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

simplified structure chrono structure geo structure

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.

East Silver

EAST SILVER 2006 - ANNUAL REPORT

The videolibrary presented 336 documentary films from the region of Central and Eastern Europe. There were 25 DVD and video players installed, all of which were in permanent use every day.

The catalogue of film submissions was available to all visitors for free, as was the East Silver 2004 and 2005 catalogue.

130 European film industry professionals visited the video library: these included representatives from television stations, film festivals, the media, film institutions and organizations, and also filmmakers, producers and distributors. In comparison with the market last year the attendance rate (and the success of the event) grew by 30 %.

Among our East Silver guests participating in East Silver 2006 were, for example:

Marijana Antič and Ivica Ivan Ramovič, film Yuga, Samuel Jasko, film The Whore, Ljubomir and Dragan Stefanov, film The Noisy Neighbours, Nicolae Langa, Bruce Garrison, Stefan Elefteriu, films Following the shepherd's song a Death as a Joke, Ana Husman, film The Market, Lucie Králová, films Sold and Lost Holiday, Martin Reznicek, film Jan Krizek – sculptures and bees, Karel Vachek, film Zavis - the prince of porno-music under the influence of Griffith`s Intolerance, Radim Procházka, film Krejča behind the gate, Nedzad Begovič, film Totally Personal, Andrea Veiel, film der Kick, Marko Skop, film Other Worlds, Michael Pilz, film Windows, Dogs and Horses, Timo Novotný, film Life in Loops – A Megacities rmx, Tibor Szemzö, film A Guest of Life, Jaroslav Vojtek, film Journey after the Dream, Marc Bader and Petra Kunčíková, film Osada Bystrany, Katarýna Geyerová and Martin Ryšavý, film Who will teach me a half of the character, Erika Hníková, film I guess we’ll meet at the Eurocamp, Linda Jablonská, film Left, Right, Forward!, Kateřina Krusová, film Jan Vladislav: Jan´s Return from His Parisian Exile to Prague in Summer 2003 / With Jan in Sicily in Summer 2004, Jarmila Poláková and Jan Krása, film Sweat and Tears of Prague Spring, Robert Sedláček, film Václav Bělohradský – Nobody listens, Jan Sikl, film Private Century - Statutary of Granddad Vinda, Jiří Lívanec, film Tent, Jaak Kilmi, film The Art of Selling.

From among participating industry professionals we will only cite the names of some here:

Jana Černík and Markéta Šantrochová Czech Film Centre, Dušan Jurčík buyer Czech Television, Alice Aasmae - Kahar buyer Estonian Television, Sean Farnel Hot Docs Programming Director, Andrea Filičková Czech Television, Lenka Poláková Czech Television, Viliam Tokár Buyer Slovak Television, Štefan Berec Člověk v tísni, Czech Republic, Karel Strachota festival Jeden svět, Lída Součková festival Jeden svět, Helena Zajícová festival Jeden svět, Carine Bernasconi, director of film market of the festival VISIONS DU REEL, Arnold Deć Cine Europa Film Association, Michaela Klečková festival Jeden svět, Christopher Kamyszew founder and prezident of Society for Arts Chicago International Documentary festival, Kasia Wilk Cracow film festival, Veton Nurkollari Programming Director DOKUFEST, Kosovo, Orsolya Komlosi Palantir Film Visual Antropology Foundation, Maya McKechneay Sixpackfilm, Simone Baumann Le Vision festival, Bernd Buder festival "Go East", Germany, Goba Kaspars Elm Media, Franz Grabner ORF, Jiří Havlíček Film Club Fléda, Brno, Liisa Lehmusto DocPoint Helsinky, Przemysław Lewandowski internet film servis www.stopklatka.pl, Adam Bortnik internet film servis, www.stopklatka.pl, Charlotte Gry Madsen DR International sales, Claudia Nedelcu TVR Rumunsko, Ondřej Nezbeda Mediacop, Karel Och IFF Karlovy Vary, Jarmila Outratová Taskovski Films, Marek Poláček LUX Communications, Radek Popelka Audiovisual, Tomas Feřtek Reflex, Marika Pecháčková Instinkt, Irena Reifová FSV UK, Angus Reid director, Jordan Todorov Agitprop, Klara Toth Duna Television, Dominik Kamalzadeh CROSSING EUROPE Filmfestival Linz, Terez Vincze Metropolis, Ivo Bystřičan FAMU, Tomas Kudrna Armada films, Petr Bilík Afo Olomouc, Richard Fila Ministerstvo kultury ČR, Gabriel Paletz Documentary/IDA, Nora Gruntová Lidové noviny and others.

Report shows that the most watched films from the East Silver 2006 market were:

Last Supper (Johannes Hammel)
Our Daily Bread (Nikolaus Geyrhalter)
I guess we will meet at the Eurocamp (Erika Hnikova)
Moszny (Robert Lakatos)
Guest of Life (Tibor Szemzo)
Lesson of Belorussia
Blockade
Osada Bystrany
Divided States of America
Other Worlds
Left, right, forward!
The Mozart Minute
Der Kick
Zavis - the prince of porno-music under the influence of Griffith`s Intolerance
Life in Loops – megacities rmx
Views of a retired night porter
Windows, Dogs and Horses
Totally Personal
Krejča behind the Gate…