What is the current state of Czech documentary filmmaking? For the second year in a row, the Czech Republic has submitted a documentary for the Oscars, while the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival is presenting another selection of films competing in its Czech Joy section. Unlike fiction films, documentaries often tackle pressing contemporary issues. Yet despite their relative creative freedom, documentary filmmakers have long struggled with inadequate financial support. How do these conditions shape contemporary Czech documentary filmmaking? This will be the subject of a discussion with the filmmakers behind Mushroom Seconds, Light it Before it Burns, and The Hated in the Czech Joy section.

Moderated by

Aleš Pojar

Markéta Ekrt Válková

Ondřej Šálek

Moderuje

Pavel Sladký

Film Critic and Cultural Journalist