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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 Rudolf Mihle Production company National Film Archive

Director of photography Rudolf Mihle Editor Rudolf Mihle ...

The History of Amateur Film

Historie amatérského filmu, 1. Dětské krůčky, Czech Republic, 2006, 46 min, DV

The history of amateur film is long and intriguing. Its development is closely connected with filming equipment. In the early 1920´s the narrow 9.5mm and 16mm formats were used; in the 1932 they were replaced by the 8mm, and in the 1980´s VHS took ov... more

Director Tomáš Váňa Producer Tomáš Váňa Production company KLOBOUK film s.r.o.

Director of photography Tomáš Váňa Editor Mirek Šmilauer

The History of Pacov

Historie Pacova, Czech Republic, 2011, 40 min, DVD, History

4 documentary films mapping the history of the Czech town Pacov and its surroundings from prehistory to present. ... more

The Home - a way of being. The home in Silesian tradition

Director Wojciech Majewski Producer Wiesław Łysakowski Production company Tramway

Director of photography Mieczyslaw Chudzik Editor Joanna Wojtulewicz

The Home - a way of being. The home in Silesian tradition

Dom - droga istnienia. Dow w tradycji śląskiej, Poland, 2009, 34 min, HD, Anthropology, Arts and Culture, History

"The Home - a way of being" is the first part of a movie cycle created by director Wojciech Majewski and touches upon the fundamental issues of life. According to the author of the movie: "The sacred dimension of the home comes from spirituality brou... more

Director Bruno Ankovic Producer Nenad Puhovski

Production company Factum Documentary Film Project Editor Dubravka Turić

The Jesters Strike Again

Vanka Skvare, Croatia, 1999, 28 min, 16 mm

At the beginning of the century, the Mayor of the Croatian coastal town of Split started organizing annual festive dinners for town jesters, beloved and famous for their humour and specific eccentric behavior. On that day they had the privilege of be... more

Director Péter Forgács Producer Péter Forgács

Editor Péter Forgács

The Land of Nothing

A semmi országa, Hungary, 1996, 62 min, Archive, History

An amateur film journal sometimes contradicts the 'official', the so called 'public history' from a private history view. Sometimes offers a radically different, emblematic, or even banal aspect. But rarely may we see the unseen, a private view of th... more

Director Mária Sós Producer János Vészi Production company Fórum Film Alapítvány (Forum Film Foundation)

Director of photography Erzsébet Kalbert Editor Ágnes Ostoros

The Land of Wailing

Jajgatán, Hungary, 2008, 53 min

Csuk Roland, a ten year old little boy was born in Budapest. Until he was four years-old he spent more time in hospital than at home because he could not breathe the city air, which made him asthmatic, so on the advice of his doctor his parents took ... more

Director Rajna Radosavljević Production company Alternativna televizija

Editor Antonio Bursać

The Last One

Ostanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2009, 13 min

The film is about the life of Stana Cerović from Šavnik, Montenegro, probably the last living woman playing a role of man in the Balkans. As a direct descendant of Novica Cerović, famous Montenegrin hero of the fight against Turks, she has had a very... more

Director Ulrich Seidl

Production company Lotus Film GmbH

The Last Real Men

Die letzten Männer, Austria, 1995, 60 min, Society

Disappointed by failed relationships and high demands of Austrian women more and more Austrians try their luck in marrying a Thai or Philippine woman. Asked for the advantages of asian women, their Austrian husbands often reply that they "don't talk ... more

Director Gábor Zsigmond Papp Producer Gábor Zsigmond Papp Production company Bologna Film

Director of photography Balázs Dobóczi Editor Szilárd Nagy IDF Events 2005 East Silver ...

The life of an agent

Az ügynök élete, Hungary, 2005, 82 min, Beta SP, History, Politics, Society

During the communist era hundreds of propaganda and instructional films, as well as short and full-length feature films were produced in Hungary. These films addressed a wide range of subjects and provided guidance as to the appropriate methods of pr... more

Director Kateřina Knappová Producer Viktor Průša Production company Czech TV ... Director of photography Darko Štulić

Editor Jindřich Juna IDF Events 2006 East Silver WWW http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/iv... Financial Support - Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs support ...

The Long Road Is Short

Cesta dlouhá krátká je, Czech Republic, 2006, 57 min, Beta SP

I came here excited by this basic idea of stasis. There's this Mexican animal called the axolotl, a very curious animal. This salamander can remain in its larval stage all its life, choose not to grow into the higher state of its species - this anima... more

Director Alena Krejčová Producer Zdeněk Krejčí

Director of photography Alena Krejčová

The Love Fairy

Bludička lásky, Czech Republic, 2011, 14 min, DVD, Arts and Culture, History

A feature documentary film on the relationship of Czech poet Karel Hynek Mácha (16. 11. 1810 – 6. 11. 1836) to a girl named Lori.... more

The Loves of a Brunette/Lásky jedné tmavovlásky

Director Linda Vorlíčková Producer Linda Vorlíčková Production company Tomas Bata University in Zlin - The Faculty of Multimedia Communications

Director of photography Linda Vorlíčková Editor Linda Vorlíčková

The Loves of a Brunette/Lásky jedné tmavovlásky

The Loves of a Brunette/Lásky jedné tmavovlásky, Czech Republic, 2006, 8 min, DV

The documentary presents the story of a Japanese girl's love life, currently living in Australia. Department of animation and audiovisual arts of the Faculty of Multimedia Communications, Tomáš Baťa University - 2nd year (semestral work)... more

Director Péter Forgács

Editor Kati Juhász

The Maelstrom - A Family Chronicle

A Malestrom, Hungary, 1997, 60 min, Archive, History

The Maelstrom makes extraordinary artful use of considerable cache of home movies shot in the Netherlands before and during World War II and dealing with the extended Peereboom family. Information is conveyed through subtitles and instead of voice-ov... more

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

Director of photography Josef Nekvasil Editor Josef Cuker ... Financial Support - finnancial support of State Fund of CZ for Support and Development of Czech Cinematography (1999) - support of Czech Freedom Fighters´ Association