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

Central and East European documentary film may at first glance look as an uncharted territory with several extraordinary titles and filmmakers. However, a closer look will reveal that documentary cinema in the region is thriving, as evidenced by documentary films in Poland, Romania or in Estonia. East Silver’s goal is to support and promote documentaries from the region around the world. One of the tools in use is East Silver Caravan – a selection of some of the most interesting films from the market with high festival potential. Each year, a selection of approx. 30 films is submitted to international film festivals for programme preselection. Thanks to a wide and growing network of East Silver partner festivals, the chances of Caravan films to get screened at festivals are increasing (at the moment East Silver Caravan travels to more than 80 international film festivals).

The East Silver Caravan works well not only for films, but also for festival programmers as a tool of reference for East European documentaries, since we can help and recommend films on various topics as well. With recently introduced online videolibrary is even more easier to recommend films to festival programmers with interest in Central and East European documentary films.

The East Silver Caravan had several major accomplishments last year, such as the Czech documentary Alda by Viera Cakanyova in competition at IDFF Flahertiana, Russia and 7^th IDFF Taiwan or a screening of selected films at festivals in USA (Arsy-Versy at SXSW – South by Southwest or War Games and Village Without Women at Cinequest and many others).

Overview of current destinations of East Silver Caravan in 2011

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