FNE IDF DocBloc: Czechs at IDFA

Czech films are having a banner year at IDFA.

10-11-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye Awards

Three films received Silver Eye Awards at the Jihlava IDFF.

03-11-2017

FNE/IDF DocBloc: Chytilova Retrospective

Doclisboa is screening the largest ever retrospective of Czech filmmaker Vera Chytilova.

27-10-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Deadline

Applications for East Doc Platform and Market are due 10 November 2017.

20-10-2017

FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex-Oriente Heads to Jihlava

Ex-Oriente will hold the 15th edition of its documentary workshop at the Jihlava IDFF.

13-10-2017

FNE/IDF DocBloc: Andreas Horvath Heads to Jihlava

Austrian documentary filmmaker Andreas Horvath, who will conduct a masterclass at the Jihlava IDFF, spoke to the IDF.

06-10-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: The Wall of Shadows

Eliza Kubarska is developing the documentary The Wall of Shadows, set in a Sherpa family in theHimalayas.

29-09-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: Czech Filmmakers Show Off at Evening with Czech Docs. Their Films in Progress Will Be Presented in Prague

What kind of documentaries are being created by the leading Czech documentary filmmakers? What does the contemporary Czech documentary scene offer?

22-09-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: Evening(s) with Czech Documentary

Together with the documentary VOD portal DAFilms.com, the Institute of Documentary Film is inviting you to watch a selection of Czech documentaries from 2016. On the occasion of the event Evening with Czech Docs, a curated programme can be streamed until 24 September 2017.

15-09-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: Daliborek, Jágr and Tarzan Added to East Silver Caravan

East Silver Caravan included three new films in its selection. They are the challenging film The World According to Daliborek by Vít Klusák, student film Jágr Republic by Ondřej Šálek and the Romanian/French existential documentary Tarzan’s Testicles by Alexandru Solomon.

08-09-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: The Bay

Croatian director Bruno Pavić is developing The Bay, a documentary set at the Bay of Kastela, near the city of Split, where there are dangerous industrial facilities with mercury flowing into the sea, particles of asbestos flying through the air and poisonous gases.

01-09-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: Three Czech Documentaries to Hit Cinemas

Three new Czech movies are heading for the cinemas in the months to come. They are the awaited Common Sense directed by Vít Janeček and Zuzana Piussi, Červená directed by Olga Sommerová and Non Parents directed by Jana Počtová.
25-08-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: The Labudović Files

Mila Turajlic is currently in production with The Labudović Files, a Serbian/Algerian/French coproduction about Stevan Labudović.

18-08-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: Yours Sincerely, Social System

Martin Tokár is developing Yours Sincerely, Social System, an absurd comedy and social documentary about Yves Nicolas Ogou, who originally comes from Benin, Africa, but has lived and worked in eastern Slovakia for almost 25 years.

11-08-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: Two Films from East Silver Caravan Competing for Heart of Sarajevo Award

Two documentaries from the selection East Silver Caravan, Romania's Planeta Petrila, directed by Andrei Dascalescu, and Macedonia's Avec l´Amour, directed by  Ilija Cvetkovski, will compete in the documentary section of Sarajevo Film Festival  (11-18 August 2017).

28-07-2017

FNE IDF DocBloc: When the War Comes

When the War Comes / Až přijde válka, directed by Jan Gebert, follows a young member of militia Slovak Recruits/ Slovenskí branci, one of the largest paramilitary organizations in Eastern Europe. This Czech / Croatian coproduction is currently in production. 

21-07-2017