28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Press Releases

20.11.2024

28th Ji.hlava IDFF had 110,000 viewers in total, record attendance of Ji.hlava Industry, winner of Ji.hlava Online is The Impossibility

02.11.2024

Award-winning films of the 28th Ji.hlava

31.10.2024

Ji.hlava Industry Awards 2024

30.10.2024

Recipients of Ji.hlava / JB Films Support 2024 were announced. 110,000 EUR distributed to documentary projects from Slovakia, Ukraine/Poland, and Serbia

25.10.2024

The 28th Ji.hlava has been kicked off by Ms. President. Only If the Baby Cries... won the best short documentary

09.10.2024

Ten-day Ji.hlava is a tribute to documentary reflection on the world, full programme of the 28th Ji.hlava IDFF unveiled

18.09.2024

Marek Šulík’s Ms. President will open the 28th Ji.hlava, first titles and retrospectives have been announced

18.08.2024

Docu Talent Awards 2024 went to Baltic Uxo and The Big Chief, Emerging Producers 2025 were announced, with Canada as guest country

18.06.2024

Ten-day Ji.hlava invites to discover

04.04.2024

Ji.hlava IDFF launches new support scheme for documentaries: 110,000 eur will be allocated to Central and East European films

04.03.2024

Echoes of Ji.hlava IDFF kick off in Belgium tomorrow. Screenings will continue in Bucharest, New York, Warsaw, Belgrade

29.10.2023

The 27th Ji.hlava IDFF has revealed its award-winners and announced plans to extend the festival to ten days

28.10.2023

The 2023 industry awards were presented at the 27th Ji.hlava IDFF

27.10.2023

Ji.hlava Industry Awards 2023

25.10.2023

The 27th Ji.hlava IDFF is now on and has handed out its first awards! French producer Pierre-Olivier Bardet was accorded the APA World Excellence Award

19.10.2023

Ji.hlava’s opening film is dedicated to Václav Havel. The Contribution to World Cinema Award will go to Béla Tarr

11.10.2023

Ji.hlava unveils full programme of its 27th edition

05.10.2023

This year's Ji.hlava festival trailer was created by director Albert Serra and evokes a physical experience

12.09.2023

27th Ji.hlava IDFF will focus on female directors hosting Naomi Kawase and Claire Simon

14.08.2023

Docu Talent Awards 2023 went to a Picture to Remember, Chronicle, and An Almost Perfect Family, Emerging Producers 2024 were announced, with Philippines as guest country

07.08.2023

Docu Talents from the East 2023 were announced

20.06.2023

The visual of the 27th Ji.hlava mirrors the world around us

23.05.2023

Nominations for the Doc Alliance Award 2023 have been announced

09.05.2023

Ji.hlava New Visions Forum: U.S. Docs – Call for U.S. Documentary Filmmakers

03.05.2023

Docu Talents from the East 2023 will be presented in Sarajevo on August 13. Call for submissions is now open

01.03.2023

The Echoes of Ji.hlava IDFF in Romania Kick Off on Tuesday

20.02.2023

The Emerging Producers 2023 were introduced in Berlin. New call is now open

14.11.2022

The 26th Ji.hlava IDFF – both live and online part – is now over. The festival reached 90,000 viewers

29.10.2022

Winners of the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF have been announced

28.10.2022

Ji.hlava Industry Awards 2022

25.10.2022

The 26th Ji.hlava IDFF is now on and has handed out its first awards!

21.10.2022

PRESS KIT of the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF

20.10.2022

26th Ji.hlava IDFF to present a film by this year’s Nobel Prize winner, Annie Ernaux

11.10.2022

The 26th Ji.hlava unveiled its programme. Clarke, Rogosin, the Philippines, Ukraine and film ethics

14.09.2022

26th Ji.hlava announces first titles

16.08.2022

Docu Talent Awards 2022 went to Dad's Lullaby and Between Revolutions

23.06.2022

Poster of the this year’s Ji.hlava IDFF was unveiled & world premiere of Jan Švankmajer’s latest film

05.05.2022

Ji.hlava spustila prodej Early bird akreditací!

19.04.2022

Ji.hlava New Visions Forum: U.S. DOCS // Call for U.S. documentary filmmakers

07.03.2022

Ji.hlava presents a special online event on Ukraine. And kicks off its Echoes in New York, which will continue in Belgium, France and Romania.

16.11.2021

Hybrid Ji.hlava is over, films attracted 85 thousand viewers

30.10.2021

Winners of the 25th Ji.hlava IDFF have been announced

28.10.2021

Day four with Cow, Jan Nedvěd, and single parents

27.10.2021

Second festival day: Czech Joy, Plicka and Kennedy

26.10.2021

25th Ji.hlava IDFF: 300 films, 63 countries, 12.300 minutes

21.10.2021

Opening film, masterclasses, and juries

13.10.2021

Six days, three hundred films, back in cinema! Ji.hlava celebrates 25th anniversary

15.09.2021

25th Ji.hlava IDFF will soon reappear on the big screen!

12.07.2021

East West Index Survey: Pandemic wiped out one in four films from festivals in 2020

28.06.2021

“Come dream with us!” invites the jubilee 25th Ji.hlava IDFF

CONTACT

René Kubášek
international communication
rene@ji-hlava.cz

Zuzana Kopáčová
media communication
zuzana@ji-hlava.cz

Contact

CONTACT US

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Karlovo náměstí 285/19
120 00 Prague 2
Czech Republic

e-mail: info@ji-hlava.cz

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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