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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.
Hanuš Pavel
  • Occupation
    Director
  • Country
    Czech Republic

Hanuš Pavel

Completed projects
Timur & Co.
A documentary film set in worn-torn Tajikistan. Thousands of hungry children and orphans live on the streets. One of them is a ten-year-old Timur who tries to support his dying mother through begging and car washing. Timur and his friends are the protagonists of this documentary which is a bitter parallel of Arkady Gaidar's novel.

The Prison of White Cane
Business opportunities for blind people in Rusinovo aka "the City of the Blind".

The Reverse Side of the World
Nine days in Grozny surrounded by Russian troops...

The Seven Scourges of Africa
Follows the war conflict in Southern Sudan.

Africa: The Loss of Immunity
This film reveals some of the personal and social impacts of the AIDS pandemic in Africa. Kenya is among countries with the highest HIV prevalence. One out of five people in Kenya is HIV positive; approximately 600 people die of AIDS-related causes every single day. AIDS destroys Kenya's social and economic potential. One out of three young people dies within a few years after college graduation. Communities are dying out and the economy lacks manpower.

Africa - A Continent Sacrificed
Southern Sudan - is it a civil war?

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