Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival’s platform for thinking about the contemporary world
IF 2024
October26
The Future of Procrastination
Technology and free time
October27
The Call of the Forest
Connecting with roots
November1
New Immunity
More than just a defence mechanism
November2
The War of Today
New kinds of technologies, old kinds of dying
Inspirational Meetings
How do we live a better life in worse times?
Podcast Live at Ji.hlava
Live recording of popular podcast
Program
Conversations, talks, debates, artist talks and workshops.
Show moreOct 26
10:00am - 11:30am
Imagining Free Time
Leona Masare, Kateřina Smejkalová
Oct 26
12:30pm - 02:00pm
Clever Things That Save Time?
Thorsten Peetz, Jan Vobořil, Nina Fárová
Oct 26
05:30pm - 07:00pm
Home and the Fight for Free Time
Helen Hester, Nick Srnicek, Václav Janoščík
Oct 26
08:00pm - 09:30pm
Studio N Live
Filip Titlbach, Marie Hájek Salomonová
Oct 27
12:30pm - 02:00pm
All for the Forest and the Forest for All
Jakub Hruška, Monika Michaelová, Jaromír Bláha
Oct 27
02:00pm - 03:30pm
Haptic Forest Spa
Darjan Hardi, Klára Zahrádková
Oct 27
03:00pm - 04:30pm
Forest As a Source of Life and Politics
Cheryl Maloney, Lukáš Senft
Oct 28
08:00pm - 09:30pm
Vlevo dole LIVE
Václav Dolejší, Lucie Stuchlíková
Oct 29
08:00pm - 09:30pm
Chyba systému LIVE
Jan Pokorný, Apolena Rychlíková, David Klimeš, Adéla Gjuričová
Speakers & Moderators
Whom you can meet this year.
Show moreTimothy Morton
Environmental philosopher
Helen Hester
Feminist theorist
Nick Srnicek
Philosopher
Cheryl Maloney
Activist and aboriginal law expert
Siri Aas Rustad
Researcher
Kirthi Jajakumar
Researcher, lawyer and foreign policy activist
Matthias Sinnemann
Researcher
Kristina Ciroková
Investigative reporter
Thorsten Peetz
Sociologist
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In discussion with film: a guide to the film programme of this year's Ji.hlava IDFF
Texts
Collection of essays, interviews, and poems.
Show morecommunity
society
Central Europe
From Communism to Commonism? Learning from Central Europe
From Communism to Commonism? Learning from Central Europe Jan Sowa
essay
community
society
Central Europe
colonialism
space
Who is Space For?
Who is Space For? Natalie B. Treviño
essay
colonialism
space
capitalism
media
video games
Liberating Media Culture From the Vocabulary of Late Stage Capitalism
Liberating Media Culture From the Vocabulary of Late Stage Capitalism Total Refusal
essay
capitalism
media
video games
Philippines
human rights
art
On the Endless Quest for Justice
On the Endless Quest for Justice Kiri Dalena
visual story
Philippines
human rights
art
philosophy
freedom
care
Our Task Is to Make Care Into a Global Value
Our Task Is to Make Care Into a Global Value Judith Butler
essay
philosophy
freedom
care
society
economics
sustainability
Falling in Love Again With Ourselves and all of Life
Falling in Love Again With Ourselves and all of Life Jennifer Hinton
essay
society
economics
sustainability
society
care
LGBTQI+
gender
Caring Relationships as a Catalyst for Social Change?
Caring Relationships as a Catalyst for Social Change? Dorottya Rédai
essay
society
care
LGBTQI+
gender
society
climate crisis
Reflection on Desirable Future and Our Role in It
Reflection on Desirable Future and Our Role in It David Abram
essay
society
climate crisis
disinformation
Artificial intelligence and misinformation? Critical thinking is key
Artificial intelligence and misinformation? Critical thinking is key Ondřej Hrách
interview
disinformation
Podcast
Global discourse on contemporary issues through the perspective of thinkers and artists.
Show morebusiness
technology
AI
ChatGPT is trained by poorly paid people from the Global South, highlights Marx
Paris Marx
Matouš Hrdina
business
technology
AI
literature
water
climate crisis
We can only face the climate crisis with new stories, shows writer Magnason
Andri Snær Magnason
Jonáš Zbořil
literature
water
climate crisis
capitalism
video games
Beyond the Gameplay
Total Refusal
Leonhard Müllner
Václav Janoščík
capitalism
video games
Philippines
human rights
art
Responding to Despotism
Kiri Dalena
Anna Remešová
Philippines
human rights
art
freedom
care
Trouble with Gender, Care and Violence
Judith Butler
freedom
care
environment
Between the Human Animal and the Animate Earth
David Abram
environment
Video
Audiovisual archive capturing debates, conversations and talks over the years.
Show morewater
climate crisis
art
Hydrosex!
Ewelina Jarosz
Justyna Górowska
Zuzana Štefková
water
climate crisis
art
society
community
capitalism
Central Europe
Community Central Europe?
Jan Sowa
Josef Patočka
society
community
capitalism
Central Europe
capitalism
technology
AI
Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Capitalism
Paris Marx
Matouš Hrdina
capitalism
technology
AI
regulation
technology
human rights
AI
EU vs. AI
Monika Hanych
Luca Bertuzzi
Hajira Maryam
Heda Čepelová
Klára Votavová
regulation
technology
human rights
AI
space
science
colonialism
technology
Coloniality in Space
Natalie B. Treviño
Petr Boháček
space
science
colonialism
technology
literature
water
climate crisis
On Time and Water
Andri Snær Magnason
Jonáš Zbořil
literature
water
climate crisis
personal experience
war
Ukraine
Experience of Cruelty
Oksana Stomina
Filip Remunda
personal experience
war
Ukraine
capitalism
politics
video games
Behind the Game Plan
Total Refusal
Robin Klengel
Leonhard Müllner
Václav Janoščík
capitalism
politics
video games
personal experience
film
war
Ukraine
Testimony from the Trenches
Petra Procházková
Alisa Kovalenko
personal experience
film
war
Ukraine
What are you interested in?
Community
Those who inspire us. From global thinkers and scientists to local activists and artists.
Show moreTimothy Morton
Environmental philosopher
Helen Hester
Feminist theorist
Nick Srnicek
Philosopher
Cheryl Maloney
Activist and aboriginal law expert
Siri Aas Rustad
Researcher
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Novinářka, producentka a filmařka
Kirthi Jajakumar
Researcher, lawyer and foreign policy activist
Matthias Sinnemann
Researcher
Kristina Ciroková
Investigative reporter