The Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Located in Jihlava, Czech Republic
The Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival is the largest festival of creative documentary films in Central and Eastern Europe. It draws attention to documentaries notable for their innovative visual style and a deeper social reflection and confrontation.
The Jihlava IDFF has a prominent place on the map of documentary film festivals, being also a member and co-founder of Doc Alliance, an initiative of seven key European documentary film festivals, the activities of which also include the selective documentary and experimental video-on-demand portal dafilms.com.
Ji.HLAVA IDFF: Dok.revue talks about this year's programme with festival director Marek Hovorka, programme director Petr Kubica and programmer of experimental documentaries Andrea Slováková.
The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival will run from 25 October to 3 November 2024, marking its first ten-day iteration. The festival’s programme…
The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, set to take place from 25 October to 3 November 2024, has announced its first titles and…
ENVIRONMENT: A Bosnian town grapples with pollution, health crises, and conflicting interests, as citizens demand accountability from a massive steel plant.
UKRAINE: The impact of war on three generations of women, blending personal stories, family archives, and historical parallels.
PALESTINE: A postmodernist and postcolonial film monument aiming to preserve Palestinian history, presence, and perspective
CONFLICT: The ethical complexities and societal implications of war tourism in our media-driven world.
CONFLICT: Contrasting quiet Ukrainian life compositions with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families.
