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.

East Silver

East Silver 2013

East Silver 2013



March 5 – 10, 2013 – East Silver Videolibrary at East Doc Platform, Prague


October 22 – 27, 2013, East Silver Market, Jihlava IDFF, Jihlava




East Silver is open for submission throughout the whole year. If you would like to submit your documentary film for the videolibrary at East Doc Platform in Prague, the submission deadline for Prague’s edition is January 11, 2013. The regular deadline for printed catalogue and the 10th edition of the East Silver Market in Jihlava is June 30, 2013.



East Doc Platform, Prague, Czech Republic

One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Jihlava, Czech Republic



In March 2013, Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) in association with the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival introduces a second edition of an umbrella industry event in Prague – East Doc Platform. Dedicated to the support of East European documentary film in development, production, postproduction and distribution stage, IDF extends the majority of its Industry events from Jihlava to Prague. East Silver Videolibrary will be part of the event in March 2013. The videolibrary during the East Doc Platform will include not only new selection of documentaries from the region, but also the 9th edition of East Silver Market presented in October 2012 in Jihlava. New submissions for Prague event will be presented also during the 10th East Silver Market at 17th Jihlava IDFF in October 2013.

The main purpose of East Silver is to promote and enhance international distribution of creative documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe by mediating connection among key international industry players and local film professionals. With its year-round activities, East Silver provides assistance and guidance to producers, working with titles in various stage of development, mostly with completed films and projects in postproduction stage, which are ready for various distribution channels. Through its unique tools, the East Silver Caravan (festival service) and the East Silver TV Focus (designed to increase international TV broadcast), East Silver represents an important unique platform for local and international documentary professionals.



East Silver Caravan represents a selection of some of the most interesting documentary films of the market that are submitted to more than 70 international film festivals during the year. The goal of the project is to help creative films get released on festivals and secure attention of industry professionals and audiences around the world.

East Silver TV Focus is designed to help documentaries with high broadcasting potential to find their broadcasters and matching TV slots. Individual TV buyers are than approached with the offer. Its no coincidendce that many of the commissioning editors and buyers visits East Silver Market in person, which helps us to keep ourselves informed about their actual needs. We are able to analyze and recommend the most suitable TV stations and professioals.



In order to promote new unique documentaries and talents, in 2009 East Silver introduced the Silver Eye Awards for best documentary films at the market. As part of its promotion activities, East Silver offers possibility to submit films and offer discounts for producers to various important international documentary film markets (e.g., IDFA - Docs for Sale, HotDocs - DocShop, Thessaloniki DocMarket, FID Marseille, Discop EAST, Visions du réel - DocOutlook, DOK Leipzig). Silver Eye Awards are handed over during the Closing ceremony of Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.


The whole edition of the market is accessible to industry professionals also during the year in form of East Silver Online Streaming. At the moment, professionals can at any time watch 536 films. Sales agents, commissioning editors, distributors, buyers or festival representatives, who would like to get access to the video library, please contact us at office@eastsilver.net.

To help professionals get oriented to the landscape of documentary cinema of Eastern Europe, East Silver annually publishes a catalogue with detailed information about films in the current edition. The catalogue also has its online version at www.eastsilver.net with more detailed credits, trailers and information important for industry professionals.



For more information about East Silver and titles included in the market, please contact us at:





Miriam Ryndova / East Silver Manager 

Školská 12 / 110 00 Prague 1
Mob: +420 775 602 555 / Tel.: +420 223 018 694
Fax: +420 224 214 858
office@eastsilver.net, skype: eastsilver.net


Anna Kaslova / East Silver Coordinator (on maternity leave, for any inquiries please, contact Jana Ripplova)

Školská 12 / 110 00 Prague 1
Mob: +420 775 602 555 / Tel.: +420 223 018 694
Fax: +420 224 214 858
info@eastsilver.net, skype: eastsilver2006


Zdenek Blaha / East Silver Caravan Coordinator, webeditor

Školská 12 / 110 00 Prague 1
Mob: +420 775 602 555 / Tel.: +420 223 018 694
Fax: +420 224 214 858
zdenek@eastsilver.net


Jana Ripplova / East Silver - Russian speaking territories

Školská 12 / 110 00 Prague 1
Mob: +420 775 602 555 / Tel.: +420 223 018 694
Fax: +420 224 214 858
jana@eastsilver.net

 




This project is supported by MEDIA