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
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

Private Century: A Stroke of Butterfly Wings, dir. Jan Šikl, 2007

Within EAST SILVER CARAVAN it's always possible to find the most recent thought provoking creative documentary production from the Eastern and central Europe which we have selected from over 350 titles. The selection is made in order to support documentaries from the region and secure the attention of international festival audience. 

Travelling showcase of approx. 30 films is recommended to festival selectors for their programmes. Through our EAST SILVER CARAVAN we do our best to make these special documentaries more accessible, because we believe they especially represent the quality and unique films from the region. Fifteen partner international festivals were approached by East Silver Caravan during the year.

DESTINATIONS OF EAST SILVER CARAVAN 2007:

Berlinale / Germany – official opening of East Silver 2007, 8.2.2007
Hot Docs / Canada, 19.4. - 29.4.2007
Visions du Réel / Switzerland, 20.4. - 26.4.2007
Crossing Europe / Austria, 24.4. - 29.4.2007
Krakow Film Festival / Poland, 1.6. – 5.6.2007   
St. Petersburg, Message to Man Festival / Russia, 18.6. -31.6.2007
Discop / Hungary, 20.6. -22.6.2007
Sunny Side of the Doc / France, 26.6. - 29.6.2007
FID Marseille IFF, France, 1. – 6. 7.2007
DokuFest / Kosovo, 8.8. – 13.8.2007
Sarajevo IFF / Serbia and Montenegro, 17.8. - 25.8.2007
Sheffield Doc/Fest Film Festival / UK, 30.10. – 5.11.2007
DOK Leipzig / Germany, 29.10. - 5.11.2007
Cottbus IFF / Germany, 6.-10.11.2007
IDFA / The Netherlands, 23.11. - 3.12.2007


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