Until November 17, viewers in the Czech Republic can enjoy a selection of over 150 films from the Ji.hlava online programme. The Ji.hlava online selection includes films in the competition programme including the winners, as well as titles from the retrospective sections. The 29th edition of Ji.hlava IDFF, is scheduled for October 24 – November 2, 2025.
28 Ji.hlava IDDF showcasing 340 films including 13 with German participation in the sections Constellations, Fascinations, Testimonies, Fascinations: Computing Film, as well as Short Joy.
“The programme of Ji.hlava shows the extraordinary power of documentary film. Documentary filmmakers replace the literalness of reality with playfulness and originality of thought. They show us the world as we could hardly see it ourselves – unless, like them, we would like to spend long years with a camera in those places,” says Marek Hovorka, the festival's director. “Dialogue has been important to Ji.hlava since its beginning, so of course the screenings will be followed by talks. I am delighted that the audience will be able to meet many filmmakers in person, including Kirsten Johnson, Tsai Ming-liang, Roberto Minervini, Andrei Ujica and Albert Serra.”
Download the catalogue of 28 Ji.hlava as PDF here.
LineUp German productions and co-productions:
- A FIDAI FILM by Kamal Aljafari, 78min, P: Kamal Aljafari Productions, [Constellations]
- back and/or forth | vor und/oder zurück by Thomas Kutschker, 10min, P: Thomas Kutschker, [Fascinations]_
- BLACK POLIUKA by Tania Licheuskya, 21min, P: Tania Licheuskya, [Short Joy]
- THE BONES by Jeremy Xido, 98min, P: Intuitive Pictures, WS: dogwoof, [Testimonies]
- BUTTERFLY MANEUVERS by Gor Margaryan, 7min, P: Gor Margaryan, [Fascinations]_
- COSMONAUTS LIKE CHEWING GUM byAline Helmcke, Veselina Dashinova, 20min, Producer: Vesela Kazakova, Donka Ivanova, Tina Leeb, C: Veselina Dashinova, Activist38 – Mina Mileva, [Short Joy]
- ETERNAL YOU by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck, 87min, WS: DOGWOOF, P: beetz brothers film production, [Constellations]
- THE GATE by Jasmin Herold, Michael Beamish, 83min, P: Ma.ja.de. Filmproduktions GmbH, WS: Deckert Distribution, D: GMfilms, [Constellations]
- INHERITANCE | MUYAS by Jules Leano, 6min, P: Jules Leano, [Fascinations]_
- MAKAMISA: PHANTASM OF REVENGE | RIZAL'S MAKAMISMA – PANTASMA NG HIGANTI by Khavn De La Cruz, 73min, P: Kamias Overground, Rapid Eye Movies, [Constellations]
- A PICTURE TO REMEMBER by Olga Chernykh, 72min, P: Real Pictures, LuFilms, Tama Film, [Constellations]
- PLACE WITHOUT MEMORY by Philip Treschan, 27min, P: Philip Treschan, [Short Joy]
- PUTIN'S PLAYGROUND by Konrad Szolajski, 52min or 92min, P: ZK Studio, Wroclaw Feature Film Studio, Hypermarket Film, Doppelplusultra Filmproduktion GmbH, Red Dot Media, Isme Film, AGITPROP, a.o. [Czech Television Documentaries]
- SPIRALS | SPIRALEN by Oskar Fischinger, 4min, ©1926, C: Center for Visual Music, Los Angeles, [Fascinations: Computing Film]
• Ji.hlava New Visions Forum – pitching of 28 carefully selected upcoming project from Europe, United States, and East & Southeast Asia including the hybrid documentary WIND AND VIEW by Sheng-Hung Hsieh, 80min, Producer: Ina Hon / Maurane Cugny, (Taiwan, Japan, Germany), in Production.
• Ji.hlava New Visions Market – featuring 30 remarkable European projects in development, production and post-production
• Festival Identity – workshop and creative hub for film festival representatives
• Visegrad discussion – representatives of national film institutes sharing success stories and failures of films from the Central and East European region
• Matchmaking Accelerator – over 500 expected one-on-one meetings taking place during four busy industry days
• Emerging Producers 2025 – introduction of 18 up-and-coming European film producers
• Czech Joy in the Spotlight – interactive presentation of new Czech documentary films
• Discussions, masterclasses, presentations, and more.
JNV Forum Selected Projects 2024 (PDF)
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