Programme Sections

Opus bonum

Opus Bonum selects the best noteworthy documentaries representing diverse trends from around the world; all films are significant and so the festival offers the following game:...

Between the Seas

Between the Seas is a competition section for the countries and nations of Central and Eastern Europe, including their historical, political, and cultural interrelationships.

Czech Joy

Czech Joy is not only a prestigious competition for the best Czech documentary, but also a celebration of the diverse range of new topics and the adventurous spirit of cinematic...

Fascinations

Fascinations is a large factory for experimental filmmaking that takes films based on reality and strips them of all that weighs them down, thus significantly expanding the...

Translucent Being Alberto Cavalcanti

Alberto Cavalcanti was a leading representative of 1920s French avant-garde film and the director of the most important post-war films in his native Brazil. His films made in...

Tribute Ai Weiwei

“You‘re in total isolation. And you don’t know how long you’re going to be there, but you truly believe they can do anything to you. There’s no way to even question it....

Tribute Omar Amiralay

At a time when Syria is plunged into violence, we remember the work of this Syrian documentarian and activist, who in the search of the origins of his country’s traditions...

Tribute Chris Marker

Chris Marker’s friend found the famous director and recluse’s lifeless body on the day of his 91st birthday. His expansive and mysterious works radiate a deep mediation of...

Special Events

Special Event is a selection of films that capture the current state of the world from various angles; as much as it may seem that there is no common thread running through them,...

Doc-fi

Doc-fi expresses the conviction that the boundary between documentary and fiction is porous; in fact, that perhaps no such boundary exists at all – as shown by films whose...

Reality TV

Reality.tv opens viewers‘ eyes to new television formats and presents the full range of current forms of crossover genres such as docudrama, docusoap, reality show, and...

Masterclass

Day for Audiovisual Heritage

The festival thus joins in celebrating a holiday declared by UNESCO for 27 October in order to call attention to the vulnerability of cinematographic memory.

Man in Revolt

By rebelling against the absurd conditions (whether social, political, or personal) that waste life, the rebel shows a solidarity with others and encourages them to struggle for...

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

This extraordinary section shows the way of life in KLDR, presenting unique local documentary filmmaking. This may be our first look at how this country presents itself.

Czech View on the DPRK

“Oh, the horror! At this ghastly hour, an American aviator, pushed a button, and dropped bacteria on Korea,” wrote the lyrical poet Jan Skácel in the service of communist...

Czech Landscape

It is not easy to paint a landscape despite the effort to grasp its variety. Selection of the most interesting Czech documentaries.

Fascinace - Exprmntl.cz

Exprmntl.cz is a survey of the latest Czech experimental films that touch upon reality and never cease in their search for new ways of expressing reality through classical and...

Czech Television Presents

Czech Television presents offers a selection of the most interesting documentaries produced by Czech Television, which continues to play an important role in the creation and...

Lost Prints of FAMU

Lost Prints of FAMU is a unique section in which renowned Czech documentary filmmakers present distinctive films by former classmates who took a different path in life after...

Doc Alliance Selection

Doc Alliance is the result of an international partnership including the Czech Republic (Jihlava), Denmark (Copenhagen), France (Marseille), Germany (Leipzig), Poland (Warsaw),...

LUX Film Days

LUX Film Days is a section representing three films selected for the European Parliament LUX prize. Through LUX Prize, the European Parliament casts an annual spotlight on films...

Short Joy

Short Joy presents a selection of the best Czech and international documentary shorts – consummate works exploring the possibilities and strengths of documentary film within a...

Workshops

Workshops are a place where viewers can meet with filmmakers and their work, a studio where images say even more because we can see them, talk about them, and ask about the films.

FAMU Presents