18. 10. 2019
Czech pattern at DOK Leipzig and IDFA
The Institute of Documentary Film brings Czech and co-production films at DOK Film Market & Videolibrary during DOK Leipzig (October 28 – November 2, 2019) and also at IDFA Docs for Sale (November 22–28, 2019). Find out more.
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18. 10. 2019
Czech films in IDF's activities at the 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF
The 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF includes several Czech films which are part of Institute of Documentary Film's activities, including Ex Oriente Film, East Silver Market and Silver Eye Awards.
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17. 10. 2019
Producer's profile: Kateřina Traburová
Kateřina Traburová is a young Czech producer. She is currently producing Brotherhood (dir. Francesco Montagner) within nuprodukce company and a feature documentary Amoosed! (dir. Hana Nováková) in her production company GURU FILM.
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17. 10. 2019
Discussion with Gabriele Kranzelbinder at the 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF
The long-standing collaboration between the Ji.hlava IDFF and the Audiovisual Producers' Association (APA) will this year continue with the newly granted APA World Excellence Award for outstanding documentary film producers.
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17. 10. 2019
Telling the Story of Electronic Music on Film
Just a few moments in, The Sound Is Innocent commands one’s attention with its remarkably sophisticated audiovisual style. Johana Ožvold talks about how everything has to come together to make this movie a success.
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16. 10. 2019
Czech Documentary Joys in 2019
Each year, the Ji.hlava IDFF’s Czech Joy section serves as a semi-definitive survey of new Czech documentaries. The competition also provides a good opportunity to look back on documentary releases over the past months.
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1. 7. 2019
Playing it unsafe – Helena Třeštíková’s long-term observation
With her documentary series Marriage Stories (1987) and films, such as René (2008), Katka (2009) and Private Universe (2011), filmmaker Helena Třeštíková belongs among the major proponents of long-term observation.
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27. 6. 2019
Director Artemio Benki: "I like strong, personal stories that are a bit extreme"
The French-born Czech filmmaker Artemio Benki follows the journey of the Argentinean virtuoso Martin P. from psychiatric ward back to society. In this interview, Benki talks about different aspects of his approach.
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25. 6. 2019
Director Veronika Janatková: "Everything was dictated by the pace of the project"
Co-produced by ARTE and Czech TV, Ticket to the Moon revisits the Cold War space race. In addition to a TV cut, the first-time director Veronika Janatková also made a festival version of the film.
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21. 6. 2019
Czech upcoming documentaries
The Czech Film Fund supported projects currently in production or post production stage.
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