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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.

East European Forum


Dates: October 27 - November 1, 2009
Location: Jihlava, Czech Republic

 


FORUM DETAILS:
Tutors: 10 documentary film producers and experts from EU AV industry
Participants: 48 East European filmmakers (producers and directors)
Panel: 23 commissioning editors, 2 independent producers, 7 sales agents and international film fund representatives
The workshop and final pitching sessions will take place in Jihlava, Czech Republice.

 

PARTICIPATION FEE
€ 100/selected project + € 250 contribution for accommodation per project

 

EAST EUROPEAN FORUM STEP BY STEP

Deadline: September 11, 2009
The project competition, in which the committee of IDF team and international experts select projects that will take part in the Forum.

Dates: October 27 - 30, 2009
The Forum Workshop, led by top European documentary film producers, experts and distributors, will train participants in the art of pitching - how to deliver a successful public presentation of their project, and how to put into practice suggested co-production.

Dates: October 31 - November 1, 2009
The Pitching forum – a public presentation in which the director and producer have an opportunity to present/pitch their film projects to leading East and West European television producers in order to enroll their aid in co-financing or co-production. The pitching forum is followed by individual meetings, which enable the producers and directors to introduce the project to the commissioning editors in more detail.

 


WHO IS IT FOR?
Directors and producers with their own creative projects. The knowledge of English is a participation condition. The participation of both (director and producer) at the Forum Workshop and Pitching Forum is one of the necessary conditions. East European Forum focuses mainly on Central and East European creative projects, with the director or producer or both from the East and Central European region.

 

WHAT PROJECTS ARE SUITABLE FOR CO-PRODUCTION?
• Projects for which the author has already completed the preliminary research and has a clear idea of the main line of the film
• Subjects with strong topics appealing not only to a small audience but potentially to diverse viewers from various cultural backgrounds
• The subject doesn't have to be European in terms of scope. It can be a local story, yet it should relate to a universal human experience, generalize its message and show its content in a social or time-spatial context.
• The genre of the film can be very diverse ranging from full-length documentaries to portraits or historical films.