DOKweb Content

www.DOKweb.net is a portal dedicated to East European documentary film. The news section provides up-to-date information on upcoming and just completed films, interviews with filmmakers and other documentary professionals, in-depth articles exploring the state of documentary filmmaking in various parts of the region, as well as insightful texts on current trends, funding, etc. The portal also boasts the largest published databases of completed and upcoming documentary films from Eastern Europe, an industry directory, as well as trailers and original video content. www.DOKweb.net is IDF´s key online project that provides comprehensive details on all IDF´s activities and links them with general information service.

Institute of Documentary Film’s Activities

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Founded in 2001, the INSTITUTE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM (IDF) is a non-profit training and networking centre based in Prague, Czech Republic, focused on the support of East European documentary films and their wider promotion. Our activities support filmmakers through all stages of completion – development, funding, production, post-production, and distribution. We aim at individual filmmakers (tailored consultations), groups of carefully selected professionals with projects or films (Ex Oriente Film, East European Forum, East Silver, Doc Launch, etc.), broader professional community (East Doc Platform), as well as the general public (portal www.DOKweb.net). We closely work with key int. festivals, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, markets, or training initiatives and serve as the GATEWAY TO EAST EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM.

Doc Launch

Marking its 4th edition in 2008, Docu Talents from the East will again be part of the Karlovy Vary IFF industry section to present the most remarkable creative documentary projects from Central and East Europe. During a seven-minute presentation, directors and producers of the nine selected projects will introduce their films, along with clips from the completed footage. DOCU TALENTS from the EAST has been the launching pad for a number of documentaries that, after being completed, successfully attended the festival's documentary competition, e.g., Lost Holiday by Lucie Králová, Other Worlds by Marko Škop, The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories by Andrey Paounov, or Blind Loves by Juraj Lehotský, Bahrtalo! Good Luck by Róbert Lakatos or Bye Bye Shanghai by Jana Boková are scheduled to compete in this year's lineup. The annual event is organized by IDF, Jihlava IDFF and the Karlovy Vary IFF.

DOCU TALENTS FROM THE EAST
Presentation of Creative Documentary Projects from Central and East Europe
Date: Monday, July 7, 2008
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Venue: Hotel Thermal, Karlovy Vary IFF

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DOCU Cocktail Party - following the presentation
Date: Monday, July 7, 2008
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Venue: Hotel Thermal, Karlovy Vary IFF

Photo: Rabbit a la Berlin Style (dir: Bartek Konopka)

Objectives
The presentation will offer a selection of feature documentary films in development aimed for theatrical release, slated to open in 2008/2009. The goal of the meeting is to draw the attention of important film professionals attending the only A category festival in the region also on some of the best films in the documentary genre. We believe that the promotion of films from the very initial stages of development is one of the most efficient tools within the overall support. Each year, festival programmers, distributors, buyers and local as well as international journalists are invited to attend the event. Detailed information on each project will be provided in a special brochure distributed at the festival. Following the presentation, filmmakers will be able to meet audiences, festival programmers, distributors and journalist at an informal cocktail party.

Press contact: Hana Rezkova, IDF, hanka@docuinter.net, +420 777 240 005