Taking place March 5 - 11, 2012, the East Doc Platform hosts our staple events, such as the East European Forum, Doc Launch presentation, Project Market, and the East Silvervideo library with fresh spring documentary offerings. The second session of IDF's yearlongEx Oriente Film that supports the development of creative documentaries, and the East Silver Market with its representative selection of the latest East European documentary films will take place at the Jihlava IDFF. At both festivals, IDF substantially contributes to the industry programmes that, in the European context, foster the making and distribution of documentary films.
The Institute of Documentary Film has been supporting documentary film in Central and Eastern Europe for eleven years. Our activities have helped to complete over 100documentary films, many of which received prestigious awards at international festivals, and secured distribution for more than 800 documentaries.
The new East Doc Platform organized at One World focuses on the support of East European documentary films in all stages of completion. Taking place March 5 - 11, 2012, the Platform will include our regular events - East European Forum for projects in the production stage; Doc Launch presentation for projects in post-production; East Silver'svideo library with the latest docs from all of Eastern Europe, one-on-one meetings at theProject Market, and a slate of case studies and lectures on contemporary documentary trends, as well as master classes with renowned filmmakers. The East Doc Platformconnects promising East European projects and films with European and North American commissioning editors, buyers, festival programmers, distributors, sales agents, film fund and organization representatives.
