Ten industry awards were presented October 27 to the most promising projects participating in the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2023. In total, twenty-two projects in development, production and post-production were presented at during the event. The winners received cash and in-kind awards accorded in cooperation with the partners of Ji.hlava IDFF.
Additionally, the festival announced the creation of the Ji.hlava/JB Films co-production project, a joint initiative of Ji.hlava IDFF and the festival’s long-term partner Jan Barta. Next year, up to EUR 110,000 will be distributed to creative documentaries from the region of Central and Eastern Europe. The films will be selected through a call for proposals to be announced in February 2024. The film projects in which Ji.hlava/JB Films will invest will be announced in June 2024.
The Ji.hlava New Visions jury was composed of Gugi Gumilang (Executive Director, In-Docs & Docs by the Sea, Indonesia, Gita Saedi Kiely (Director of FilmAid, Internews’ in-house program, USA) and Nora Philippe (Head of Programme, EURODOC, France).
UPP & SOUNDSQUARE AWARD (post-production services in the value of 20,000 EUR)
- If Pigeons Turned to Gold. Director: Pepa Lubojacki. Producers: Wanda Kaprálov��, Klára Mamojková. Countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia Jury statement: We found this film to be brave, sincere, incredibly creative, and boldly experimental. It interrogates our paths in the world, the different paths inside one family, and the ways to exist beyond the ongoing pain of addiction. With this award, we want to reinforce Pepa’s commitment to share this difficult story. This film will be an alchemical process, and it will need some excellent post-production support to hone its potential and vision.
AMDOCS AWARDS. Two films received the Ji.hlava New Visions Forum Award 2023 for the most promising U.S. projects. The 7,000 USD cash award in partnership with AmDocs shared between to the following two projects:
- Valley of the Night (5,000 USD). Director and producer: Lynne Siefert. Country: USA. Jury statement: This is a stunning dive into a dystopian present, and we commend the filmmaker for her incredibly cinematic approach on such a relevant and pressing issue of these times. Introducing us to temporal migration with such poetic photography promises a very singular and fascinating film.
- Vestibul (2,000 USD). Director: Riley Hooper. Producers: Caitlin Mae Burke, Bryn Silverman. Country: USA. Jury statement: This is a bold and uncompromising film that will create a new conversation around the agency we have with our bodies, sex, and pleasure. We want this award to encourage this filmmaker as she begins this filmic journey that will break taboos and empower many girls, women, and all the humans that need support in building a good relationship with their bodies.
CURRENT TIME TV AWARD (2,000 USD)
- You Never Just Walk Away. Director: Rozálie Kohoutová. Producer: Martina Knoblochová. Country: Czech Republic
FILMAID AWARD (2,000 USD)
- The Ferryman. Director: Pavlo Dorohoi. Producer: Olha Symonenko. Country: Ukraine
#DOCS CONNECT TASKOVSKI TRAINING AWARD
- Society. Director: Thomas Østbye. Producer: Ellen Ugelstad. Countries: Norway, Indonesia
CANNES DOCS – MARCHÉ DU FILM AWARD
- Women Walk Home. Director: Stephanie Andreou. Producer: Adrián Gutiérrez. Country: Cyprus
DAE AWARD
- Women Walk Home. Director: Stephanie Andreou. Producer: Adrián Gutiérrez. Country: Cyprus
EFM AWARD
- Barbara Hammer Project. Director: Brydie O’Connor. Producer: Elijah Stevens. Country: USA
EURODOC AWARD
- Producer: Anna Giralt Gris (Artifacts of War)
MEETING POINT VILNIUS AWARD
- Society. Director: Thomas Østbye. Producer: Ellen Ugelstad. Countries: Norway, Indonesia
BEST FESTIVAL POSTER 2023
- FESTIVAL IDENTITY AWARD: Trieste Film Festival 2023
- AUDIENCE AWARD: Visions du Réel 2023 (ver. 1, 2, 3)
