The official opening of the Echoes will take place in the seat of the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 7 with the screening of Pongo Calling. The documentary by Czech director Tomáš Kratochvíl captures the story of Roma activist Štefan Pongo and his family who left the Czech Republic for the UK to escape racial stereotypes and discrimination. After the screening, there will be a debate with the protagonist David Pongo and his family moderated by Marek Hovorka, director of Ji.hlava IDFF.
Screenings of films by the Czech director Veronika Lišková will take place at the Brussels’ Cinema RITCS on Wednesday, February 8. Lišková’s recent documentary The Visitors, which received a special mention at Ji.hlava 2022, will be followed by a masterclass. Cinema RITCS will also screen her controversial documentary Daniel’s World.
The 11th Echoes of Ji.hlava in Belgium are organized by the Ji.hlava IDFF in co-operation with the Czech Centre Brussels, Royal Institute of Theatre, Cinema and Sound, Festival En ville!, KASK School of Arts Gent and are supported by the City of Jihlava, Vysočina Region, and Embassy of the Czech Republic in Brussels. See the full Belgian programme of Echoes of Ji.hlava IDFF.
Further Echoes of 26th Ji.hlava IDFF are planned to take place in the following months also in Bucharest, Paris, New York, and Bratislava.
