Festival

Festival presentation: 

THINKING THROUGH FILM! The largest festival of creative documentary in Central Europe. Thematically essential but also aesthetically outstanding films. Film Industry: Emerging Producers, Inspiration Forum, Festival Identity, Conference Fascinations, East Silver docs market.

Edition: 

20

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Documentary

Category/Format: 

Documentaries

DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION
Deadline for films produced in 2015: April 30, 2016.
Deadline for films produced in 2016: June 30, 2016.
You can also submit a rough cut of your film by July 31, 2016

MORE INFO AND ENTRY FORM: http://www.dokument-festival.com/program/film-submission
Contact for film submissions: Petr Pádivý, shipping@dokument-festival.cz


JIHLAVA INDUSTRY PROGRAMME 2016

Since 2001, the Jihlava IDFF has been known for its diverse and inspiring industry events and activities bringing together film professionals from Eastern and Western Europe. In 2016, the industry programme includes:

*Docu Talents from the East / a presentation of the most remarkable creative documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe at the stage of production or post-production
*Emerging Producers / a presentation of 18 talented European documentary producers
*Inspiration Forum / a platform for discussion about new documentary topics
*Festival Identity / a meeting of festival directors and programmers
*Conference Fasinations / a conference meeting of experimental documentary film distributors
*DOC.STREAM / a presentation of documentary production from selected countries
*East Silver Market / a film market showcasing the latest East European production, organised by IDF *Masterclasses / exceptional documentary filmmakers talking about their methods

More details at www.dokument-festival.com/industry
Contact for the Industry Office / Jarmila Outratová / Head of Industry Office /
jarmila@dokument-festival.cz

History

The festival was founded in 1997 and it has been adding new categories and awards ever since. The CZECH JOY award started in 2000 followed by BETWEEN THE SEAS in 2003, OPUS BONUM in 2006, and FASCINATIONS in 2008. In partnership with the Institute of Documentary Film, EAST SILVER – Central and East European documentary market – was launched in 2004, and then DAFILMS.COM – online film portal – in 2005.

Awards

Best World Documentary Film
Best Central and Eastern European Documentary Film
Best Czech Documentary Film
Best Documentary Debut Film
Best Experimental Documentary Film
Best Czech Experimental Documentary Film
Best Short Documentary Film
Audience Award
Contribution to World Cinema