Future Memory Lab Open Program
Wednesday, October 29
2 PM – 4 PM / Dukla Cinema – Edison
Future Memory Lab / Call for Entries 2026 + Case study The Imprint of a Luxury Party at the Štrougals' in the Film Family Matter
Information and questions about applications for 2026 for authors and producers from the audiovisual, theater, and gallery fields.
Political-historical case study by Jakub Wagner and Martin Kohout. Director and producer Jakub Wagner and documentary filmmaker and sociologist Martin Kohout will present their work with a unique find – an amateur recording from 1986 capturing a private party of the political and cultural elite of late-normalization Czechoslovakia. The case study will develop a reflection on the broader political and historical context and offer insight into the methodology of working with found archival material and its transfer and interpretation into the author's film Family Matters (Czechia 2014, Andrej Stankovič Award 2015).
Thursday, October 30
11 AM – 12:30 PM / Industry Hub – Horácké Theater – IF stage
Conference on Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking: Creative control and authorship in the age of AI – academic pane
A brief introduction to the Future Memory Lab and FAMU research project supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, focusing on the ethical and legal challenges of working with archival materials and the development of an AI prototype for the description and contextual analysis of archival audiovisual materials.
Thursday, October 30
3 PM – 5 PM / Horácké Theater – Coffee Room
Future Memory Lab Matchmaking INFO about call for entries 2026 and Future Memory Lab workshops, residencies and researc
Friday, October 31
11:30 AM – 1 PM / Industry Hub – Horácké Theater – Main stage
Pitching: Feature and Short Films in Production and Postproduction + Call For Entries 202
Presentation of new Future Memory Lab projects in production and early postproduction for representatives of the international film industry and the professional public. Feature-length and short films and documentary theater developed in a creative laboratory specializing in the development of contemporary innovative approaches to working with film archives and found footage materials.
