8th Echoes of Ji.hlava IDFF in Belgium

In March 2020, the 8th edition of the Echoes of Ji.hlava IDFF will take place in Belgium. Selection of a number of outstanding documentaries of the 23rd year of the festival will be presented in several places in Brussels and Antwerp. Apart from the screenings, the programme also features Q&A with the filmmakers and two masterclasses for film students attending local universities.

PROGRAM OF ECHOES

» All films will be screened in original version with English subtitles.

WED, MARCH 4 | TAIPEI REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN THE EU AND BELGIUM

We would like to inform you that due to the security measures adopted on Monday in the European Parliament, we were obliged to change the venue of the Opening Ceremony. Our colleagues from the Taipei Representative Office have kindly offered us to use their premises that are also conveniently located in the proximity of the original venue. The event will thus take place on the following address:

Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium | Brussels | Square de Meeûs, 26-27 | map

The programme starts at 6 pm and remains unchanged.

6 pm
Opening Ceremony | Two Roads + Q&A
Radovan Síbrt, CZ, 2019, 80 min.
Audience Award at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019

» Prior registration is required. Registration is now closed.
» The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Radovan Síbrt, and the bandmaster of The Tap Tap Orchestra, Šimon Ornest.
» Visitors are also invited to join the evening cocktail.

THU, MARCH 5 | DE CINEMA

Antwerp | Maarschalk Gérardstraat 4 | web | map

2 pm
FREM
Viera Čákanyová, CZ/SK, 2019, 73 min.

3.30 pm
masterclass Viera Čákanyová
Viera Čákanyová is a Slovak director and screenwriter whose documentaries have received a number of international festival awards. The masterclass will present her last film FREM – an extraordinary piece shot in the Antarctic which, through experimenting with the medium of documentary, explores the limits of the anthropocentric worldview.

5.30 pm
Solo
Artemio Benki, CZ/FR/ARG/AT, 2019, 84 min.
Best Czech Documentary Film at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019

FRI, MARCH 6 | EUROPEAN COMISSION

Brussels | Rue de la Loi 200, building Berlaymont | web | map

6.30 pm
Solo
Artemio Benki, CZ/FR/ARG/AT, 2019, 84 min.
Best Czech Documentary Film at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019

» The screening is open primarily to interns and employees of the European Comission.
» For further information, please contact the EC Arts & Culture Subcommittee.

SAT, MARCH 7 | CINEMA AVENTURE

Brussels | Rue des Fripiers 57, Kleerkopersstraat, Galerie du Centre Bloc II – Centrumgalerij Bloc II | web | map

7.30 pm
TEACH + Q&A
Alex Brendea, ROM, 2019, 82 min.
Best Central and East European Documentary Film at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019

» The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the main protagonist of the film, Dorin Ionita.

SUN, MARCH 8 | CINEMA AVENTURE

Brussels | Rue des Fripiers 57, Kleerkopersstraat, Galerie du Centre Bloc II – Centrumgalerij Bloc II | web | map

7.30 pm
That which Does Not Kill + Q&A
Alexe Poukine, BEL/FR, 2019, 83 min.

» The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director of the film, Alexe Poukine.

MON, MARCH 9 | CINEMA RITCS | DE CINEMA

CINEMA RITCS

2 pm
IN MY SKIN
Anna-Sophia Richard, GER, 2019, 72 min.

3.30 pm
masterclass Anna-Sophia Richard
Anna-Sophia Richard comes from the Dominican Republic, she got her education in film and her first experiences with documentary in Guatemala. In My Skin is her directorial debut, which deals with the topic of domestic violence using unconventional methods of subjectivization.