Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival’s platform for thinking about the contemporary world
IF 2025
October25
On Europe
An old continent facing new questions
October26
The Heart and Love
Caring for relationships, the body and the world
October27
Inspirational Meeting
On love, relationships, and more
October28
Inspirational Meeting
On the future of Europe and more
October31
Money
Driving the world – but where and why?
November1
We Are Radicalising
Rediscovering understanding in the digital world
November2
Inspirational Meeting
How to talk to each other even when we disagree?
Podcasts LIVE at the Inspiration Forum
Program
Conversations, talks, debates, artist talks and workshops.
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Vládneme, nerušit LIVE
František Trojan, Kristýna Jelínková, Filip Zelenka
Plan Wanted
Markéta Gregorová, Marie Krpata, Petr Kaniok, Helena Truchla
Emil the Moose - A Central European Citizen
Hana Nováková
How to Glue Europe Back Together
Anna Šabatová, Andreas Weber, Terezie Hiclová, Vojtěch Boháč, Jonathan Ledgard
5:59 LIVE
Dominik Želinský, Martin Jonáš, Zdenka Trachtová
Loving Inspirational Yoga
Iva Pařízková
Love Between Us
Sufian Massalema, Elena Pecenová, Hana Nguyen, Honza Dibitanzl
Between Us and the Kids
Markéta Pechová, Zuzana Jiráček Fillingerová, Tomáš Feřtek, Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková
Tent Play
Lenka Jabůrková, Marika Smreková
Speakers & Moderators
Whom you can meet this year.
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Izzeldin Abuelaish
Doctor and Peace Activist
Grace Blakeley
Economist, Journalist and Author
Oleksii Reznikov
Lawyer and Negotiator
Eviane Leidig
Researcher of online content
Jeffrey A. Winters
Political scientist and Researcher of elites
Anna Šabatová
Politician
Kevin Chen
Author
Andreas Weber
Biologist and Philosopher
Miloš Vystrčil
Politician and educator, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic
News
Europe, Love, Money, Radicalisation. The Inspiration Forum Tackles Today’s Most Pressing Issues Once Again
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What really matters today? The Inspiration Forum will open up conversations about Europe, love, money, and radicalisation
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New Space for New Stories
Book tips from the Inspiration Forum 2024
How to Change the World? Our Key Takeaways From This Year's Inspiration Forum
Joint Search for Connections Between Ideas and Actions
Catch up on what you missed. The best of this year's Inspiration Forum is now online
Texts
Collection of essays, interviews, and poems.
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“An algorithm doesn’t wake up in the morning with the plan to radicalise Little Johnny,” says anthropologist Marie Heřmanová
“An algorithm doesn’t wake up in the morning with the plan to radicalise Little Johnny,” says anthropologist Marie Heřmanová Marie Heřmanová, Petr Bittner
interview
Contemporary Wars Only Have Losers: Interview with Pavel Barša
Contemporary Wars Only Have Losers: Interview with Pavel Barša Pavel Barša, Petr Bittner
interview
Long COVID: The Long Road to Recognition of a New Pandemic
Long COVID: The Long Road to Recognition of a New Pandemic Adam Hrubý, Hana Pololáníková, Petr Bittner
interview
Smart Homes Rarely Make Things Easier for Women — They are Mostly Controlled by Men
Smart Homes Rarely Make Things Easier for Women — They are Mostly Controlled by Men Nina Fárová, Petr Bittner
interview
The Forest Can Tell Us What It Needs: On the State, Future, and Unsuspected Potential of the Forest.
The Forest Can Tell Us What It Needs: On the State, Future, and Unsuspected Potential of the Forest. Jaromír Bláha, Petr Bittner
interview
From Communism to Commonism? Learning from Central Europe
From Communism to Commonism? Learning from Central Europe Jan Sowa
essay
Who is Space For?
Who is Space For? Natalie B. Treviño
essay
Liberating Media Culture From the Vocabulary of Late Stage Capitalism
Liberating Media Culture From the Vocabulary of Late Stage Capitalism Total Refusal
essay
On the Endless Quest for Justice
On the Endless Quest for Justice Kiri Dalena
visual story
Podcast
Global discourse on contemporary issues through the perspective of thinkers and artists.
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Anthropocene? No, the World Belongs to Microorganisms. Microbiologist Monika Cahová on How Organisms Invisible to the Naked Eye Control Us
Pavla Hubálková
Monika Cahová
Land as Memory, River and Forest as the Right to Life. Cheryl Maloney on What Cannot Be Given Up
Cheryl Maloney
Pavla Hubálková
We Kill More Effectively, Not Better. Pavel Barša, Eva Kušíková and Jan Mazal on What Technology Brings to War
David Schard
Pavla Hubálková
Pavel Barša
Eva Kušíková
Jan Mazal
Not Every Genocide is Worth Talking About. Kirthi Jayakumar Seeks Justice for Those We Don’t See
Kirthi Jajakumar
Pavla Hubálková
Do We Have the Right to be Offline? Thorsten Peetz, Jan Vobořil and Nina Fárová on Smart Things That (Don't) Save Time
Thorsten Peetz
Pavla Hubálková
Jakub Jetmar
Jan Vobořil
Nina Fárová
Leisure is a Myth. Philosopher Helen Hester and Economist Nick Srnicek Speak on the Household, Care, and the Future of Work and Leisure
Helen Hester
Nick Srnicek
Pavla Hubálková
"As women in war, we are tired of being strong," say civilians from Gaza and Sudan, Fatma Mohamed and Ruwaida Kamal Amer (recording of the debate in English)
Fatma Mohamed
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Pavla Hubálková
Ivo Bystřičan
“We Exist Behind the Closed Eyes of Humanity,” Says Adam Hrubý About Long Covid That Has Affected Millions of People Around the World
Magdalena Dušková
Pavla Hubálková
Silvia Dobrodenková
Rebeka Veselá
Adam Hrubý
Hana Pololáníková
Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková
He Calls the Present “Hell”. Philosopher Timothy Morton Explores How Relationships Can Save Us
Timothy Morton
Pavla Hubálková
Video
Audiovisual archive capturing debates, conversations and talks over the years.
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The Future of War and Peace
Siri Aas Rustad
Kirthi Jajakumar
Jakub Múčka
War Without Rules
David Schard
Pavel Barša
Eva Kušíková
Jan Mazal
Women Behind the Front Lines
Fatma Mohamed
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
Ivo Bystřičan
Planetary Immunity
Timothy Morton
Lukáš Likavčan
Less Work, More Life
Markéta Švarcová
Matthias Sinnemann
Ondřej Kolínský
Barbora Bakošová
A New Concept of Immunity
Martin Zach
Untreated, Uncured
Magdalena Dušková
Silvia Dobrodenková
Rebeka Veselá
Adam Hrubý
Hana Pololáníková
Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková
Secrets of the Microbiome
Monika Cahová
Forest As a Source of Life and Politics
Cheryl Maloney
Hana Nováková
Lukáš Senft
Community
Those who inspire us. From global thinkers and scientists to local activists and artists.
Show moreIzzeldin Abuelaish
Doctor and Peace Activist
Grace Blakeley
Economist, Journalist and Author
Oleksii Reznikov
Lawyer and Negotiator
Eviane Leidig
Researcher of online content
Jeffrey A. Winters
Political scientist and Researcher of elites
Anna Šabatová
Politician
Kevin Chen
Author
Andreas Weber
Biologist and Philosopher
Miloš Vystrčil
Politician and educator, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic