VISEGRAD ACCELERATOR - Elevating Central European Films at International Festivals

The East-West Index analysis shows a significant imbalance in the representation of Central and Eastern European films at Western European film festivals. How can this be addressed? Representatives from film institutes in the Visegrad region will discuss effective strategies, share stories of films that have been successful internationally and also those that failed.

Panelists:

Vítězslav Chovanec / Festival Relations - Documentary & Short Films, Czech Film Fund, Czech Film Center / Czech Republic

Katalin Vajda / festival manager, National Film Institute / Hungary

Tomáš Hudák /  film promotion, Slovak Film Institute / Slovakia

Adam Ślesicki / Poland

Moderator Marek Hovorka / director of Ji.hlava IDFF / Czech Republic