The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival starts today, and we will be there. We bring a programme for industry professionals, a meeting of KineDok partners and 13 films that went through our activities.
Study on the State of Czech Documentary Film
The Czech Audiovisual Producers’ Association (APA), in cooperation with us, will present the Study on the State of Czech Documentary Film, which examines the opportunities and challenges facing documentary filmmaking prior to the transformation of the Czech Film Fund into the Czech Audiovisual Fund. Documentary filmmaking has its own specific requirements and calls for a distinct creative and economic approach. The division of its support into two pillars has created new opportunities for Czech producers, but also new challenges. The study also opens up a broader discussion about the position and potential of documentary film within the Czech audiovisual industry. The presentation will also introduce a vision for the future development of Czech documentary filmmaking and its needs, formulated by producers from APA’s documentary section. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with representatives of television broadcasters and the Director of the Czech Audiovisual Fund. The debate will focus on the financing, development and production of documentary projects, the structure of public support, relations between producers and broadcasters, and the place of documentary filmmaking within broadcasters’ content strategies.
The event takes place on Tuesday, 27 October, as part of the block CZECH DOCUMENTARY IN CHANGING TIMES: WORKING CONDITIONS, FINANCING AND THE FUTURE, from 2:30 PM to 4 PM at the Industry Hub, Small Stage of the Horácké Theatre (Komenského 24).
Speakers:
Milan Fridrich / director of the Programme and Digital Services Division and deputy director general / Czech Television
Ivana Pauerová Miloševič / head of Documentary Department / Czech Television and our board member
Veronika Lišková / creative producer / TV Nova, Oneplay
Martin Poláček / head of RnE Programming / Prima Group
Veronika Slámová / director / Czech Audiovisual Fund
Moderated by:
Zdeněk Blaha / film consultant and our former Programme Director
Jitka Kotrlová / producer / Frame Films, APA
KineDok partner meeting
The annual meeting of KineDok partners from all five countries takes place at Ji.hlava on 26–29 October. The partners will discuss the latest developments in the network, including feedback, share experiences and challenges, and plan the project's activities up to 2030. The meeting also includes a selection of new VR films. From KineDok, you can meet manager Juliana Moska and coordinator Walter Nagy. You can catch them at the afternoon industry programme on 27 and 28 October. If you would like to meet them, please contact them in advance.
Schedule a metting:
Our alumni films at Ji.hlava
As every year, we are glad that many films that went through our activities are screening at Ji.hlava. This year there are 13 of them. Love Exposed, Glowing, I See No Death, Inside, Land of Fire and Baltic UXO have their world premieres there, and Wasteland Chronicles has its international premiere.
Amma, Do Giraffes Cry?, Kashpirovsky. Under The Spell, A Song Without Home, My Life for My Word, WE HAVE TO SURVIVE and To Hold a Mountain have their Czech premieres there.
SCREENING TIMES