{"id":59631,"date":"2026-10-23T13:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/novinky\/jihlava-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:42:30","slug":"jihlava-2026","status":"publish","type":"novinka","link":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/en\/news\/jihlava-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"30th anniversary Jihlava festival features multiple Slovak films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival<\/a> audience will have a chance to discover multiple new Slovak film; the festival program includes nine documentaries, while another upcoming projects will be presented during industry events. The 30th anniversary edition of the festival takes place from October 23 to November 1, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Slovak documentaries are competing for awards in the main Opus Bonum competition section, as well as in the Czech Joy national competition. Wasteland Chronicles<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, directed by Viera \u010c\u00e1kanyov\u00e1, Barbora Sliepkov\u00e1, and Lucia Ka\u0161ov\u00e1, and produced by filmsomnia, will have its international premiere in Jihlava. The film explores three stories of major environmental burdens that continue to impact Slovak landscape and population to this day. The second film, Love Exposed<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, examines the relationship between the renowned Czech photographer of nudes and erotic imagery, Vlastimil Kula, and his daughter, Blanka Kulov\u00e1, who also served as the film\u2019s editor. Directed by Filip Remunda and co-produced by kerekesfilm, the film will have its world premiere at the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also featured is Tom\u00e1\u0161 Krupa\u2019s film We Have to Survive<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, produced by HAILSTONE, which appears in the Testimonies competition section. The film follows four stories of people adapting to climate change across four continents. Two short films are also up for the festival awards, both making their world premieres. The experimental poetic documentary Inside<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Dorota Vlnov\u00e1 (produced by HITCHHIKER Cinema), which is featured in the Short Joy section, explores women\u2019s experiences with abortion; while the experimental film which focus on fleeting perceptions, Elusiveness of Today<\/em><\/strong> by Dominika Kov\u00e1\u010dov\u00e1, will appear in the Fascinations section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Slovak films are screened as Special Events. S\u00e1ra Prokopov\u00e1 spent over two years observing events at the Slovak Television and Radio, resulting in the film Retuning<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, produced by CinePunkt, which will have its international premiere. The documentary Hidden Quarter Tone<\/em><\/strong>, directed by Sa\u0161a Dlouh\u00fd and Adam O\u013eha, and co-produced by atelier.doc, will have its world premiere; it traces the life and career of Karel An\u010derl, the chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic. In the Czech Television Documentaries section, audiences can see successful festival titles The Pint of Ink<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (dir. Ester Geislerov\u00e1, SK co-prod. PubRes) and If Pigeons Turned to Gold<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (dir. Pepa Lubojacki, SK co-prod. by gu\u010da films).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several Slovak films-in-making will be presented as part of the festival\u2019s industry events. The projects A Spectre Is Haunting Europe<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Robert Mih\u00e1ly, prod. filmsomnia) and Iridiscence<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Dominika Kov\u00e1\u010dov\u00e1, Kihan Wittock; prod. gu\u010da films) have been selected for the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum programme and will be presented publicly; while the projects City of Dreams<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (dir. Adam \u0160olt\u00e9s, Mat\u00fa\u0161 Chovanec; prod. Cinefil), Raw<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (dir. Veronika Kov\u00e1\u010d, prod. MEDIAPULZ), and Ora et Labora<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Dzhovani Gospodinov, SK co-prod. SEN FILM) are participating in the Ji.hlava New Visions Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also being presented in Jihlava is the short documentary in development, My Father Is a Sailor<\/strong><\/em> by Alica Cve\u010dkov\u00e1 (prod. V\u0160MU), which is participating in this year\u2019s Future Memory Lab workshop. Michaela Kalisk\u00e1 is the Slovak representative in the Emerging Producers educational and networking programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information can be found on the Ji.hlava IDFF festival website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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