dok.incubator is open to teams of three – editor, director and producer – to participate in a seven-month long program which is organized partly as a residential event and partly online. Every year, international tutors select four Czech and four Slovak projects which get an opportunity to gain a new perspective on their film and to maximize its international potential. Documentaries with Czech or Slovak coproductions are also welcome to join the program.
Where do the films go?
The results and festival journeys of films which took part in Czech and Slovak workshops show that the program works. In 2023 the Czech-German-Swedish documentary BLIX NOT BOMBS by Greta Stocklassa premiered at CPH:DOX, was screened at HotDocs and recently received a nomination for the Czech Lion Awards. Another big international premiere awaited for Pongo Calling at Sheffield DocFest, the film then continued to Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival or One World festival. Besides that, the program of Ji.hlava IDFF included premieres of The World According to My Dad by Marta Kovářová and La Reine by Nikola Klinger, both awarded by the student jury. Among other successful films from 2023 there is A Happy Man directed by Soňa G. Lutherová which premiered at HotDocs, was screened at One World festival and received an award at International Film Festival Cinematik.
Timeline of 2024 Czech and Slovak edition:
- Deadline for applications: February 14, 2024 – apply here
1st session: 4 days at the end of April, Banská Štiavnica, SK – after screening discussions, DNA sessions (deep analysis of your film), editing and production consultations, final wrap ups
Individual consultations with editing tutors between 1st and 2nd session
2nd session: 3 days at the end of June, Czech Republic – after screening discussions, editing and production consultations, final wrap ups, one-on-one meetings with decision makers, open program (panel discussions, sessions with sales and festival selectors)
Individual consultations with editing tutors between 2nd and 3rd session
3rd session: October – online sessions with the selected projects including after screening discussions and one-on-one meetings with decision makers – festivals, distributors, and sales, editing, dramaturgical and production consultations, final wrap ups
All workshops are held in English.
For more information about the CZ & SK edition of dok.incubator, please contact its coordinator Tereza Koldová (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or find more on dok.incubator website.
