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29. 11. 2022

True Story, episode 45: A Date in Minsk

Interview

Ivona Remundová talked to Nikita Lavretski, "an abrasive and indelible comedic voice from Belarus", about his film A Date in Minsk, a one-take documentary which re-stages director's first date with his girlfriend.

3. 7. 2022

True Story, episode 42: Pianoforte

Interview

With director Jakub Piątek and producer Maciej Kubicki about their project Pianoforte, an intimate coming-of-age portrait of young pianists taking part in the legendary International Chopin Piano Competition.

26. 6. 2022

True Story, episode 41: 5 Pills Away

Interview

With director Karolina Domagalska and producer Anna Stylinska about their documentary 5 Pills Away following four women friends from Abortion Dream Team who step in and lead a revolution when Polish government introduces a near-total abortion ban.

12. 6. 2022

True Story, episode 40: Up in the Air

Interview

At the East Doc Platform in March 2022, we talked to Ukrainian director Oksana Syhareva and producer Nataliia Pogudina about their documentary project Up in the Air which follows Ukrainian aerial artists from Kharkiv before and after the Russian invasion.

1. 6. 2022

True Story, episode 39: Shut the Fuck Up!

Interview

With Ukrainian filmmaker Taisiia Kutuzova about her new project Shut the Fuck Up!, following a shy Ukrainian young man Serhiy, outraged by corruption and injustice in his village near Kyiv, who becomes a whistleblower.

25. 5. 2022

The Pitching Interview or the Platinum Anniversary with a "Golden" Stamp

Interview

A special interview between Filip Remunda, Andrea Prenghyová and Jan Gogola Jr. about the beginnings, the past and the present of the Institute of Documentary Film.

22. 5. 2022

True Story, episode 38: Ivars Zviedris

Interview

Director Ivars Zviedris talks about his film Latvian Coyote, in which he follows smugglers and illegal immigrants, and reveals interesting information about his new project - a documentary musical.

9. 5. 2022

True Story, episode 37: KIX - The Story of a Street Kid

Interview

Director and producer Bálint Révész discusses his recent project KIX - The Story of a Street Kid. For ten years, Bálint has followed a troubled street kid, Sanyi, a public enemy facing involuntary manslaughter charges at the age of 16.

1. 5. 2022

True Story, episode 36: Mariia Ponomarova

Interview

In March 2022, Ivona Remundová talked to Ukrainian producer and director Mariia Ponomarova about the need to listen to Ukrainian voices, her Ex Oriente Film workshop experience with documentary project Nice Ladies, and much more.

10. 4. 2022

“Every day there is such a high temperature in society that every fictional story is just not interesting.” An interview with Rada Sesic

Interview

We talked to Rada Sesic, programmer at IDFA and Sarajevo Film Festival, who has been involved in the IDF's activities, including the Ex Oriente Film workshop and the East Doc Platform, for years.