The Emerging Producers – Ji.hlava’s flagship industry programme – presents a showcase of the up-and-coming generation of European producers. Festival Identity brings together festival organisers and programmers from all across the globe and the East Silver market organised by the Ji.hlava IDFF in conjunction with the IDF annually provides an overview of the latest documentary works from Central and Eastern Europe. Conference Fascinations further underscores the importance of experimental cinema, discussing its production potential and distribution possibilities across continents. Aside from that, the Ji.hlava IDFF annually brings to the Sarajevo FF filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe to join the Docu Talents from the East presentations. Via Ji.hlava Film Fund we provide in-kind grants for visual and sound post-production, while the Ji.hlava Academy is a creative lab for non-fiction, to list just some of the Ji.hlava industry activities.
Oct 28–Nov 1, 2024 / Ji.hlava IDFF / Czech Republic
Feb 10–15, 2025 / Berlin / Germany
WORKING LANGUAGE
English without interpreting
PARTICIPATION FEE
1.900 EUR
includes accommodation, coffee breaks and lunches during both project sessions (Jihlava, Berlin)
- Producer with several years’ practice on the local market (i.e. not a student or recent graduate) with a capacity for future professional growth and with ambitions to be active on the European market
- At least one realized feature or mid-length documentary film which has entered theatrical distribution and has been screened at festivals. We prefer a documentary film, but a fiction or a hybrid film is also an option.
- Previous experience in other workshops is considered an advantage
- The programme is not project-oriented, i.e. the applicants do not apply with their concrete film, but as individuals seeking professional growth
- Eligible countries:
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- EU Member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden)
- Switzerland, Iceland, UK, Liechtenstein, Norway
- countries of Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia)
- Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) and Russia
- Guest Country of Emerging Producers 2025: Canada (in cooperation with Telefilm Canada)
- Each year, eighteen Emerging Producers are selected. The participants will be notified in July 2024 and officially announced at Sarajevo FF in August 2024.
