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  • KineDok: «Decentralisation is absolutely crucial»

    KineDok: «Decentralisation is absolutely crucial»

    INTERVIEW: KineDok's Juliana Moska talks through a season built on decentralisation, and what changed since she and Walter Nagy took over the Czech programme this March.

  • Institute of Documentary Film launches new training programme on audience and impact

    The Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) has launched Docs Beyond: Audience, Impact & AI, a new training programme aimed at helping documentary teams develop strategies for reaching audiences and generating measurable impact. The programme is open to film professionals based in the Czech Republic who are working on a feature-length documentary in production or post-production,…

  • Short Pitch Program returns to Warsaw with seven CEE documentary projects

    Short Pitch Program returns to Warsaw with seven CEE documentary projects

    The Short Pitch Program 2026 returned to Warsaw on 10 May as part of Millennium Docs Against Gravity, bringing seven emerging short documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe into contact with sales agents, distributors, festival representatives and other industry decision-makers. Organised by the Institute of Documentary Film in cooperation with Millennium Docs Against Gravity,…

  • KineDok unveils 2026/2027 collection across five-country network

    KineDok unveils 2026/2027 collection across five-country network

    KineDok has announced its 2026/2027 collection, unveiling a slate of 18 documentary titles, including three VR works, that will circulate across its transnational screening network from May 2026 through April 2027. The programme will be available to venues in Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Romania, continuing the initiative’s long-running effort to connect contemporary documentary cinema…

  • East Doc Platform 2026 announces 16 award winners in Prague

    East Doc Platform 2026 announces 16 award winners in Prague

    The East Doc Platform (EDP) unveiled its 2026 award winners on March 24 at the French Institute in Prague, distributing 16 prizes across documentary projects at various stages of development — from early development through post-production. The evening’s top honour, the Silver Eye Award, went to Inside (Slovakia/Croatia), directed by Dorota Vlnová, a 15-minute post-production…

  • East Doc Platform 2026 returns to Prague with full public programme

    East Doc Platform 2026 returns to Prague with full public programme

    East Doc Platform will return to Prague from March 19 to 25 for its 15th edition, offering a programme that brings together industry debate, documentary craft and a selective public-facing strand at a moment of wider change for the nonfiction field. Organised by the Institute of Documentary Film in cooperation with the One World Festival,…

  • East Doc Platform 2026 reveals 40 projects across a broad aftermath-focused lineup

    East Doc Platform 2026 reveals 40 projects across a broad aftermath-focused lineup

    East Doc Platform has unveiled the full selection for its 2026 edition, set to run from 19 to 25 March at the French Institute in Prague. Organised by the Institute of Documentary Film, the platform brings together 40 documentary projects from more than 20 countries. The programme once again confirms the platform’s role as one of Central…

  • East Doc Platform 2026 full programme announced for Prague

    East Doc Platform 2026 full programme announced for Prague

    Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) has announced the programme framework for East Doc Platform 2026 (EDP), running 19–25 March 2026 at the French Institute in Prague, in cooperation with the One World International Human Rights Film Festival. The event is positioned as Central and Eastern Europe’s largest professional platform for documentary film and a meeting…

  • «Intensity alone doesn’t create value»

    «Intensity alone doesn’t create value»

    INTERVIEW: East Doc Platform returns to Prague 19–25 March 2026 as Central and Eastern Europe’s key documentary industry meeting point. New manager Hana Kulhánková outlines a sharper, more human approach to matchmaking, time, and creative integrity.

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