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In 2019, the 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, a key European festival focusing on documentary films and the largest event of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe, took place in the city of Jihlava, Czech Republic. In the long term, Ji.hlava IDFF follows a clear-cut programming strategy and systematically supports European documentary films and their promotion in both the Czech and the European environment. It was founded in 1997 and has so far initiated a wide range of projects supporting the production and distribution of documentary films, as well as an in-depth reflection on documentary filmmaking. It is also the cofounder and member of the Doc Alliance platform that brings together 7 leading European documentary film festivals.Last year’s festival was attended by 5330 accredited visitors, out of which 1163 were film professionals, 146 guests, 300 journalists and 500 children. The rich annual offscreen programme offered a series of seminars, workshops and masterclasses, along with documentary theatre performances, concerts, Game Zone presenting innovative documentary or educational computer games, and VR Zone showcasing VR installations and 360° documentary films. A 6-day programme Ji.hlava for Kids offered various activities for children aged 2–14 years, ranging from screenings and thematic workshops to theatre and concerts. The discussion platform Inspiration Forum organized more than 30 sessions with prominent international personalities from outside the film community, including scientists, politicians, writers, actors or journalists, who presented their ideas and introduced the fundamental issues of today’s society. Overall attendance of the events of the 23rd edition of Ji.hlava IDFF surpassed 42 000.Ji.hlava IDFF places great emphasis on the cinematographic value and social significance of the presented works. It seeks out visually unique film concepts, focusing on originality and their cross-genre nature merging documentary, experimental, fiction or animated film. A total of 280 films of various formats (out of more than 3730 submitted) were screened during 222 screening sessions. All of the competition films were shown in their world, international or European premiere, while a vast majority of international films outside the competitions were shown in their Czech premiere. In 2019, 91 films were introduced in world, 47 in international, and 17 in European premiere. Aiming to present as wide a range of perspectives as possible, we included films coming from diverse countries and cinematographic traditions. In 2019, we have presented films from 29 MEDIA countries, 24 of which were countries with low audiovisual production capacity.One of the goals of Ji.hlava IDFF is to bring together both the already established filmmakers and the debutants from around the world and allow them to share ideas and learn from one another. Thus, the Ji.hlava Industry Programme intended for film professionals has played a crucial role as part of the festival from the very beginning. The Emerging Producers project introduced the up-and-coming generation of European producers. Festival Identity brought together festival organisers and programmers from all across the globe and the East Silver market organised by the Ji.hlava IDFF in conjunction with the Czech Institute of Documentary Film introduced the latest documentary works from Central and Eastern Europe. Ji.hlava Academy provided an educational, networking and inspiring platform to young film professionals. Conference Fascinations further underscored the importance of experimental cinema as part of Ji.hlava IDFF festival programme, discussing its production potential and distribution possibilities across continents. |