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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.

Film of the Week: The World According to Ion B.

The World According to Ion B. (dir. Alexander Nanau, Romania 2009)

date:
04.01.2011

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A few years ago, Ion Barladeanu was an inconspicuous homeless alcoholic with a stack of original collages who then saw an unlikely rise to fame in the art circles. In November 2010, Alexander Nanau's film received an International Emmy and it is part of the East Silver Caravan.

Film of the Week
January 3 - 9, 2011

The World According to Ion B.

Director: Nanau Alexander

Producer: Nanau Alexander

Production company: HBO Romania, Alexander Nanau Production

Lumea vazuta de Ion B. , Romania, 2009, 60 min, HD, Arts and Culture, Portrait

Ion B. is a 62 year-old homeless man. His bed is a filthy foam mattress at the bottom of a garbage chute. Ion sorts through the daily household garbage of the block, avidly reading the books, magazines and newspapers he finds. Since the 70s he has been creating collages from them that he calls "my films".

The film was nominated for the 2010 Silver Eye Award (category: Mid-length Documentary) organized by the East Silver Market (October 25 - 31, 2010).

The film is also part of the East Silver Caravan, a selection of some of the best documentaries in the region presented at festivals and markets worldwide.

date:
04.01.2011

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