Documentary films

Documentary films

Documentary films

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At the Czech Film Center we are committed to documentary films on several levels. First and foremost, we work with international festivals focusing exclusively on documentaries, as well as festivals with documentary sections. Each year we publish a unique catalogue Czech Documentaries, which offers an overview of Czech documentaries completed and projects in all stages of development. We also organize a presentation of Czech documentaries in progress Czech Joy in the Spotlight at the Ji.hlava IDFF.

Promotion at festivals

As is the case with feature films, we consult Czech documentaries with foreign festivals long before they start. We recommend films for eventual inclusion in the festival programme or market, provide previews or full documentaries, and connect festivals with domestic film professionals to facilitate communication. During the festivals, we help present Czech documentary filmmaking to foreign film professionals.

Every year we promote Czech documentary filmmaking at Berlinale, Visions du Réel, Cannes IFF, Ji.hlava IDFF, DOK.Leipzig, IDFA and others. In addition to meetings with foreign professionals and distribution of promotional materials, we also organise additional events to raise the profile of Czech documentary cinema. Such events include networking events at festivals such as IDFA, Visions du Réel and DOK.Leipzig. Our portfolio also includes cooperation on thematically or regionally focused sections, such as Věra Chytilová's retrospective at Doclisboa 2017, Helena Třeštíková's retrospective at IDFA 2018, or the focus on the Visegrad region at FIPADOC 2021.

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