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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.

East Doc Platform

EAST DOC PLATFORM PROGRAMME

TUESDAY, March 6, 2012

10:00 – 22:00 |East Silver Video Library| Open from March 6 – 11 (10am – 10pm)
Open for: EDP accreditation & One World Guest accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Remote Space

10:00 – 11:30 |LECTURE: Four Categories of Collaborative Documentary by Mandy Rose (UK)| Concepts of participation, co-creativity, co-design or co-innovation in documentary creative processes involving audience.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

WEDNESDAY, March 7, 2011

10:00 – 22:00 |East Silver Video Library| Open from March 6 – 11 (10am – 10pm)
Open for: EDP accreditation & One World Guest accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Remote Space

10:00 – 11:30 |LECTURE: Outside the Local Box| Inspirational production session by Georg Tschurtschenthaler (D) and Martichka Bozhilova (BG). Producing documentaries internationally, yet dealing with locally relevant stories. Lecture with film excerpts. Moderated by Mikael Opstrup (DK).
Open for: All types of EDP & One World Festival accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

18:00 – 19:00 |LECTURE: Practical Survey of Funds, Sources & Deadlines| Session for films in the development, production and distribution stages by Marijke Rawie (NL) and Mikael Opstrup (DK).
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

21:00 |SPECIAL SCREENING – Scenes from a Wild Boar Hunt (2007)| Screening and discussion with Claudio Pazienza (B)
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

THURSDAY, March 8, 2011

10:00 – 22:00 |East Silver Video Library| Open from March 6 – 11 (10am – 10pm)
Open for: EDP accreditation & One World Guest accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Remote Space

10:00 – 11:30 |MASTER CLASS: Sean McAllister| Private investigations |
Introduction to the work of the Scottish director and journalist who has been recently getting behind the events convulsing the Arab world. At all times devoted to his style, McAllister masters personal stories documenting outsiders’ struggles to find their way out of dead ends.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

12:00 – 13:30 |LECTURE: Documentary Tour of Europe| The best of 2011 European docs, including film excerpts, presented by Tue Steen Müller (DK).
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

15:00 – 16:30 |CASE STUDY: The Boy Who Was a King (2011) and Balkan Melodie (2012)|
The story of Bulgarian-German co-production introduced by Martichka Bozhilova (BG), Andrea Hock (A) and Ann Carolin Renninger (D).
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

17:00 –18:30 |CASE STUDY/ PANEL DISCUSSION: End of Story - Cross Media in Eastern Europe| Case study bringing in the documentary projects Word in Pain and Six Degrees, followed by a panel discussion with Liz Rosenthal (UK), Mandy Rose (UK) and Georg Tschurtschenthaler (D).
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

18:30 – 20:30 |PROJECT MARKET| Prearranged one-on-one meetings
Open for: EDP accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Chip Room

18:30 – 20:00 |PANEL DISCUSSION: Polish Lesson| Polish film act (2005) and its impact on the development of the Polish feature and documentary film markets. Documentary boom in Poland from an institutional point of view introduced by Kinga Galuszka (PL), Marta Sikorska (PL) and Robert Balinski (PL) from the Polish Film Institute.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

21:00 |SPECIAL SCREENING: Japan: A Story of Love and Hate (2008) followed by a Q&A with the director Sean McAllister (UK)
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Palace, Battery Hall

FRIDAY, March 9, 2011

9:00 – 10:00 |Co-production Breakfast: Germany| Informal meeting with industry guests from Germany offering a survey of co-production possibilities in the country – where to apply for funding, who the key industry players are and the best route to co-production.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall

10:00 – 22:00 |East Silver Video Library| Open from March 6 – 11 (10am – 10pm)
Open for: EDP accreditation & One World Guest accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Remote Space

10:00 – 11:30 |LECTURE: Adventures in Cross-Media Storytelling by Liz Rosenthal|
Liz Rosenthal, the founder and CEO of Power to the Pixel, will discuss how the internet and digitization affect the way stories are told, delivered, and shared.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall

11:30 – 13:30 |PROJECT MARKET| Prearranged one-on-one meetings
Open for: EDP accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Chip Room

