Ji.hlava Industry Program

With over 1,300 film professionals attending Ji.hlava IDFF every year, the event is a key meeting place for the world documentary industry, and the most important documentary hub in Central and Eastern Europe.

At this moment we are preparing a full-fledged festival industry program for the 25th Ji.hlava IDFF (October 26–31, 2021), which will include both onsite and online features. Below you will find links to the most important Ji.hlava Industry programs.

Daily schedule is available HERE

JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS FORUM: EUROPEOctober 28–29, 2021

JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS FORUM: U.S. DOCSOctober 28–29, 2021

Matchmaking AcceleratorOctober 27–30, 2021

Festival IdentityOctober 27–29, 2021

Ji.hlava AcademyOctober 27–30, 2021

Conference FascinationsOctober 26–27, 2021

Festival Poster Competition

Docu Talents from the East

INDUSTRY PROGRAMME 2021

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

2:00 – 4:00 PM
CONFERENCE FASCINATIONS / Short introduction of participating galleries, distributors and festivals followed by the presentations of the results of the conference on experimental films’ distribution

5:00 – 6:30 PM
CZECH JOY IN THE SPOTLIGHT / Presentation and short previews of brand new Czech documentary films selected to the main festival competition introduced by their authors.

Moderator: Diana Tabakov (Executive Director, Project Manager Asia, Doc Alliance Film) / Czech Republic

7:30 – 9:00 PM
EMERGING PRODUCERS 2022 / Public presentation of the participants of the 10th edition of the programme

9:00 PM
INDUSTRY DRINK

Thursday, October 28, 2021 / FOCUS ON PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

3:00 – 5:00 PM
JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS FORUM – EUROPE I. / Pitching presentation of 10 European projects in development

5:30 – 7:00 PM
JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS FORUM – U.S. Docs I. / Pitching presentation of 8 US projects in development

7:30 – 8:30 PM
JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS Feedback Talk – Development / Presentations of the projects in development will be followed by the talk among the experts who will reflect the newest trends in documentary filmmaking.

Moderators:
Cintia Gil (former director of DocLisboa and Sheffield DocFest) / Portugal
Veton Nurkollari (artistic director of DokuFest) / Kosovo

8:30 PM
INDUSTRY DRINK

Friday, October 29, 2021 / FOCUS ON PROJECTS IN PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION

3:00 – 5:00 PM
JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS FORUM – EUROPE II. / Pitching presentation of 10 European projects in production and post-production

5:30 – 7:00 PM
JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS FORUM – U.S. Docs II. / Pitching presentation of 8 US projects in production and post-production

7:30 – 8:30 PM
JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS Feedback Talk – Post-Production / Presentations of the projects in production and post-production will be followed by the talk among the experts who will reflect the newest trends in documentary filmmaking

Moderators:
Cintia Gil (former director of DocLisboa and Sheffield DocFest) / Portugal
Veton Nurkollari (artistic director of DokuFest) / Kosovo

8:30 PM
INDUSTRY DRINK

Saturday, October 30, 2021

1:00 – 2:00 PM
VISEGRAD PANEL DISCUSSION / Overview of current trends in V4 countries focusing on challenges and new opportunities faced by producers in the (post) pandemic times. The panelists will be representatives of respective Producers’ associations from all Visegrad countries.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
CASE STUDY / Documentary film production and distribution with EMERGING PRODUCERS alumni.

5:00 – 6:30 PM
MY VISION VS. MY LIFE / Panel discussion with female producers on the reality of film production, stereotypical mechanism of film institutions and transformation of the audio-visual world. The panelists will be EMERGING PRODUCERS alumni.

6:30 PM
INDUSTRY DRINK

Further programme for the accredited film professionals:

October 26–31, 2021 (online and onsite)

● JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS MARKET
● MATCHMAKING ACCELERATOR
● CONFERENCE FASCINATIONS
● FESTIVAL POSTER EXHIBITION
● EAST SILVER MARKET