The 26th Ji.hlava IDFF has revealed the visual identity of the 26th edition of the docfest, as created by award-winning book graphic designer and illustrator Juraj Horváth.
Horváth has been behind the Ji.hlava’s visual identity for over 20 years, and is author of the celebrated EMERGING PRODUCERS catalogues and other Ji.hlava visuals. The Ji.hlava 2021 festival catalogue recently came third in a competition for the Most Beautiful Book of the Year in the Czech Republic. Horváth is also the author of the traditional ‘poster poem’ (see below).
“This year’s Ji.hlava visuals capture the joy of discovering our creative presence in the world,” says Ji.hlava director Marek Hovorka. “Juraj Horváth physically encodes life, his everyday experience, meetings, thoughts in the latest festival poster. Rather than an eye it resembles a retina, on which all perceptions are inscribed as if on a screen.”
Jan Švankmajer’s Kunstkamera
The two-hour director cut of Jan Švankmajer’s Kunstkamera (trailer) will world premiere late October at Ji.hlava IDFF (Oct 25-30) in the Czech Republic.
The film showcases the exceptional art collection created by the renowned surrealist, visual artist, filmmaker and writer in his chateau in Horní Staňkov. “The historical experience says that each kunstkamera made until today was sold or stolen or destroyed after the death of its creator,” says Jan Švankmajer who is turning 80 this year. “For example, the collection by Rudolf II, and most recently the kunstkamera of André Breton. These are unique documents illustrating the level of imagination of people in the relevant period. Official museums can’t replace these collections because they lack the personal commitment. I have realized that my collection will undoubtedly meet the same fate and that’s why I decided to use at least the film medium to document the level of imagination of the contemporary people (remnants of the world of magic).”
Submissions deadline
The deadline for the submission of rough cuts and films that have not yet enjoyed a festival world premiere is July 31. The festival accepts feature-length and short films, animated and interactive documentaries. The films premiered in Ji.hlava have a chance to be nominated for the European Film Academy Awards and the winners are also eligible for Oscar®consideration in the Documentary Short Subject and Documentary Feature Subject categories. More info
Ji.hlava New Visions: call for European Projects
Following last year’s pilot edition, the festival invites European filmmakers to submit their projects to the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Market 2022. As well as documentary films – both in development and (post)production – organisers are looking for 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. The deadline is August 22.
The 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival will take place October 25 to 30 2022 in Jihlava before moving online for 2 weeks. “We want to make the live part of Ji.hlava into an experience, full of stimulating input and inspiring encounters, followed by an online part that brings documentaries not only to those who can make it to Jihlava,” says director Marek Hovorka.
