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.

Other activities

Beyond Borders - New Horizons in the East: Symposium

The 2nd 'Open Training Session' of the Discovery Campus Masterschool 2003 taking place in Prague from 20th - 22nd of June 2003 is dedicated to the collaboration between documentary professionals in East and West. Producers, broadcasters and distributors from Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, Russia and the USA will give an insight into their experiences and discuss cultural and economic aspects of partnerships between East and West as well as Europe and Northern America.

Co-production case studies will shed light on the chances and risks of cross-border cooperations. Commissioning editors from ARTE, BBC, Czech Television, Discovery Channel, NatGeo, TV Ontario and Rossija (RTR) will give information on what they look for and how to approach them. Experts will present successful strategies for independent filmmakers and producers on how to establish oneself in the international non-fiction market. Furthermore, global media players such as Alliance Atlantis Fact, ARTE, Discovery Networks International and National Geographic International will give an insight into their activities in Eastern Europe.

For documentary filmmakers, the eastward expansion of the European Community and the MEDIA Plus Programme opens up a plenthora of new topics and exciting challenges for presales and coproductions. Discovery Campus wishes to take on these challenges bringing together new talents and professionals from East and West.

"Beyond Borders - New Horizons in the East" is organized in cooperation with the IDF (Institut documentarniho filmu) in Prague and the EDN (European Documentary Network) in Copenhagen. It is supported by Eastman Kodak and the Prague filmschool FAMU.

The Discovery Campus Masterschool 2003 and all four Open Training Sessions are supported by the Media Plus Programme of the European Union, the Bavarian State Chancellery, the Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, the MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung and the Sächsische Stiftung für Medienausbildung.

Further information and registration forms are available on our website: www.discovery-campus.de

Discovery Campus e.V.
c/o Bayerisches Filmzentrum
Bavariafilmplatz 7
D-82031 Geiselgasteig, Germany
Tel. +49-89-64981-206
Fax. +49-89-64981-306
info@discovery-campus.de

Contact:
Claas Danielsen (Head of Studies)
Donata von Oppen (Project Manager)