Visegrad Accelerator

Visegrad Accelerator má za cíl propojit profesionály z České republiky, Slovenska, Maďarska a Polska. Projekt umožní vytvoření kreativní Visegrádské platformy pro vývoj a rozšiřování různých filmových aktivit prostřednictvím setkání filmových profesionálů, kritiků a festivalových zástupců ze středoevropských zemí.

Jihlavský festival vždy kladl důraz na myšlenku visegrádské spolupráce, neboť poskytuje prostor pro propagaci a podporu kinematografií zemí V4. Prostřednictvím této platformy pro setkávání českých, slovenských, maďarských a polských filmařů mohou profesionálové z oboru prezentovat své filmové práce a plánovat budoucí spolupráci s kolegy v rámci skupiny i s kolegy z ostatních zemí.

Cílem platformy Visegrad Accelerator pro profesionály z visegrádských zemí je v rámci Industry programu MFDF Ji.hlava objevovat a podporovat nové talenty ze střední Evropy, představit je mezinárodní filmařské komunitě a tím urychlit jejich tvůrčí vývoj. Tento projekt nabízí unikátní prostor, kde mohou filmaři ze zemí V4 získat podporu pro své projekty (Inspirační Fórum a Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Co-production Market), představit své produkční vize a zahájit evropskou koprodukci (Emerging Producers), sdílet s profesionály z celé Evropy své zkušenosti (Festival Identity) a diskutovat s nimi o svých požadavcích a potřebách (V4 Panels a Konference o etice v dokumentárním filmu) – a to v uvolněném, kreativním a nekonkurenčním prostředí Jihlavy.

Kromě aktivit probíhajících během MFDF Ji.hlava představujeme v rámci Visegrad Acceleratoru výběr pozoruhodných dokumentárních filmů z region těsně před jejich dokončením – Docu Talents from the East. Prezentace projektů pro mezinárodní publikum se koná během filmového festivalu v Sarajevu.

Partnery Visegrad Acceleratoru 2023 byly:

● Doc-Air (Česká republika)
● Slovak Film Institute (Slovensko)
● Wladyslaw Slesicki Film Foundation (Polsko)
● Hungarian Documentary Association (Maďarsko)
● The Center for Modern Information Techniques and Visual Arts (Ukrajina)
● Obala Art Centar / Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosna a Hercegovina)
● International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs (Srbsko)

 

VISEGRAD ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IN 2023

Docu Talents from the East 2023
Aug 12–14, 2023

Selected V4 projects were presented by the directors and producers to the decision-makers attending the Cinelink Industry Days at Sarajevo Film Festival on August 12–14, 2023. The presentations on August 13 were followed by one-to-one meetings of the presenters with sales agents and festival representatives.

Participants of the Docu Talents from V4 countries:

Chronicle (Letopis) / Czech Republic, Slovakia / dir. Martin Kollar
Runa / Poland, Denmark / dir. Agnieszka Zwiefka
80 Angry Journalists / Hungary, Germany / dir. András Földes, Anna Kiss
Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me? (Tady Havel, slyšíte mě?) / Czech Republic / dir. Petr Jančárek

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Visegrad panel discussion: Reality and virtual worlds in the V4 countries
Oct 26, 2023
5:15 – 6:30 PM

Works in various realities, whether augmented (AR), virtual (VR) or mixed (MR) have been created in our countries for almost a decade. Besides the entertainment or gaming aspect, they can also have an educational purpose, exploring the lived world and themes of the present or the past in a spatial mode of expression and with interactive elements. The panel discussion will focus on the relationship between reality and virtual representation in various forms, with an emphasis on the educational function and the didactic, educational and artistic possibilities of these formats.

Speakers:
Bujdosó Gyöngyi / University of Debrecen / Hungary
Krzysztof Pijarski / Lodz Film School / Poland
Vojtěch Radakulan / artist / Czech Republic
Alžběta Šašinková / Masaryk University / Czech Republic

Moderator:
Andrea Slováková / Slovakia

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Inspiration Forum 2023
Oct 24–29, 2023

The Inspiration Forum discussion platform is an opportunity to discover new perspectives, intensify dialogue and raise new questions about the contemporary world. This year's event will take place between October 24 and 29 and will focus on on five contemporary and crucial topics: food, water, space, artificial intelligence, and communities.

