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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.
Christmas Story
Director Cristina Oancea Producer Cristina Oancea Production company TVR Romanian Television
Director of photography Ion Cristodulo Editor Mioara Maftei

Christmas Story

Poveste de Craciun, Romania, 2009, 26 min, DV, Anthropology, Portrait, Religion
Each Christmas renews a very ancient tradition, in the highest mountain village of Romania. From the youngest children to the eldest generation, from the widely spread Christmas Carols to the most ancient spells coming from a millenary folklore tradi...  more
Chronicle of Oldřich S.
Director Rudolf Šmíd Producer Marcela Halousková ... Production company AniFest - International Festival of Animated Films ... Director of photography Jakub Halousek
Editor Lucie Haladová IDF Events 2012 Catalogue of Upcoming Czech Documentary Films ... Sales AniFest - International Festival of Animated Films

Chronicle of Oldřich S.

Kronika Oldřicha S., Czech Republic, 2011, 18 min, DVD, HD, Animated, History, Personal View, Politics, Social Issues
Mr Sedláček was writing one-sentence entries in his chronicle from 1981 to 2005. The chronicle includes everyday stories of his and his family's life (Today our Gypsy neighbour Gina broke my hand. I was taken to hospital in Mladá Boleslav), the life ...  more
Chthonian City
Director Anita Mueller Producer Anita Mueller Production company A-TV Odessa Director of photography Anita Mueller
Editor Anita Mueller IDF Events 2012 East Silver Financial Support DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) carried costs of living for the research and shooting time

Chthonian City

Die chthonische Stadt, Ukraine, 2011, 20 min, HD, Arts and Culture, History
When laying the foundations of Odessa in 1794, the builders begun to cut stone right from beneath the ground to obtain building material. The excavations went on until the 1960s, with no scheduling and coordination, hence what remains now is a labyri...  more
The Church
Director Laila Pakalnina Director of photography Gints Berzins
Editor Andris Zemitis

The Church

Baznīca, Latvia, 1993, 37 min, Beta, Religion, Society
The reconstruction of the church of Stolerova; all the inhabitants of the village pitch in because until then the religious functions had been held in the belfry, the only part of the ancient wooden building that hadn’t been destroyed by a fire in 19...  more
The Church Will Arrive in the Evening
Director Andis Miziss Producer Uldis Cekulis Production company Vides Filmu Studija
Director of photography Agris Birzulis Editor Gunta Ikere IDF Events 2008 East Silver

The Church Will Arrive in the Evening

Vienkarsi Pops, Latvia, 2007, 52 min, Religion, Society
In the ice-free months of the year, Father Gennady captains a barge transformed into a floating Orthodox Church on a mission trip along the Volga-Don Canal to the remote Russian villages. At each port, Father Gennady leads church services, distribute...  more
Cigarettes and Songs
Director Jana Bučka ... Producer Jana Belišová Production company OZ Zudro
Director of photography Jana Bučka ... Editor Marek Šulík IDF Events 2010 East Silver

Cigarettes and Songs

Cigarety a pesničky, Slovak Republic, 2010, 50 min, HD, Arts and Culture, Music, Society
In an evangelical church in Eastern Slovakia, something extraordinary is happening. A group of Roma gypsies and Slovaks have come together to make music and are recording a CD of ancient Roma songs in new compositions. Bela cannot speak about the los...  more
Cinema & Cutlets
Director Volha Nikalaichyk Producer Volha Nikalaichyk Production company Bramafilm
Director of photography Uladzimer Andronau ... Editor Siardjuk Chachko IDF Events 2009 East Silver

Cinema & Cutlets

Kino i katlety, Belarus, 2008, 69 min, DV, Arts and Culture, Creative, Portrait
The core of the film is a life story of a famous Belarusian filmmaker Yury Khashchevatsky - a sharp opponent of the Lukashenko regime. He was born just after WWII in Odessa in a Jewish family. The knowing master tells about his love to the cinematogr...  more
Cinema Komunisto
Director Mila Turajlic Producer Dragan Pesikan Production company Cinema Komunisto ... Director of photography Goran Kovacevic
Editor Aleksandra Milovanovic IDF Events 2011 East Silver ... WWW www.cinemakomunisto.com Sales Cinema Komunisto

