[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-70864":3},{"festival":4,"years":22,"news":26,"about":27},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":14,"logoAppearance":15,"logoOg":20,"about":21,"isManaged":18},70864,"ji-hlava-international-documentary-film-festival","open","Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival","Mezinárodní festival dokumentárních filmů Ji.hlava",[11,12,13],"Ji.hlava IDFF","MFDF Ji.hlava","Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fq7zoj0k9.png?v=4fe08e08",{"mode":16,"edge":17,"edgeLight":18,"plateLight":19,"plateDark":19,"crop":17,"og":17},"mono-light",null,false,"none","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F74303.jpg?v=4fe08e08","Ji.hlava explores documentary cinema through auteur filmmaking, formal experimentation and critical reflection on society. Its Opus Bonum competition presents international documentaries, while Czech Joy focuses on Czech productions and co-productions. Fascinations examines experimental film, and Short Joy combines cinema screenings with an online audience vote. The festival traces its origins to a group of high-school students in Jihlava in 1997. Alongside screenings, the programme includes retrospectives, the Inspiration Forum discussion platform and industry activities such as Emerging Producers and the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Co-production Market. The 30th edition dates are 23 October–1 November 2026 in Jihlava, Czech Republic, with selected films continuing online for two weeks afterward.",[23],{"year":24,"hasAwards":18,"hasSelection":25},"2017",true,[],{"aboutHtml":28,"countries":29,"focus":31,"categories":32,"nextDates":17,"awardsPrizes":41,"rules":42,"website":43,"contacts":44,"editDate":68},"\u003Cp>Ji.hlava explores documentary cinema through auteur filmmaking, formal experimentation and critical reflection on society. Its Opus Bonum competition presents international documentaries, while Czech Joy focuses on Czech productions and co-productions. Fascinations examines experimental film, and Short Joy combines cinema screenings with an online audience vote. The festival traces its origins to a group of high-school students in Jihlava in 1997.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Alongside screenings, the programme includes retrospectives, the Inspiration Forum discussion platform and industry activities such as Emerging Producers and the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum & Co-production Market. The 30th edition dates are 23 October–1 November 2026 in Jihlava, Czech Republic, with selected films continuing online for two weeks afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>",[30],"Czech Republic",[],[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40],"Animation","Documentary","Experimental","Feature","Short","Television","Virtual Reality","Web and New Media","The 2026 programme lists USD 10,000 for the Opus Bonum winning film, EUR 3,000 for the best film from the Visegrad countries, and an award for the best Central and East European film. Craft awards recognise cinematography, editing, sound design and film essay. First Lights offers USD 5,000 and hosts a FIPRESCI Prize. Czech Joy awards CZK 200,000. Short Joy is decided by an international online audience vote, with a year of DAFilms distribution and additional support for the winner. Further competitions include Testimonies, Fascinations, Fascinations: Exprmntl.cz and Virtual Reality.","2026 submissions cover documentaries, experimental and animated films, hybrid and reality-based projects, VR, documentary or educational games, and interactive web documentaries. A complete Eventival form, non-refundable EUR 25 fee per film and working streaming preview are required; download-only links are not accepted. Preview subtitles must be English unless the film is in English, Czech or Slovak, and access must remain available through 1 November 2026. Deadlines: 28 February for 2025 films; 30 April for 2026 films premiered before that date; 30 June for unpremiered films and rough cuts. Registered rough cuts may deliver finished films by 15 August. Shorts run under 30 minutes; medium-length films 30–60; features over 60. Opus Bonum, Fascinations, Short Joy and First Lights require world, international or European premieres; specified other sections require Czech festival premieres. Premiere information must remain current. Selection notification is due by 20 September; confirmed participation cannot be withdrawn. Screening copies in DCP, 35mm, 16mm or 8mm are due 15 September unless agreed otherwise; non-English films need English subtitles. Selected films supply dialogue lists, three stills, clips and promotional materials, with rights cleared. Short Joy includes DAFilms online voting. Other online screenings require a separate rights agreement. Submission includes library-use and data-processing conditions. The complete 2026 Guidelines and Conditions govern selection, shipping, promotional rights, online access, industry and Centre for Documentary Film libraries, and GDPR.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ji-hlava.com\u002F",[45,49,52,55,58,61,64],{"type":46,"value":47,"note":48},"Email","info@ji-hlava.cz","General enquiries",{"type":46,"value":50,"note":51},"submissions@ji-hlava.cz","Film submissions and international programme",{"type":46,"value":53,"note":54},"adriana@ji-hlava.cz","Czech and Slovak film programming",{"type":46,"value":56,"note":57},"jarmila@ji-hlava.cz","Head of Industry Office",{"type":46,"value":59,"note":60},"matchmaking@ji-hlava.cz","Industry matchmaking",{"type":46,"value":62,"note":63},"spoluprace@ji-hlava.cz","Partnerships and cooperation",{"type":65,"value":66,"note":67},"Address","DOC.DREAM, Karlovo náměstí 285\u002F19, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic","Festival contact office",1792470680]