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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.

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.

Director Pavel Štingl Producer Vladimír Soják Production company Studio KF ...

Director of photography Martin Kubala Editor Milan Justin

School Days Love

Studentská láska, Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, 1992, 44 min

A documentary about a realtionship that had to wait thirty years to be fulfilled.... more

Director Jan Mudra Production company MAX TV & Film Production ... Director of photography Jaromír Zaoral

Editor Jan Petras Sales Space Films

Schoolmates

Spolužáci, Czech Republic, 1994, 43 min

They graduated fifteen years ago from life and what did life bring them? How does that generation perceive the social and economic changes, how are they part of them, what satisfaction or disapointment have come their way?... more

Director Břetislav Rychlík Producer Anna Becková ... Production company Plum Production ... Director of photography Martin Duba ...

Editor Tonička Janková IDF Events 2006 East Silver WWW http://videopujcovna.ceskatele... Financial Support - refundable financial support: State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography (2005)

A Scout Has Bare Knees

Skaut má holá kolena, Czech Republic, 2006, 58 min, Beta, Social Issues

The impulse for the making of this documentary was a 30-year-old amateur film from the life of the Junák organisation of Czech Scouts that was found in a remarkably good condition. The director, a former member of the troop, who had the identity car... more

Director Václav Reischl Producer Václav Reischl Production company Vaclav Reischl

Director of photography Juraj Liptak IDF Events 2007 East Silver Sales Vaclav Reischl

Sea And Smackers

Moře a prachy, Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, 2007, 60 min, DV, Personal View

Two businessmen are waiting in exotic land for big dough. One day a man appears, he seems to have it.... more

Director Věra Chytilová Producer Michal Reitler ... Production company Bionaut Films ... Director of photography David Čálek

Editor Jakub Hejna WWW http://videopujcovna.ceskatele... Financial Support - refundable financial support: State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography (distribution - 2005)

Searching for Ester

Pátrání po Ester, Czech Republic, 2005, 119 min, Beta SP, DVD, IDF Video Library, Portrait

Ester Krumbachová - an artist, screenwriter, director; one of the boldest personalities of the Czech New Wave. She worked in theatre, she was a writer and an illustrator. She co-created films such as The Party and the Guests, Daisies, All My Good Co... more

Director Vít Olmer Production company Czech TV ... Director of photography David Hahn

Editor Martin Palouš IDF Events 2011 Catalogue of Upcoming Czech Documentary Films Financial Support State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography

Searching for Jan Werich

Hledání Jana Wericha, Czech Republic, 52 min, Beta, Experimental, History, Music

In 1977, director Vít Olmer made the last interview with Jan Werich before his death for the Slovak Television. Having received the Prix Danube Award, the programme was immediately banned. Our film crew has gone to Bratislava to collect the film fro... more

Director Václav Borovička ... Production company Originální videojournal ...

Director of photography Antonín Daňhel ... Editor Věra Čejková

Searching for Roots

Hledání kořenů, Czech Republic, 1993, 53 min

A documentary film about the life of one of children whom Přemysl Pitter took into his care after the Second World War.... more

Director Pavel Štingl ... Producer Dagmar Jursová ... Production company K2 ...

Director of photography Marek Tichý Editor Vladimír Bezděk ml. ... Sales Česká televize

The Second Life of Lidice

Druhý život Lidic, Czech Republic, 2002, 58 min, History, IDF Video Library, Society

The documentary strives for a new approach to the bequest of the 1942 tragedy. It is a follow-up to the remarkable documentary "A Silent Village", made by British director Humphrey Jennings.... more

Director Kateřina Borecká Producer Věra Hoffmannová Production company FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Director of photography Jan Oraský

Editor Jan Oraský WWW www.obrfilm.com Financial Support FAMU

Seconds

Vteřiny, Czech Republic, 2009, 9 min, Digi Beta, Experimental

In this document we would like attempt to catch a second of human dreaming, one second, when people are thinking and their ideas are forming in discontinuous stream. Because these are moments, when man is really one´s own man and when he don´t need... more

Director Jindřich Honzík Production company OK VISION ...

Director of photography Jindřich Honzík Editor Jindřich Honzík

Security - Impress Managers

Bezpečnost - manažeři Impress, Czech Republic, 2006, 25 min

An instructional film for security managers.... more

Director Pavel Koutecký Producer Anna Becková ... Production company Czech TV ...

Director of photography Stano Slušný Editor Jiří Siegler ... Sales Česká televize

Seekers of a Fixed Point

Hledači pevného bodu, Czech Republic, 2001, 115 min, 16 mm, Longitudinal

This documentary is a provisional culmination of a long-term project that aims to capture recent Czech history (1990-2001) by following the lives of four people who were active in the events of 1989.... more

Director Tomáš Škrdlant Producer Jan Lederer ... Production company Film & Sociology

Director of photography Filip Havelka ... Editor Vladimíra Wildová

Seeking the Wisdom of Old Age

Hledání moudrosti stáří, Czech Republic, 2002, 58 min, DV

On the basis of specific experiences of a few elderly people, the film reveals various forms of age and tries to give an integrating view of them.... more

Director Martin Mahdal Production company Czech TV

Director of photography Ladislav Rataj Editor Alice Nussbergerová

Senator

Senátor, Czech Republic, 52 min, Longitudinal, Politics, Portrait

Director Tomáš Hejtmánek Producer Tomáš Hejtmánek ... Production company Bionaut Films ... Director of photography Jaromír Kačer ...

Editor Tomáš Hejtmánek ... IDF Events 2005 Czech Documentary 1989 - 2004 ... WWW http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/sp... Financial Support - financial contribution: State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography (1997 ...