Czech Republic · Jihlava

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Edition

30^th · 2026Oct 26 - 29 · Jihlava

Classification

DocumentaryFee-basedFilm MarketExperimental

Access

Official AccessPublic AccessFestival Live

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Awards · 2025

The Awards

Community

Festival community

Photo Gallery

The official and on-site image stream, kept as a horizontal contact sheet.

About

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival is one of the key European documentary festivals and the largest festival of auteur documentary cinema in Central and Eastern Europe. The 30th edition takes place October 23-November 1, 2026 in Jihlava, Czech Republic, with subsequent online activity. Winners are connected to Academy Awards documentary pre-selection and European Film Award documentary pre-selection routes.

Dates2026.10.26 - 10.29

PlaceJihlava · Czech Republic

SectionsDocumentary · Fee-based · Film Market · Experimental · Oscar-qualifying · Online Submissions · Czech Republic · Jihlava · Auteur Documentary · Central and Eastern Europe

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