Andrea Prenghyová

Czech Republic

Andrea Prenghyová

director, producer, training programme representative, ceo

Andrea graduated in journalism and documentary directing. In 2001, she stood at the birth of the Institute of Documentary Film, which under her 10-year leadership developed into the biggest NGO supporting documentaries in Eastern Europe. From 2003-7, she was member of the EDN Executive Committee; in 2006-7, she participated at crafting the new Czech cinema law; and in 2007-8, she took part in the creation of the Audiovisual Training Coalition. Andrea founded dok.incubator in 2011, a workshop focused on the development of high quality cinema features in the rough-cut stage. In its 14 years of existence, dok.incubator's reputation has grown exponentially, with films regularly screened at prestigious festivals like Sundance (14 films) or IDFA (over 30 films).