The deadline for the 5th Ji.hlava Film Fund has been set at July 31. The Fund’s mission is to support a range of remarkable and creative filmmakers who have emerged in recent years in the wider region of Europe in the completion of their cinematic documentary works on contemporary themes, thus helping these films to succeed internationally, say Fund personnel.
The projects will benefit from a total in-kind funding pot of €20,000:
- 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. (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.
- The Centre for Documentary Film (CDF) is a research and education centre for Czech and international artists, scholars and thinkers which houses a library and a video library in Ji.hlava. The CDF will arrange a test screening for the selected film and provide the award-winning director with research-support for his or her next project.
The in-kind grant(s) can be accessed for documentary and hybrid films with a length over 15 minutes at production or post-production stage. The completed film will premiere at the Ji.hlava IDFF.
Eligible countries for application are EU member states, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
The selection will be decided on by film professionals nominated by the Ji.hlava IDFF.
Previous support was provided to:
2020: MIKO. Czech Republic. Director: Robin Kvapil. Producer: Martina Štrunc. Executive Producer: Petr Koza. Director of photography: Šimon Dvořáček. Estimated date of premiere: Autumn 2021
2019: US AGAINST OURSELVES. Romania. Director: Andra Tarara. Producers: Anamaria Antoci, Anda Ionescu. Director of photography: Andra Tarara, Ion Tarara. International premiere at Ji.hlava IDFF 2020
2018: THE WINTER GARDEN’S TALE. Ukraine. Director: Simon Mozgovyi. World premiere: Ji.hlava IDFF 2018
→Winner of DOCU/UKRAINE competition at Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival 2019
2017 (4 projects):
BOY OF WAR. Germany, Ukraine. Directors: Igor Kosenko, Cyprien Clement-Delmas. Producer: Fabian Driehorst. World premiere: Ji.hlava IDFF 2018
→ Best Documentary Debut Student Jury at Ji.hlava IDFF 2018
→ First Lights – Best Documentary Debut (Special Mention) at Ji.hlava IDFF 2018
→ VFF Documentary Film Production Award at Dokfest Munchen 2019
→ Best Documentary by The Teen Jury at Beldocs Festival 2019
→ Best Debut at Pilsen Film Festival 2019
FOREIGNER (UN EXTRANJERO). Poland, Germany. Director: Filip Jacobson. Production: Karolina Galuba
THE WHALE FROM LORINO. Poland. Dir: Maciej Cuske. Prod: Mikołaj Pokromski
→ Winner (Silver Horn) at Krakow Film Festival 2020
VIENNA CALLING. Czech Republic. Director: Petr Šprincl. Production: Marek Novák
