srstková, prod. Lenka Medová, CZ, 31 min., status: post production)
After Anna took her own life, the lives of her family and friends were turned upside down as they struggled to find forgiveness and peace.
This House is Undamaged (dir. Anna Kryvenko, prod. Matej Sotník, co-prod. Christian Popp, Guillaume Cailleau, Darya Bassel, CZ, FR, UA, SK, DE, 90 min., status: in development)
Through careful deconstruction of images, social media ads, and archival footage, the film reveals the harsh reality of Mariupol that is being rapidly rebuilt to hide the signs of war.
Valley of the Heart (dir. Theodora Remundová, prod. Jiří Konečný, co-prod. Robert Kirchhoff, CZ, SK, 90 min., status: post production)
Purna grows up a Brahmin priest family in a secluded Hindu community deep within a hidden Himalayan valley in Nepal. When his father dies, he is finally allowed to leave and embarks on a long-awaited journey to Europe.
The East Doc Platform is made possible thanks to the financial support of Creative Europe MEDIA, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Ministry of Culture Czech Republic, the capital city of Prague, APA - Audiovisual Producers' Association, Czech-German Future Fund, HBO, Creative Europe Desk Czech Republic and the Austrian Cultural Forum.
The general media partner is the Czech television.
The event is held in cooperation with the One World Film Festival and the French Institute in Prague.