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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 24-26, 2007 - Workshop for directors and producers of the 12 documentary projects
October 27-28, 2007 - Pitching Forum and individual meetings with representatives of European TVs


FORUM DETAILS:

Tutors: 3 documentary film producers and experts from EU AV industry
Participants: 24 East European filmmakers (producers and directors)
Panel: 15 Commissioning editors, 2 independent producers, 2 distributors, Intl. Film Fund representative

VENUE:
Pitch Workshop (Oct 24 – 26): The Secondary Graphic Art School, Křížová 18, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic
Pitching Forum (Oct 27 - 28): Horácké Theatre Jihlava, Komenského 22, 586 47 Jihlava, Czech Republic

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


Photo: East European Forum 2005

 

 

EAST EUROPEAN FORUM STEP BY STEP:

*September 9 – October 1, 2007
The project competition, in which the committee of IDF team and international experts select projects that will take part in the Forum..

*October 24 – 26, 2007
The pitch workshop, led by top European documentary film producers, experts and distributors, will train participants “the art of pitching” - how to publicly present their given projects, and how to put into practice suggested co-production.

*October 27 – 29, 2007
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.  
Photo: East European Forum 2006



WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:

Directors and producers with their own projects (at the workshop, at least one of the team must be able to communicate in English). The participation of both (director and producer) at the preparatory workshop and Pitching forum is one of the necessary conditions.


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.
Photo: East European Forum 2006