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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 Pavel Štingl Production company K2 ...

Director of photography Martin Kubala Editor Milan Justin Financial Support - financial support: State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography (1998 ...

A Story About a Bad Dream

O zlém snu, Czech Republic, 2000, 49 min, IDF Video Library

A documentary film based on the memoirs of Eva Erbenová.... more

Director Martin Skyba Producer Karel Dvořák ... Production company Czech TV ...

Director of photography Josef Nekvasil Editor Josef Cuker ... Financial Support - grant of the capital city Prague (Art and Culture) - District Council of the Czech Union of the Freedom Fighters support

A Story Behind Every Memorial Plaque

Za každým pomníčkem příběh, Czech Republic, 2000, 28 min, History, Society

Reminiscences of a few participants of the Prague May Uprising in 1945 at Pražačka in the Žižkov part of Prague which was the second largest massacre of civilians after Pankrác.... more

Director Martin Vadas Production company Martin Vadas ...

Director of photography Martin Vadas Editor Pavel Vantuch

The Story of "Marta Ch"

Příběh "Marty Ch" , Czech Republic, 1994, 34 min

A documentary about the cause between Marta Ch. and the Premonstratensian order, concerning restitution claims in Strahov and Hradčany.... more

Director Lubomir Halatchev Producer Lubomir Halatchev Production company Kadiak film

Director of photography Emil Penev Editor Donka Ivanova

The Story of a Photography

Biografiata na edna snimka, Bulgaria, 2009, 56 min, Beta SP, History

On the 1st of May 1945 it seems like everything is going in a good way for Bulgaria and Bulgarians – the war is coming to the end, people are full of hope for peace and prosperity. At least we can find these kind of emotions on the face of our hero... more

Director Tomáš Weinreb Production company FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Director of photography Tomáš Weinreb

Editor Tomáš Weinreb IDF Events 2006 East Silver Sales FAMU - Filmová a televizní fakulta Akademie múzických umění v Praze

Story of an Unborn Child

Reportáž o nenarozeném dítěti, Czech Republic, 2006, 8 min, 16 mm, DV, Experimental

"I am an unborn child. I wasn't born to my parents."... more

Director Robin Cackett ... Producer Robin Cackett Production company Never Lose Faith Productions Director of photography Frank Kranstedt

Editor Susanne Foidl IDF Events 2007 East Silver Sales Never Lose Faith Productions

The Story Of Gad Beck

Die Freiheit des Erzhlens - Das Leben des Gad Beck, Germany, 2006, 100 min, Digi Beta, History, Personal View

Gad Beck is a great story teller. He was ten years old when the Nazis came to power and 19 when his great love Manfred Lewin was deported and killed in Auschwitz. Half-breeds by Nazi standards Gad Beck and his twin sister Miriam were interned at Rose... more

Director Josef Dlouhý Production company FATE - Film and Television Studio ...

Director of photography Jan Osten Editor Milan Justin

The Story of Jakub K.

Příběh Jakuba K., Czech Republic, 1996, 12 min

The confession of a mother whose only son was taken away from her after prolonged drug-abuse.... more

Director Marko Cvejić Producer Visnja Cupic Jovanovic Production company Playground Produkcija ... Director of photography Željko Mandić

Editor Marko Cvejić WWW www.mandragorafilm.com Sales Mandragora Film

The Story of Jan Lenhart

Priča o Janu Lenhartu, Serbia, 2009, 65 min, DV

The film tells the story of Jan Lenhart, the renown singer of folk music of Slovaks from Vojvodina. The film discovers again the unforgettable talent of this remarkable man and his music through discussion on the contemporary music scene highlighting... more

Director Dagmar Smržová Producer Jiří Konečný Production company Endorfilm s. r. o. ... Director of photography Míra Janek ...

Editor Kasimira Velitchkova IDF Events 2012 Catalogue of Upcoming Czech Documentary Films Financial Support Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography

The Story of Mr. Love

Otázky pana Lásky, Czech Republic, 2013, 73 min, DCP, HD, Creative, Health, Human Rights, Longitudinal, Personal View, Portrait, Social Issues, Society

“There is a major difference between Láska (Love) and láska. Some people always get it wrong but I have nothing to do with love,“ says Jiří Láska, a schizophrenic born to schizophrenic parents, on his way to a better life. A feature document... more

Director Josef Císařovský Production company Czech TV Director of photography Karel Machoň

Editor Michael Kořán WWW http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/iv...

The Story of One Renewal

Příběh jedné asanace, Czech Republic, 2007, 52 min, Science and Technology

The fatal transformation of the town of Louny didn’t only affect its historical center, it also changed the destinies of its residents. A person endangered by others of his own kind.... more

Director Vardan Hovhannisyan Producer Vardan Hovhannisyan Production company Bars Media

Editor Tigran Baghinyan IDF Events 2007 East European Stand at Sunny Side of the Doc ... Sales Bars Media

A Story of People in War and Peace

A Story of People in War and Peace, Armenia, 2006, 70 min, 8 mm, Creative

As a journalist, Vardan Hovhannisyan was supposed to spend five days reporting on the trench warfare in Nagorny Karabakh, a highland territory battled over by Armenia and Azerbaijan. Instead, he stayed for four years. When his son asked him several y... more

Director Pavel Štingl

Story of Survivors from Patria

Příběh trosečníků Patrie, Czech Republic, 1997, 58 min, IDF Video Library

A documentary film which describes the destiny of Jewish refugees in the occupied Europe of 1940. After a miserable voyage through the warring world, their ship reached the Palestinian coast. However, the colonial government refused to accept them so... more

Director Pavel Lukáš Producer Tomáš Měšťan Production company BulvarART Director of photography Pavel Lukáš

Editor Pavel Lukáš IDF Events 2011 Catalogue of Upcoming Czech Documentary Films WWW www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRkc9u... Financial Support elli lilly s.r.o. ...