We help filmmakers develop documentary projects, secure funding, find partners, reach audiences and access the international market.
19/08/2026
We reached out to director Miro Remo to discuss Better Go Mad in the Wild, his documentary of twins Franta and Ondřej, who share an intimate life within a remote homestead.
19/08/2026
For the second year in a row, an IDF alumni film will represent Czechia at the Oscars. ČFTA selected Pepa Lubojacki’s If Pigeons Turned to Gold for the 99th Academy Awards.
28/08/2026
Neapolitan astrologer Luciana believes that the place where a person celebrates their birthday can shape the year ahead. We will screen Wishing on a Star on 10 September at the open-air cinema in the park in front of the Vyšehrad Purkrabství. Admission is
“Our support is comprehensive. We equip producers and directors with the knowledge they need to make, finance and distribute their films.”
Through intensive workshops, we help creative teams develop their films as well as audience and impact strategies. They work with international experts on story development, production, financing, audience engagement and the responsible use of AI.
We connect filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe with producers, commissioning editors, festival programmers, funds, distributors and sales agents. East Doc Platform offers pitching, one-on-one meetings and concrete opportunities for projects in development, production and post-production. East Doc Market also opens doors for films at the rough-cut stage and completed films.
We support auteur documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe with international festival releases and help them reach new audiences. East Doc Caravan provides festival distribution for selected films. KineDok brings documentaries beyond traditional cinemas to cafés, galleries, libraries and other community venues, creating space for people to meet and discuss the films.
“Vanja Jambrović and I pitched [Museum of the Revolution] at many events, but two stand out. At East Doc Platform 2019, the project won the main award and we met our Czech co-producer, nutprodukce. Later that year, we took part in IDFA Forum.”
“Taking part in East Silver, East Silver Caravan and East European Forum gave a major boost to the development and production of our projects and, above all, to the international promotion and distribution of our films, including I Don’t Love You, The Term and On the Edge of Snow.”
“Ex Oriente Film is a place to grow as a documentary professional, work through uncertainties about your upcoming film, and find a community and support structure that continues long after the workshop ends.”