Cinema Komunisto

Cinema Komunisto, Serbia, 2010, 100 min, 52 min, Digi Beta, HD, Arts and Culture, History, Politics, Society
When reality has a different script from the one in your films, who wouldn't invent a country to fool themselves? Using rare footage from dozens of forgotten Yugoslav films, as well as never-seen-before archive from film sets and Tito’s private scree...  more
Cinema World
Director Marek Janičík Producer Marek Janičík Production company FU AKU - Faculty of Dramatic Arts ... Director of photography Peter Kováč
Editor Marek Janičík IDF Events 2012 East Silver Financial Support Audiovizuálny fond Slovenskej republiky

Cinema World

Kino Svet, Slovak Republic, 2012, 28 min, DVD, Current Affairs, Youth Documentary
The documentary Cinema World tells us the story of one of the last coutryside movie theatres in Slovakia. Real life stories and memories of local villagers give us a look into history of this cinema and remind us of its importance. Not only has the v...  more
Cinematherapy
Director Ivan Vojnár Producer Jordi Niubo ... Production company Czech TV ...
Director of photography Michal Černý Editor Šárka Němcová IDF Events 2010 Catalogue of Upcoming Czech Documentary Films ...

Cinematherapy

Cinematerapie, Czech Republic, 2010, 108 min, 35 mm, Portrait, Society
Living in the age of reality TV, in a society hungry for sensation, it is easy to feed on the highly emotional stories of people whose futures are being shaped by dozens of professionals. "Cinematherapy" takes a slightly different approach. A commerc...  more
Cinemensonge (Film-Lie)
Director Tomáš Petráň Producer Tomáš Petráň Production company Cinepoint s.r.o.
Director of photography Tomáš Petráň Editor Pavel Kolaja

Cinemensonge (Film-Lie)

Cinémensonge (Film-lež) , Czech Republic, 2008, 72 min, DV
Stories of partner relationships serve as the starting point for a study of conscience (consciousness) and its relation to reality, which is, however, shot as a suicidal attack upon the faith in the truthfulness of the documentary (which is only dogm...  more
The Circle of Rebirth
Director Viliam Poltikovič Production company Czech TV Director of photography Viliam Poltikovič
Editor Milan Justin IDF Events 2005 East Silver

The Circle of Rebirth

V kruhu znovuzrození, Czech Republic, 2005, 59 min, Digi Beta, Anthropology, Environmental
Tibet, the home of an old nation with a unique culture, surviving under extremely harsh conditions between the mountain ridges. Tibetans are raised with a humble understanding of the meaning of human existence, understanding of the meaning of human ...  more
Circus
Director Irma Komladze Producer Alexey Telnov Production company Saint-Petersburg Documentary Film Studio Director of photography Alexandr Evdokimov
Editor Ostap Babenko IDF Events 2010 East Silver WWW www.cinedoc.ru Financial Support 100 per cent subsidasation by Russian federal ministry of culture.

Circus

Cirkus, Russia, 2010, 26 min, Beta SP, Creative, Personal View, Youth Documentary
Circus is a place where lives intersect and dizzy stunts are performed, the main of which is called "destiny". In the lives of the children emerges Larisa, who is the stage director and the manager of a children's circus. Will the simple tricks and t...  more
The Circus Has Come
Director Kamila Vondrová Producer Karel Hynie Production company FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ...
Director of photography Martin Šec Editor Alois Jirásek

The Circus Has Come

Přijel k nám cirkus, Czech Republic, 1994, 23 min, 16 mm
After the war broke out in former Yugoslavia, one of the biggest Croatian circuses took refuge in the outskirts of Romanian cities. What survives of the circus is left waiting for the end of the war....  more
The Circus Tour
Director Jaak Kilmi ... Producer Jaak Kilmi Production company Kuukulgur Film Director of photography Jaak Kilmi ...
Editor Liis Nimik IDF Events 2012 East Silver Financial Support Estonian Film FoundationERR (Estonian TV)Estonian Culture Endowment

The Circus Tour

Tsirkusetuur, Estonia, 2011, 27 min, DVD, Creative, Environmental, Social Issues
Estonia has never had its own circus. In the 21st century, a time when the role of circus animals is being questioned, a businessman Lauri Viikna lives in his own circus dream world. A few years ago, a group of animal rights activists formed to fight...  more

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