Each January, the North Italian town of Trieste hosts an eponymous film festival presenting the most remarkable films from Central and Eastern Europe. The films address current societal and political issues as well as historical events from the European space. The diverse creative approaches prove the rich variety of today‘s cinema in these regions.

Which films were your favourite this year? We present 20 most watched documentaries we premiered online in 2019. Use the long winter evenings to discover the filmmakers and themes that reverberate in our documentary universe.

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The annual Verzio Film Festival presents documentary films with significant social and political themes that do not receive enough attention in the media. We have teamed up with the festival selectors to pick powerful Hungarian films opening the burning questions of this country which resonate across Europe due to their topicality.

We introduce the work of young director Sofia Bohdanowicz capturing women late in their life. What will we remember and what will sink into oblivion? Watch a selection of the works of the talented Canadian filmmaker whose films were screened in a retrospective at Doclisboa.

While the word truth has become an integral part of today’s discourse, hardly anyone knows what it means. Truth is also the cornerstone of documentary film. Watch four exceptional films screened at DOK Leipzig to see how documentary filmmakers seek the truth.

Short Joy is the traditional competition section of Ji.hlava IDFF which presents the best short documentaries from around the world. This year, all of the competition films are shown in world premiere online at DAFilms. Who is in the jury? You!

The films by renowned Serbian director Želimir Žilnik are characterized by criticism and commentary on contemporary events with their form placed on the border of fiction and documentary. We are presenting a selection of his recent works that capture the latest changes in Central and Eastern Europe, explore its identity and values, with special focus on issues of social policies and migration.

First-rate authorial documentaries, screenings out of cinema halls, personal meetings of filmmakers with viewers. This is happening over seven European countries now as part of the KineDok alternative distribution network. Before you set out to watch a film in a gallery, café, bar or factory, first browse online what documentaries KineDok has to offer.

Break away from the bustle of modern times for a while, and let’s take a stroll in the nature. Are you saying that you don’t know where to go? In our curated program, we’ll examine how we see the nature around us, how we actually relate to it, and how nature reacts to our way of life.