JIHLAVA: The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival has announced that two-thirds of the audience of its hybrid 2021 edition were online viewers. The festival presented its physical edition 25 – 30 October 2021, following it with an online edition 1 – 14 November.
The festival registered a total of 85,000 viewers. Of those, 30,000 viewed the films in cinemas and 55,000 viewed them online.
The online presence also had a substantial effect on the reach of its discussions. Inspiration Forum, which is attended in person by a few hundred people for each discussion, had over 25,000 views.
The festival registered 1,200 film professionals out of 5,700 accredited visitors.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.