Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Jihlava IDFF Logo
LocationJihlava, Czech Republic
Founded1997
AwardsOpus Bonum, Testimonies, Czech Joy, Short Joy, Fascinations
No. of films376 in 2022
Websitewww.ji-hlava.com

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (Czech: Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava), known as MFDF Ji.hlava or Ji.hlava IDFF, is a documentary film festival in Jihlava, Czech Republic, normally held in late October. The 28th edition of the festival will run from 25 October to 3 November 2024.[1]

The festival was founded in 1997 by a group of Jihlava high school students led by Marek Hovorka, who has been the director of the festival since then. Since 2001, the festival has been organised by the Jihlava Association of Amateur Filmmakers, which in 2015 was renamed DOC.DREAM - the Association for the Support of Documentary Cinema.[2] Ji.hlava IDFF is a co-founder of Doc Alliance, a coalition of seven European documentary film festivals.

Over 86,000 people viewed films during the 2022 festival – more than 36,000 directly in cinemas and almost 50,000 online.[3] More than 1,000 film professionals took part in the Ji.hlava Industry Programme, which includes projects such as Emerging Producers, Festival Identity,[4] and Conference Fascinations.[5] In 2022, the festival presented 376 films.[6]

  1. ^ "Úvod". Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ "DOC.DREAM – Association for the Support of Documentary Cinema". DOKweb.
  3. ^ "The 26th Ji.hlava IDFF – both live and online part – is now over. The festival reached 90,000 viewers". Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  4. ^ "Festival Identity". Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava.
  5. ^ "Conference Fascinations". Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava.
  6. ^ "The 26th Ji.hlava IDFF – both live and online part – is now over. The festival reached 90,000 viewers".