Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival’s platform for thinking about the contemporary world
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Matchmaking IF propojí vědeckou a dokumentární komunitu
![Technology and leisure, forest, war and immunity. Introducing the themes and personalities of the upcoming edition](/media/thumbs/news/thumb_330x430__technologie-a-volny-cas-les-valka-imunita-predstavujeme-temata-a-osobnosti-nadchazejiciho-rocniku.jpg?v=1720686549)
Technology and leisure, forest, war and immunity. Introducing the themes and personalities of the upcoming edition
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IF Lab showcase at Sensorium Festival
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Christmas Book List
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Inspiration Forum 2023 – Food, Space, Water, Communities and Artificial Intelligence
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Watch the best of IF online
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We invite everyone to join us in searching for a better world
![In discussion with film: a guide to the film programme of this year's Ji.hlava IDFF](/media/thumbs/news/thumb_330x430__v-diskuzi-s-filmem-pruvodce-filmovym-programem-letosni-ji-hlavy.jpg?v=1697638665)
In discussion with film: a guide to the film programme of this year's Ji.hlava IDFF
![The search for what life is and how to give weight back to culture](/media/thumbs/news/thumb_330x430__hledani-toho-co-je-zivot-i-jak-vratit-kulture-vahu.png?v=1696946811)
The search for what life is and how to give weight back to culture
Texts
Collection of essays, interviews, and poems.
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community
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
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colonialism
space
Who is Space For?
Who is Space For? Natalie B. Treviño
essay
colonialism
space
![Liberating Media Culture From the Vocabulary of Late Stage Capitalism](/media/thumbs/texts/thumb_330x430__osvobodit-medialni-kulturu-od-slovniku-pozdniho-kapitalismu.jpg?v=1710426061)
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
![On the Endless Quest for Justice](/media/thumbs/texts/thumb_330x430__nekonecne-hledani-spravedlnosti.jpg?v=1696937874)
Philippines
human rights
art
On the Endless Quest for Justice
On the Endless Quest for Justice Kiri Dalena
visual story
Philippines
human rights
art
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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
![Falling in Love Again With Ourselves and all of Life](/media/thumbs/texts/thumb_330x430__znovu-se-zamilovat-do-sebe-a-veskereho-zivota.jpg?v=1696937781)
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
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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
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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
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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.
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business
technology
AI
ChatGPT is trained by poorly paid people from the Global South, highlights Marx
Paris Marx
Matouš Hrdina
business
technology
AI
![We can only face the climate crisis with new stories, shows writer Magnason](/media/thumbs/podcast/thumb_330x430__celit-klimaticke-krizi-muzeme-jen-s-novymi-pribehy-ukazuje-spisovatel-magnason-v-anglictine.jpg?v=1713346163)
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
![Beyond the Gameplay](/media/thumbs/podcast/thumb_330x430__za-herni-plan-v-anglictine.jpg?v=1704901424)
capitalism
video games
Beyond the Gameplay
Total Refusal
Leonhard Müllner
Václav Janoščík
capitalism
video games
![Responding to Despotism](/media/thumbs/podcast/thumb_330x430__reakce-na-zvuli-v-anglictine.png?v=1705492300)
Philippines
human rights
art
Responding to Despotism
Kiri Dalena
Anna Remešová
Philippines
human rights
art
![Trouble with Gender, Care and Violence](/media/thumbs/podcast/thumb_330x430__trable-s-genderem-peci-a-nasilim-v-anglictine.jpg?v=1704900713)
freedom
care
Trouble with Gender, Care and Violence
Judith Butler
freedom
care
![Between the Human Animal and the Animate Earth](/media/thumbs/podcast/thumb_330x430__meze-lidske-zivocisnosti-a-zivocisne-rise-v-anglictine.jpg?v=1704900632)
environment
Between the Human Animal and the Animate Earth
David Abram
environment
Video
Audiovisual archive capturing debates, conversations and talks over the years.
Show more![Hydrosex!](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__hydrosex.jpg?v=1705591581)
water
climate crisis
art
Hydrosex!
Ewelina Jarosz
Justyna Górowska
Zuzana Štefková
water
climate crisis
art
![Community Central Europe?](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__komunitni-stredni-evropa.jpg?v=1705591861)
society
community
capitalism
Central Europe
Community Central Europe?
Jan Sowa
Josef Patočka
society
community
capitalism
Central Europe
![Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Capitalism](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__umela-inteligence-ve-sluzbach-kapitalismu.jpg?v=1705591811)
capitalism
technology
AI
Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Capitalism
Paris Marx
Matouš Hrdina
capitalism
technology
AI
![EU vs. AI](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__eu-vs-ai.jpg?v=1705591482)
regulation
technology
human rights
AI
EU vs. AI
Monika Hanych
Luca Bertuzzi
Hajira Maryam
Heda Čepelová
Klára Votavová
regulation
technology
human rights
AI
![Coloniality in Space](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__kolonialita-v-kosmu.jpg?v=1705591550)
space
science
colonialism
technology
Coloniality in Space
Natalie B. Treviño
Petr Boháček
space
science
colonialism
technology
![On Time and Water](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__o-casu-a-vode.jpg?v=1705591743)
literature
water
climate crisis
On Time and Water
Andri Snær Magnason
Jonáš Zbořil
literature
water
climate crisis
![Experience of Cruelty](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__zkusenost-krutosti.jpg?v=1708529142)
personal experience
war
Ukraine
Experience of Cruelty
Oksana Stomina
Filip Remunda
personal experience
war
Ukraine
![Behind the Game Plan](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__za-herni-plan.jpg?v=1708529224)
capitalism
politics
video games
Behind the Game Plan
Total Refusal
Robin Klengel
Leonhard Müllner
Václav Janoščík
capitalism
politics
video games
![Testimony from the Trenches](/media/thumbs/video/thumb_430x330__svedectvi-ze-zakopu.jpg?v=1708529161)
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.
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Jaromír Bláha
Ochránce přírody a veterinář
![Paris Marx](/media/thumbs/community/thumb_330x330__paris-marx.jpg?v=1710155211)
Paris Marx
Critic of the tech industry
![Sara Imari Walker](/media/thumbs/community/thumb_330x330__sara-imari-walker.png?v=1710155281)
Sara Imari Walker
Theoretical physicist and astrobiologist
![Jan Sowa](/media/thumbs/community/thumb_330x330__jan-sowa.jpg?v=1695804973)
Jan Sowa
Sociologist and cultural theorist
![Patricia Esquete](/media/thumbs/community/thumb_330x330__patricia-esquete.jpg?v=1696447248)
Patricia Esquete
Marine biologist
![Judith Butler](/media/thumbs/community/thumb_330x330__judith-butler.jpg?v=1702467707)
Judith Butler
Philosopher and gender theorist
![Natalie B. Treviño](/media/thumbs/community/thumb_330x330__natalie-b-treviño.jpg?v=1695804877)
Natalie B. Treviño
Critical space theorist and researcher
![David Abram](/media/thumbs/community/thumb_330x330__david-abram.jpg?v=1695916624)
David Abram
Cultural ecologist and philosopher
![Ieva Česnulaitytė](/media/thumbs/community/thumb_330x330__ieva-cesnulaitytė.png?v=1697560409)
Ieva Česnulaitytė
Political Analyst