29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The art of flying

Jan van IJken / Netherlands / 2015 / Central European Premiere / 6 min.


synopsis

This black and white film depicts the movement of flocks of birds, a sequence of shots captured during a mild winter when migratory birds stayed in the Netherlands. Every evening they swarmed over the plains, creating moving ornaments in the sky.

DETAIL:
More and more birds join the huge flock, pouring through the skies like water in a vacuum, a spectacular thing to see, one that the participants are utterly unaware of.

biography

Dutch documentary photographer, producer, and director Jan van Ijken devotes himself primarily to animals and nature. He is the author of three books of photography. He filmed and produced a short documentary Facing Animals (2012). His other short film Nevermore, depicting the birth of action painting, was presented at the 2013 Jihlava IDFF in the Short Joy section.

more about film

director: Jan van IJken
producer: Jan van IJken
photography: Jan van IJken
editing: Jan van IJken

contact

Jan van IJken / Haarlemmermeerstraat 74-2 / Amsterdam / Netherlands / +31 654 321 604 / info@janvanijken.com

Film at festival

premiere type:Central European Premiere
festival edition:2015
section:Short Joy
colour:Black and white

Info

director:Jan van IJken
original title:The art of flying
country:Netherlands
year:2015
running time:6 min.

Section


Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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