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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.

Other activities

Panel discussion: Open Confrontation with Reality

Lucie Kralova (Ill-Fated Child), Filip Remunda (Czech Dream), and Jan Gogola (Across the Border) are going to confront the Berlin audience with their provocative, engaged and unconventional approach in documentary filmmaking. Institute of Documentary Film and the Czech Film Center in co-operation with the Czech Center in Berlin would like to invite you to an open panel discussion, that will take place in the Czech Center, on Feb. 13 2006 at 7pm.

(Photo: Berlin-style traffic light)

 

TALKING CZECH FILM at IFF BERLIN

 2006: Open Confrontation with Reality
Situational Films in Czech Documentary Today

Venue: CZECH CENTER  - CzechPoint, Friedrichstr. 206, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Date: February 13 2006
Time: 7pm
Moderator: Claas Danielsen, Director of the International  Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Films
On the Panel: Lucie Kralova (Ill-Fated Child), Filip Remunda (Czech Dream), and Jan Gogola (Across the Border)
Organizers: Institute of Documentary Film and Czech Film Center in co-operation with the Czech Center in Berlin.

  

(On the photo: Across the Border - Borderless Ceske Velenice/Jan Gogola Jr., Czech Dream/Filip Remunda, (Ill-Fated Child/Lucie Kralova)


 
Czech documentary film has traditionally been known for its broad variety of creative approaches, diverse topics, and strong emphasis on the visual element. With the emergence of a new generation of Czech documentary directors and their innovative changes in style and approach, Czech documentary film is enjoying increasing international acclaim.

The panel discussion "open confrontation with reality - New situational films in Czech Documentary today" will highlight those recent trends and introduce some of the driving forces behind them. The young filmmakers on the panel tend to tell their stories in a provocative, engaged style that is emerging as an unconventional and surprising challenge to the trend in mainstream Western documentary film.

On the panel three of the most interesting contemporary Czech documentary filmmakers will talk about their recent films: Lucie Kralova (Ill-Fated Child), Filip Remunda (Czech Dream), and Jan Gogola (Across the Border).  They all make "situational documentaries," shooting films by experiencing open confrontation with reality. Rather than “just” documenting reality, they prefer to interact directly with their subjects, stage scenes, and create happenings.


The discussion will be followed by a wine reception to mark the launch of this year’s DVD of Czech Films.