CINEMATIC BEAUTY OF KAROL PLICKA
The audience at Ji.hlava can look forward to an extensive showcase of anthropological documentary films by Slovak-Czech ethnographer and filmmaker Karol Plicka. It will offer fifteen works, including the famous film The Earth Sings (1933), the winner of the 2nd Venice Film Festival in 1934. The films will be screened from classic 35mm film reel. The work he left to future generations represents the essence and enduring significance of ethnographic filmmaking. Karol Plicka's work remains an endless source of inspiration and, through his films, a photographic documentation of the time and society in which he lived and which he loved.
ROOTS IN EXPERIMENTAL FILM
This year’s thematic section of the Conference Fascinations will focus on “roots” and will feature films from various historical periods that in some way incorporate the theme, either as a visual motif, literally or figuratively. The retrospective shows the various forms of experimental and cinematic representation of roots as explored by various filmmakers in the years 1951–2019, including John Whitney, Roderick Hietbrink, and Cecelia Condit.
MEET EMERGING PRODUCERS 2022 – VOL.2
Kristian Van der Heyden from Belgium, Evan Horan from Ireland, Charlotte Hailstone from the United Kingdom, Jan Hubáček from the Czech Republic, Melissa Lindgren from Sweden, and Jin Jeon from this year’s guest country South Korea make up the second sextet of EMERGING PRODUCERS 2022. Take a look at the original profiles of the selected up-and-coming producers and join us at Ji.hlava for their public presentation on October 27 at 7.30 PM.
FIVE DAYS LEFT TO APPLY TO JI.HLAVA ACADEMY 2021
Over the course of four days (October 27–30), the Ji.hlava Academy will offer an online creative lab for those dedicated to making, reflecting on or sharing contemporary films. The head tutor, Filipino filmmaker, composer and writer Khavn will be accompanied by Toronto-based film curator Peter Kuplowsky, Syrian director Soudade Kaadan, and journalist and freelance writer and programmer Olaf Möller from Germany. The deadline for applications is October 10.
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
INDONESIAN DOCUMENTARIES IN THE FESTIVAL FOCUS ON DAFILMS
Indonesian director Edwin's short film Trip to the Wound, which won the top prize at this year's Locarno Film Festival, is available online on DAFilms. The streaming platform presents this film and other Indonesian documentaries as part of a new curated programme from the Arkipel festival. You can choose from 11 films showcasing seminal works and directors of the last 20 years in Indonesia.
IDF INDUSTRY SESSION: ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
On October 6 at 5:30 pm (CET), Adéla Komrzý (Intensive Life Unit, 2021) and Erika Hníková (Every Single Minute, 2021) will discuss what ethical challenges directors face when telling someone else’s story, and the responsibility of filmmakers to their films’ subjects, community and their audience. Moderated by Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor of Communication Studies at American University's School of Communication in Washington, D.C., and founder of the Center for Media & Social Impact. For more information, click here.
