1. 12. 2025
Short Pitch Program at Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2026: Apply now!
EAST DOC
Submit your short documentary projects to the Short Pitch Program, which will take place during the 23rd edition of Millennium Docs Against Gravity in May 2026. We are accepting documentaries from the CEE region until February 1, 2026.
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21. 11. 2025
An interview with our newly appointed programme director Veronika Janatková
Interview
IDF
"Documentary film and art stand as a form of resistance against destructive trends, fostering critical thinking and engagement.”
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11. 11. 2025
KineDok + UNICEF presents: Agents of Happiness + talk about Bhutan
KINEDOK
What does it mean to measure happiness? In Bhutan, they’ve been trying to do just that for years – and the film Agents of Happiness shows how successful they’ve been. Come on Sunday, November 23, to Kino 64 U Hradeb and see it for yourself.
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4. 11. 2025
Films supported by the Institute of Documentary Film succeeded at Ji.hlava IDFF
IDF
We are delighted to announce that several films developed through the activities of the Institute of Documentary Film won awards at the Ji.hlava IDFF. Among them was Silver (dir. Natalia Koniarz), which won the Main Award for Best World Documentary Film.
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3. 11. 2025
Online screening + discussion: 66 Seasons
KINEDOK
ONLINE
KineDok continues its online season. From November 6 to 11, 2025, you can watch the Slovak-Czech documentary film 66 Seasons by Peter Kerekes – a unique chronicle of life and history seen through the lens of a single swimming pool in Košice over 66 years.
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30. 10. 2025
Institute of Documentary Film Delegation at IDFA 2025
IDF
We’re heading to IDFA! Meet our delegation of filmmakers and industry professionals from Central and Eastern Europe, discover compelling documentaries, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
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28. 10. 2025
Meet us at the 29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2025
KINEDOK
IDF
The Institute of Documentary Film team is once again heading to the Ji.hlava IDFF, one of Europe’s key events dedicated to auteur documentary cinema. Meet our programme director Veronika Janatková and the KineDok team during the festival.
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15. 10. 2025
“If you don't speak out, your silence becomes a form of endorsement”: An Interview with Salomé Jashi
Interview
Read an interview with documentary filmmaker and co-founder of DOCA Georgia, Salomé Jashi, who is preparing for her upcoming role as a tutor at Ex Oriente Features. The conversation was led by film critic and PhD candidate Botagoz Koilybayeva.
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10. 10. 2025
Institute of Documentary Film Delegation at DOK Leipzig 2025
The Institute of Documentary Film proudly continues its strong collaboration with DOK Leipzig, returning this year with a diverse delegation of filmmakers and industry professionals from Central and Eastern Europe.
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10. 10. 2025
Online screening + discussion: Byeway
KINEDOK
Byeway opens this year’s KineDok online season. From October 16 to 21, you can watch this documentary by Ivo Bystřičan about the never-ending construction of the D8 highway for free. On October 20, you can also look forward to an online discussion.
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