Speakers of the Inspiration Forum from Visegrad countries:
Veronika Ambrozy / non-formal educator / Czech Republic
Šárka Homfray / lawyer / Czech Republic
Václav Hradilek / hydrologist / Czech Republic
Lukáš Likavčan / philosopher / Slovakia
Lucie Ráčková / anthropologist / Czech Republic
Jan Sowa / sociologist / Poland
Kateřina Šedá / artist / Czech Republic
Táňa Zabloudilová / journalist / Czech Republic
and others

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Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Co-production Market
Oct 26–27, 2023

New documentary projects in development and production from the V4 countries will be presented at the Forum and included in the Market. After the presentations, the presenters will be included in the Matchmaking service. The event directly helps the filmmakers to improve their projects, establish new co-productions and secure future presence at festivals across the world.

Projects from V4 countries in the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Co-production Market:

Revolution 3.0 / United States, Czech Republic / dir. Reza Bird
600 Raids / Austria, Slovakia / dir. Kristina Leidenfrostova
If Pigeons Turned Gold / Czech Republic, Slovakia / dir. Pepa Lubojacki
Marathon / Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary / dir. Peter Kerekes
Riding with Ghosts / Poland / dir. Piotr Malecki, Maciej Nabrdalik
You Never Just Walk Away / Czech Republic / dir. Rozálie Kohoutová

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EMERGING PRODUCERS 2024 from V4 countries
Oct 24–29, 2023

This flagship project of Ji.hlava helps the up-and-coming documentary film producers from V4 in their growth and sparks their collaboration. This is the only programme of the kind focused on documentary film producers, and has direct results in the form of future joint film co-productions and personal growth of its participants. A respected educational and promotional workshop, which takes place in Jihlava in October 2023 and Berlin in February 2024.

Veronika Janatková / Czech Republic
Rita Balogh / Hungary
Adrianna Rędzia / Poland
Matej Sotník / Slovakia

Public presentation of the Emerging Producers 2024
Oct 25, 2023
19:30 - 21:00

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Festival Identity
Oct 25, 2023

The Festival identity workshop for the representatives of film festivals is a unique hub for the exchange of know-how among film festival representatives, where they start collaborations and coordinate their plans.

Participants of the Festival Identity from Visegrad countries:
Tomáš Hudák / Bratislava Industry Days / Slovakia
Anna Kořínek / Karlovy Vary IFF / Czech Republic
Monika Lošťáková / Febiofest / Slovakia
Péter Muszatics / CINEFEST - MISKOLC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL of Young Filmmakers / Hungary
Barbara Orlicz-Szczypula / Krakow Film Festival / Poland
András Petróczy / Budapest IDFF / Hungary
Zuzanna Polynko / Watch Docs / Poland
Tomáš Poštulka / One World IDFF / Czech Republic
Oksana Sarkisova / Verzio / Hungary
Krzysztof Sienkiewicz / ZUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival / Poland
Ondrej Starinsky / Febiofest / Slovakia
Szymon Stemplewski /Short Waves Festival / Poland

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Conference of Ethics in Documentary Film
Oct 26, 2023

An innovative platform for discussion on ethical questions related to the production and reception of documentary films. Its purpose is to spark dialogue on crucial ethical issues in filmmaking and stimulate research by establishing a new space for discussion between academics and professionals in filmmaking and beyond (film and media studies, social sciences, history, postcolonial studies, archival studies, etc.).

Participants from V4 countries:
Vojtěch Boháč / journalist / Czech Republic
Zdeněk Chaloupka / producer / Czech Republic
Peter Forgacs / media artist / Hungary
Alica Heráková / journalist / Slovakia
Dariusz Kowalski / filmmaker / Poland
Lucie Králová / director / Czech Republic
Vera Lacková / director / Slovakia
Andrea Slováková / media theorist / Slovakia
Marek Šulík / screenwriter / Czech Republic
and others

Visegrad Accelerator je podpořen Mezinárodním visegradským fondem.