The event is dedicated to the new generation of European producers, new formats, innovative trends, and visions for the future. The programme is open to diverse audiovisual formats.

JNV Forum Selected Projects 2024 (PDF)

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At the core of the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum is the pitching of carefully selected European documentary projects – both in development stage and in production or post-production stages. The event will take place during the Ji.hlava IDFF and will be attended by film professionals and other stakeholders in the film industry accredited at the festival. The presentations will take place in person.

The call is traditionally open not only to documentary films but also diverse audiovisual formats such as fiction with documentary aspects, hybrid, experimental, short films, docu and web series, cinema expanded projects, games with documentary aspects and VR / AR / Live documentaries.

In our selection process, we focus on the artistic vision of the project, its originality and author-driven character, visual style and fresh spirit, international potential in terms of financing and development of collaboration, openness for sharing the project with other partners, as well as diverse modes of distribution.

The submission is free of charge. In one call you apply for both Ji.hlava New Visions Forum and also Ji.hlava New Visions Market. The selected projects will receive two complimentary Industry Accreditations.

Format

All projects submitted for this call for applications will be considered for inclusion in both the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2025 and the Ji.hlava New Visions Market 2025.

Selected projects will be invited to take part in the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum, where the director-producer teams will present their upcoming films on the main stage of the Industry HUB. These projects will also be featured in the online market database, ensuring increased visibility within the professional film community.

In parallel, projects selected for the Ji.hlava New Visions Market will gain visibility through the online database, accessible to all industry-accredited guests attending the festival.

Additionally, all participants in the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum and Market are eligible to join the Matchmaking Accelerator held during the Ji.hlava IDFF Industry Days. This dynamic networking platform connects participants with several hundred international film professionals — including festival programmers, curators, distributors, sales agents, commissioning editors, and journalists — fostering collaboration and new opportunities for their projects.

Awards

Ji.hlava New Visions Award 2025 for the most promising European project in cooperation with UPP and Soundsquare

• The visual effects and post-production house UPP will provide an in-kind grant for visual post-production modelled to the needs of the award-winning film in the estimated value of 15,000 EUR (1 day online, 4 days grading, DCP Cinema Master, TV Master).
• The sound studio and post-production company Soundsquare will offer sound mixing and a final sound master in the estimated value of 5,000 EUR.
• Eligible for European projects

Cannes Docs - Marché du Film Award at Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2025

• Two complimentary Marché du Film badges & selection as a Cannes Docs 2026 'Spotlighted Project'
• Eligible for European, Asian and U.S. projects

EURODOC Award at Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2025

• Full tuition fee for one of EURODOC training sessions + One-year-long EURODOC Membership (in the value of 1,900 EUR)

• Eligible for projects whose main producer is based in EU Member States*

(*and non-EU Participating Countries in the Creative Europe Programme, ie. EFTA countries which are part of the EEA, acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, European Neighbourhood Policy countries

The award goes to the main producer of the project, and the training can be joined in 2026 or in 2027, with the same project or with another creative documentary project. The award also entails full Eurodoc membership for 12 months over the year of the attended training.

DAE Award at Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2025

• Free memberships for two members of the project team for one year and a tailor-made consultancy session with DAE senior consultants.
• Eligible for European, Asian and U.S. projects

#Docs Connect Taskovski training award at Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2025

• Mentorship and consultancy on the festival, marketing and distribution strategy for the winning project
• Eligible for both European and U.S. projects

Sheffield DocFest Networking Award at Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2025

• Two Industry Passes for Sheffield DocFest 2026
• Eligible for European, Asian and U.S. projects

Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Market are part of Doc Alliance Network of Markets supported by

Ji.hlava New Visions Forum and Market
is held as part of the Visegrad Accelerator.

Partners of Ji.hlava New Visions Awards