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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.

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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.

Support Scheme Gathering Momentum

date:
08.09.2010

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Introduced in June, Czech Republic's Film Industry Support Programme has been drawing a high number of local and international applications. Upon passing the Cultural Test and meeting other requirements, producers of feature, documentary, TV and animated films over 70 minutes are now eligible to receive a cash rebate of 20%.

[Source: Film New Europe, September 8, 2010]

Applicants Line Up for Czech Film Industry Support Program

Increasing numbers of local and international film productions are applying for the newly launched 20 percent cash rebates offered by the Czech Republic, submitting to the required cultural test. The Czech Film Industry Support Program, which went online in June, evaluates each project for European cultural and production criteria and a minimum spend in the Czech Republic.

The program is intended to support feature, TV, documentary and animated films of at least 70 minutes as well as TV productions of at least 40 minutes per episode. The rebate can apply to a maximum 80 percent of the production budget and is issued once the shooting or post-production work in the Czech territory ends.

So far 34 projects have won a positive evaluation and 12 went on to obtain funding from the Ministry of Culture. Among them there are international shoots such as Mission Impossible 4, directed by Brad Bird and produced by Paramount Pictures, and the ambitious war drama Red Tails, directed by Anthony Hemingway and produced by Lucasfilm.

Local projects supported by the program are Alois Nebel, directed by Tomas Lunak and produced by Negativ and Leaving, the directorial debut of Vaclav Havel produced by Jaroslav Boucek's company BUC Film in cooperation with Czech Television.

date:
08.09.2010

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