The Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) is bringing a delegation of documentary filmmakers and producers to the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), taking place from 12 to 22 November 2026. With nine films at Docs for Sale and delegates attending the IDFA Forum, we look forward to introducing new work from Central and Eastern Europe and meeting international colleagues and potential collaborators.
Our selection at Docs for Sale brings together feature-length and short documentaries, from a family reunion across continents to the founding of an independent newsroom in Hungary. Alongside the films, the delegation includes IDF board members and professionals from Austria, Germany and Greece, who will attend the IDFA Forum to meet potential partners and explore future collaborations.
Representing the IDF team are Nora Särak, Project Coordinator of East Doc and Docs Beyond, who will be in Amsterdam from 13 to 16 November, and Veronika Janatková, Project Manager of East Doc and Docs Beyond, attending from 14 to 16 November. Get in touch to arrange a meeting and find out more about our activities.
Want to meet any of the delegates or the teams behind the films? You will find all contacts in the leaflet below.
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Meet the delegates
Veronika Janatková (Czech Republic) – Project Manager for East Doc and Docs Beyond (Institute of Documentary Film)
Nora Särak (Czech Republic / Estonia) – Project Coordinator for East Doc and Docs Beyond (Institute of Documentary Film), documentary director, editor and cinematographer, graduate of the Baltic Film and Media School
Ivana Pauerová Miloševičová (Czech Republic / Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Board member (Institute of Documentary Film), director, Lead Tutor at Ex Oriente Film, script editor and Head of Projects for creative documentaries and series at Czech Television
Filip Remunda (Czech Republic) – Board member (Institute of Documentary Film), director and producer, co-founder of IDF and Hypermarket Film, co-author of KineDok
Tereza Horská (Czech Republic) – Board member (Institute of Documentary Film), executive producer at Hypermarket Film
Timo Novotny (Austria) – Producer, director and editor at inLoops, filmmaker and live visual artist known for LIFE IN LOOPS and METROCOSMOS
Sebastian Rieker (Germany) – Producer at Seehund Media GmbH, documentary filmmaker producing documentaries and cultural programmes for ARTE, BR, ORF and Spiegel TV
Dimitra Kouzi (Greece) – Director and producer at Kouzi Productions, former journalist, now developing her second feature Connecting with Mit, EURODOC alumna
Docs for Sale
450 or A Bedtime Prayer (Estonia, Georgia, Norway) – dir. Mariam Chachia, prod. Mariam Chachia (OpyoDoc), Sophio Bendiashvili (Enkeny Films), Kristine Ann Skaret (Stray Dogs), creative prod. Nino Jincharadze
80 Angry Journalists (Hungary, Germany, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark) – dir. András Földes, Anna Kis, prod. Loránd Balázs Imre (filmDOUGH Productions), co-prod. Vít Janeček
Beautiful Stupid Thing (Estonia, Colombia) – dir. Carlos E. Lesmes, prod. Merili Laur, Carlos E. Lesmes (Tin Can)
Electing Ms Santa (Republic of Moldova, Romania) – dir. Raisa Răzmeriță, prod. Ion Gnatiuc (HaiDOC Productions), co-prod. Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu
Kastelanii (Romania) – dir. Irina Malcea-Candea, prod. Irina Malcea-Candea (LUNA FILM SRL.)
Naples, Florida (Lithuania) – dir. Modesta Žemgulytė, prod. Akvilė Žilionytė-Khan (Artišokai)
Plush (Poland) – dir. Tomasz Misiukiewicz, prod. Tomasz Misiukiewicz (Przestrzeń Sp. z o.o.)
War on Women (working title) (Estonia, Germany, Romania) – dir. Maris Salumets, prod. Maris Salumets (Gambit Film), Elina Litvinova (Three Brothers), Gregor Streiber (InselFilm GmbH), Elena Martin, Monica Lazurean-Gorgan (Manifest Film)
Where I End and You Begin (Italy, Romania) – dir. David Power, prod. Raffaella Pontarelli (Amarena Film)
The delegation at IDFA 2026 is supported by the Czech Audiovisual Fund and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.