The Institute of Documentary Film has put out a final all for submission of films produced in 2021 and 2022, as well as rough cuts, to the East Silver Market 2022. Supporting producers and distributors from Central and Eastern Europe, each year approximately 150 films are included in the event, the 19th edition of which will take place at the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF on October 25- 30, 2022. Submitted films are eligible for the Ji.hlava IDFF preselection.
The call is open specifically to creative that tackle contemporary topics, challenging genre and media boundaries and audience participation. “We welcome films that set out to conduct intense and engaged experiences and to change the way we think about topical issues, audiences, ways of storytelling and the world itself,” say organisers.
Only producers/representatives of completed documentaries produced/co-produced in the region of Central and Eastern Europe (see below for list of eligible countries) sould apply. Only films that have not been previously submitted to the East Silver market are eligible.
Application deadlines:
Films produced in 2021 and 2022: May 31, 2022
Projects in rough cut stage: July 31, 2022
Submissions are invited via online entry form.
The East Silver Market is a unique film market dedicated solely to the documentary cinema of Central and Eastern Europe. The main aim of the market is to support distribution and promotion of documentary films from this region.
The key activity of the East Silver project is the East Silver Market, which takes place within the Jihlava IDFF, but is open for submissions throughout the whole year, especially for makers looking to join its festival service East Silver Caravan. All selected films become part of an online catalogue of documentary films East Silver, and are automatically valid for the Jihlava IDFF programme pre-selection.
Picking the nominees from 2022 East Silver Market submissions, the East Silver international jury (comprising of international buyers, sales agents and festival selectors) awards the best documentary films with the Silver Eye Award in 2 main categories (short and feature length documentary).
Successful titles of past East Silver presentations include Mallory (dir. Helena Třeštíková), A New Shift (dir. Jindřich Andrš), Home Games (dir. Alisa Kovalenko), A Good Death (dir. Tomáš Krupa), Cinema, Mon Amour (dir. Alexandru Belc) and The Intensive Life Unit (dir. Adéla Komrzý).
Eligible countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Serbia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.
