27. 9. 2023
Revealed: Ex Oriente Film 2nd session tutors and open programme
IDF
The second session of the Ex Oriente Film 2023 workshop will be held at the DOK Leipzig festival from October 6 to 11. The Open Programme of the session “Ex Oriente Film x DOK Industry” will offer masterclasses, case study and a lecture.
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26. 9. 2023
Czech delegation heading to DOK Leipzig
IDF
Following last year's success Institute of Documentary Film is going back to DOK Leipzig. This year's delegation consists of 24 professionals from all corners of the film industry. The 2nd session of the Ex Oriente training will also take place there.
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18. 9. 2023
IDF Delegation is heading to Georgia for CinéDOC festival
IDF
Institute of Documentary Film is sending three representatives to this year’s event - Zdeněk Blaha, Programme Director; Ivana Formanová, KineDok Manager and Dominik Vontor, KineDok Coordinator. They will be a part of a jury and a panel discussion, and
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12. 9. 2023
East Silver Caravan Award goes to project December
IDF
The award ceremony at the end of AJB DOC Industry Days marks a tremendous success for director Grzegorz Paprzycki. As his documentary project December just received the East Doc Caravan Award.
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7. 9. 2023
AJB DOC Sarajevo is coming and we’ll be there
IDF
The 6th edition of the Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival will take place from the 8th to the 12th of September in Sarajevo. IDF East Silver Manager Veronika F. Dvořáčková will be there scouting for new engaging projects and choosing
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4. 9. 2023
Submit your projects to the East Doc Platform 2024
IDF
Submit your factual series, feature-length and interactive projects to the 13th edition of East Doc Platform that will take place in Prague from the 22nd to 28th of March 2024. The application deadline is November 10, 2024.
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30. 8. 2023
Just announced: European Film Awards Documentary selection
IDF
This year’s nominations for the most prestigious European awards by the European Film Academy include two IDF projects: We Will Not Fade Away by Alisa Kovalenko and Motherland by Hanna Badziaka and Alexander Mihalkovich.
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28. 8. 2023
Major success for participants of IDF projects at the Sarajevo Film Festival
IDF
Two awards at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival went to IDF participants' films. Anna Gyimesi received the Heart of Sarajevo Award for the Best Student Film for her graduation project Falling; Kumjana Novakova was granted the Human Rights Award
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23. 8. 2023
East Silver Caravan Award went to the project Your Life Without Me by Anna Rubi
IDF
The IDF has granted the East Silver Caravan Award for the first time. At the Sarajevo Festival it went to the project Your Life Without Me by Anna Rubi. The project amplifies the voices of women who valiantly champion their children's rights.
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26. 6. 2023
Major changes in the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) threaten creative freedom
IDF
The Documentary Association of Georgia released an open letter in response to the sudden changes made by the government in the case of Georgian National Film Center. Free speech and artistic freedom is in danger. We stand behind Georgian filmmakers!
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