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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
Jarmila Bůžková
Production company
Czech Connection
Director of photography
Isabelle Fermon
Editor
Anne-Marie L'Hote
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Bata, a Family That Wanted to Fit the Planet with Shoes

Bata, la famille qui voulait chausser la planete, Czech Republic, 2003, 52 min, Digi Beta, History, Portrait, Society

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Through the accounts of the Bata family and former employees, the film recounts the double story of the family & company. Throughout the 20th century, Bata survived through economic, social and political upheavals. In order to maintain its position today, Bata must forget its founder's social vision and adapt its one-hundred-year heritage to the new challenges of globalization.

Director:

Jarmila Bůžková

Director of photography:

Isabelle Fermon

Screenplay:

Jarmila Bůžková

Editor:

Anne-Marie L'Hote

Sound:

Kryštof Mařatka

Languages:

Czech, English