Docu Talents 2024 Winners & Emerging Producers 2025

The 28th Ji.hlava IDFF will kick off in two months and we can't wait to present to you the remarkable documentaries from all over the world, as well as to host you during the rich industry programme, that we are currently preparing.

The fresh news are that the 20th edition of the Docu Talents from the East knows its awarded films, and we have also introduced the new generation of Emerging Producers 2025 in Sarajevo last week.

Now it is the right time to plan your trip to Jihlava and secure your industry accreditation at an early bird rate, or register to some of the industry programmes such as Festival identity or Ji.hlava Academy. We hope to meet you at the festival at the end of October!

Ji.hlava IDFF team


DOCU TALENT AWARDS 2024 FOR PROJECTS FROM LITHUANIA AND POLAND

Eight outstanding documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe were presented at the jubilee 20th edition of Docu Talents from the East in Sarajevo. The international jury decided to award Baltix UXO (Lithuania/Germany/Latvia) by directors Agnė Dovydaitytė and Alexander Belinski, produced by Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė. The award is accompanied with financial prize $5,000 in cooperation with the festival’s partner Current Time TV. The €3,000 in-kind DAFilms.com Distribution Award was awarded to The Big Chief by Polish director Tomasz Wolski, produced by Anna Gawlita. The award covers international VOD release on DAFilms.com (including Americas, Europe, Asia) for two years. You can now watch trailers of the Docu Talents from the East 2024 projects and read the press release for more details.

 

 

EMERGING PRODUCERS 2025 WITH CANADA AS A GUEST COUNTRY   The names of 18 up-and-coming documentary film producers were announced this week in Sarajevo. The European producers are accompanied by a producer from this year’s guest country, Canada, will take part in two workshops (in Jihlava in October 2024 and in Berlin in February 2025). If you are looking for co-producers for your projects or just want to see who the rising stars of film production in your country are, check out the EMERGING PRODUCERS portal with personalized profiles of over 220 talents! In the meantime, Variety's brought exclusive overview of film projects that the EMERGING PRODUCERS 2024 are working on now.

 

 

REGISTRATIONS TO FESTIVAL IDENTITY ARE OPEN The 15th edition of Festival Identity – a networking platform for film festivals at the Ji.hlava IDFF – will search for sustainable ways how to collaborate effectively among film festivals in the environment which often accentuates competitiveness. The Festival Identity workshop will take place on October 29–30 and the 300 EUR participation fee includes three nights of accommodation as well as industry accreditation with masterclasses, presentations, discussions, Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Market, Matchmaking Accelerator, and more. Registrations are now open.

 

 

DOORS OPEN TO JI.HLAVA ACADEMY 2024 Over the course of four days (October 29 – November 1), Ji.hlava Academy will offer a creative lab for those dedicated to make, reflect upon or share contemporary films. Film shootings will be accompanied by lectures, discussions and talks focusing on the creative process of filmmaking – all under the guidance of experienced and unorthodox tutors: Anja Salomonowitz, an acclaimed Vienna-based film director and screenwriter, and Khavn De La Cruz, a renowned Filipino filmmaker, poet, and composer. We receive applications until September 15.

 

 

GET YOUR EARLY BIRD INDUSTRY ACCREDITATION With the 28th Ji.hlava IDFF just two months away (October 25–November 3), we invite film professionals to get their industry accreditations. An early bird price of €60 is available until September 30, discounts are granted to film school students. Ji.hlava industry programme will feature a rich variety of events which include masterclasses, presentations, discussions, Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Market, Matchmaking Accelerator, full access to the festival screenings and more.

 

 

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