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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.

Ex Oriente Film

Ex Oriente Film Workshop – 1st Session: Find Your Way

Venue: Czech Republic, Roztoky u Prahy, Hotel Academic

Dates: March 23 – 28, 2010

The first session of the our training programme for creative documentaries deals with inspiration, focusing on the story and the protagonists, analyzing international aspects of the projects, and drafting the basic concept for production and funding.

Among the tutors confirmed for the first session are the following: Marijke Rawie – Expert consultant / Workshop moderator, The Netherlands; Mikael Opstrup – Lead production tutor of the workshop, producer and consultant, Denmark; Jean-Pierre Rehm – 1st session inspirational lead tutor, FIDMarseille director, France; Niels Pagh Andersen – Editor, Finland/Denmark; Lars Barthel – Director, cinematographer, Germany; Nick Ware – Producer, www.joiningthedocs.tv, UK; Guest director invited by Jean-Pierre Rehm; Miroslav Janek – Director, cinematographer, Czech Republic; Petr Koblovský – cinematographer, Czech Republic, and others.

Starting this year, the Ex Oriente Film workshop have a new system of lead inspirational tutors who will give direction to each session, stimulating programme and bringing inspiring guests and inputs. The lead inspirational tutor for the first session will be film theorist and FIDMarseille’s distinctive director Jean-Pierre Rehm who will, in addition to the regular workshop programme, have an opening lecture about the meaning of mainstream and current trends in documentary film. Mr Rehm will also introduce his surprise guest who will screen their film and meet the participants.

Apart from individual meetings, group sessions and film development lectures on storytelling and financing, the first part of the workshop will offer an inspirational session by Nick Ware about finding new ways to fund, create and distribute documentaries; an overview session on visual styles in documentary film by German cinematographer Lars Barthel; Niels Pagh Andersen, a remarkable editor from Denmark, will have a session on Dramaturgical Rules in Documentary Film, as well as dramaturgical consultations with all participants.

Participants and guests will also have an opportunity to see the collection of films developed under the Czech-German project Breathless – Dominance of the Moment, as well as the screening of “my favourite recent film” selected by Niels Pagh Andersen.

On the first day, March 23, participants will also have a chance to attend an in-depth case study of a former Ex Oriente Film project that will include excerpts from the rough cut and the completed film, a survey of all the production stages, and an insightful outline of the entire film production process.

The first 2010 session will take place in the small town of Roztoky, 10 km from Prague, with excellent train and bus connection to Prague and to the airport.