Another brick in the wall
PRISON: A picturesque hybrid documentary within a hopelessly overcrowded prison in Madagascar.
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 announces special sections for its 24th edition
The 24th programme of Ji.hlava IDFF will offer classical and experimental documentary alongside a themed retrospective and off-competition sections. Here,
Ji.hlava IDFF announces Docu Talents winner, 2021 Emerging Producers
Projects from Croatia, Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine made it to the final selection of the 16th
Christmastime: Where globalism and communism meet
GLOBALISATION: In a city where it is Christmas all year long, those that produce cheap and tacky seasonal decorations care little for Western traditions.
Cannes Docs – Marché du Film Guide: Doc Talks
As part of the online Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, Cannes Docs brings its selection of screenings and
Dystopia ends when, Putin?
RUSSIA: Online video as a contemporary form of political expression and a plea against censorship in Russia.
A city between giants
IDENTITY: Following seven protagonists, the fragmentation of Hong Kong society under the 2019 social movement that attracted the attention of the whole world is on full display.
Dissidence and the disappeared
REPRESSION: Through intimate interviews and meditative photography, Ai Weiwei provides visualisation of an unsolved humanitarian crisis.
It’s a rich man’s world
CAPITALISM: Carmen Lossman’s forensic film lifts the lid on the great con of late capitalism – the debt and money-go-round that is spinning towards ecological, social and financial disaster.
«Such an ordinary thing»
ECOLOGY: Inspired by the growing movement of global eco-villages, a group of 12 adults and 6 children set out to start the first such eco-community in Estonia.
The end of representative democracy(?)
DEMOCRACY: In a 6-hour film essay, Karel Vachek weaves a collage of collective memory to show the exposure, conflict, crisis, and catharsis of the post-communist society.
The absurdity of humanity
HISTORY: A new doc based on the much-heralded book EUROPEANA attempts to hold true to its impassive recounting of the history of the 20th century.