21. 11. 2025
An interview with our newly appointed programme director Veronika Janatková
Interview
"Documentary film and art stand as a form of resistance against destructive trends, fostering critical thinking and engagement.”
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15. 10. 2025
“If you don't speak out, your silence becomes a form of endorsement”: An Interview with Salomé Jashi
Interview
Read an interview with documentary filmmaker and co-founder of DOCA Georgia, Salomé Jashi, who is preparing for her upcoming role as a tutor at Ex Oriente Features. The conversation was led by film critic and PhD candidate Botagoz Koilybayeva.
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17. 9. 2025
[Interview] East of convention: Ex Oriente Film’s human-centred method
Interview
Discover how Ex Oriente Film Workshop nurtures bold, author-driven documentaries in Eastern Europe through mentorship, experimentation, and risk-taking.
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24. 4. 2023
True Story Podcast, EP 51: Ana Maria Vijdea
Interview
Listen to the interview with the director Ana Maria Vijdea about her short documentary film May the Earth Become the Sky, awarded by the Institute of Documentary Film at Ji.hlava IDFF 22. She will pitch her new project Blue at Short Pitch during MDAG 23.
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30. 1. 2023
True Story, episode 50: The Hamlet Syndrome
Interview
Ivona Remundová talked at Ji.hlava IDFF with Piotr Rosołowski, co-director of The Hamlet Syndrome, a film about a generation of Ukrainians confronting their war trauma and tackling the painful past.
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23. 1. 2023
True Story, episode 49: Emilia Mazik and Mathieu Janssen
Interview
Ivona Remundová talked at Ji.hlava IDFF 2022 with Silver Eye Award jurors Emilia Mazik (Kaboom Animation Festival) and Mathieu Janssen (Go Short) about short films, festivals and current trends.
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16. 1. 2023
True Story, episode 48: Avitaminosis
Interview
Nicole J. Adelman talked to director Kateryna Ruzhyna about her short documentary Avitaminosis, a self-portrait of a young filmmaker from Ukraine living in Prague, awarded by the Institute of Documentary Film at Ji.hlava IDFF 2022.
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19. 12. 2022
True Story, episode 47: Invisible Landscapes
Interview
Director Ivo Bystřičan talks with Nicole J. Adelman about the "field-recording" of his film Invisible Landscapes in which he focuses on "future critical infrastructure and breaking points through sound".
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9. 12. 2022
True Story, episode 46: Pongo Calling
Interview
With director Tomáš Kratochvíl about his new film Pongo Calling about Štefan Pongo, a Roma lorry driver. The film was premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest and was awarded at Ake Dikhea? Festival of Romani Film.
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