15:00 – 16:30 |MASTER CLASS: Rainer Komers| Interpretation of images by a renowned German director.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall

17:30 – 18:00 |East Doc Platform Opening with East Doc Platform Awards|
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre

18:00 – 20:30 |DOC LAUNCH PRESENTATION| Presentation of 9 feature-length projects in post-production from Central and Eastern Europe scheduled for release between March and December 2012.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre

20:30 |East European Networking Dinner| East European producers have a chance to meet with international industry professionals.
By invitation only

SATURDAY, March 10, 2012

9:00 – 10:00 |Co-production Breakfast: Bulgaria| Informal meeting with industry guests from Bulgaria offering a survey of co-production possibilities in the country – where to apply for funding, who the key industry players are and the best route to co-production.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall

10:00 – 22:00 |East Silver Video Library|
Open for: EDP accreditation & One World Guest accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Remote Space

10:00 – 13:30 |EAST EUROPEAN FORUM – Public Presentations| East European Forum participants pitch their projects to industry guests and potential funders.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre

15:00 – 17:00 |PROJECT MARKET| Prearranged one-on-one meetings
Open for: EDP accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Chip Room

15:00 – 17:30|Feedback Round Tables| Group meetings between East European Forum Participants and decision makers.
Open for: confirmed guests
Where: Archa Palace, Staple Cabinet

15:00 – 16:00 |East Silver Tour| How does a documentary market work in practice? | Introduction to the East Silver Market and its features with a special sales, distribution and festival insight. With special guests Christine Hille (DOK Leipzig), Katarzyna Wilk (Krakow Film Foundation) and Hugh Purcell (ESoDoc - European Social Documentary).
Open for: EDP accreditation
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall

15:00 – 17:00 |TALK: Closer Look| Informal meeting among Polish, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian representatives focused on the comparison of film legislation in each country.
Open for: confirmed guests

17:00 – 18:30 |INSPIRING TALK: Zip Cities by Pavel Kostomarov| Noted Russian filmmaker introduces his soon-to-be released project. Where does one film end and another begin? Hunting for reality. Archiving reality. Turning on and off - shots in all directions. Shots of flickering. Shots of flashes. Shots of blinks.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall

18:30 – 20:00 |PANEL DISCUSSION: Recent Documentary Sales and Distribution |What shifts have taken place in documentary sales and distribution over the recent years? Producers - sales - television - festivals - or do-it-yourself: where's the common ground and how do they protect their own turf? And how can you protect yours? Pricing, agreements, examples. Panel discussion with Jan Rofekamp (FilmTransit, CA), Alice Apley (Documentary Educational Resources, USA), Anaїs Clanet (Wide House, FR), Heino Deckert (Deckert Distribution, DE), Stefan Kloos (Rise and Shine, DE), Charlotte Gry Madsen (DR International Sales, DK), Ayse Poffet (First Hand Films, CH).
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall

20:00 |Czech Networking Dinner| Czech producers have a chance to meet with international industry professionals.
By invitation only

21:00 |East Doc Platform & One World Get Together Party|
Open for: EDP accreditation & One World guests
Where: Lucerna Palace

SUNDAY, March 11, 2012

9:00 – 10:00 |Co-production Breakfast: Austria| Informal meeting with industry guests from Austria offering a survey of co-production possibilities in the country – where to apply for funding, who the key industry players are and the best route to co-production.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall

10:00 – 18:00 |East Silver Video Library|
Open for: EDP accreditation & One World Guest accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Remote Space

10:00 – 11:30 |EAST EUROPEAN FORUM – Public Presentations| East European Forum participants pitch their projects to industry guests and potential funders.
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre

11:30 – 12:00 |East Doc Platform Closing|
Open for: All types of EDP & One World accreditations
Where: Archa Theatre

12:30 – 13:30 |East Silver Tour| How does a documentary market work in practice? | Introduction to the East Silver Market and its features with a special sales, distribution and festival insight. With a special guest Hugh Purcell (ESoDoc - European Social Documentary).
Open for: EDP accreditation
Where: Archa Palace, Remote Space

12:30 – 14:00 |Feedback Round Tables| Group meetings between East European Forum participants and decision makers
Open for: confirmed guests
Where: Archa Theatre, Small Hall