DOKweb Content
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 European Forum

The last Ex Oriente Film workshop session (+ East European Forum pitching workshop) includes a number of lectures, seminars, screenings and that are open to non-participants and holders of a valid East European Forum/East Silver industry pass. The programme of each Ex Oriente Film session and the East European Forum workshop includes case studies on films by former participants. Case studies are valuable in that they present specific experiences of East European filmmakers who, though sharing similar production conditions, face different obstacles and difficulties in the course of development, production and distribution of their films.


Thursday, October 21, 2010
18:00 - Special Screening: René - A screening of the documentary film René (Czech Republic 2008) and Q&A with director Helena Třeštíková (Czech Republic).

Friday, October 22, 2010
17:30 - 19:00 - Case Study: Is there a packaging model for documentaries: Festival and promotional techniques and strategy before and after film premiere. A case study by Frank Stehling (Prime House GmbH, Germany).

Saturday, October 23, 2010
10:00 - 11:30 - Lecture: Films, Style and Way of Work - A lecture by filmmaker Anders Ostergaard (Denmark).

18:45 - 20:30 - Case Study: Pit No. 8 - A case study of Pit No. 8, a 2008 East European Forum project, presented by director Marianna Kaat (Estonia).