A partnership
between the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the
organizers of Ji.hlava was signed to formally lay out the research and
retrospective of Philippine documentary films bound to be presented at the 26th
edition of IDFF set on October 25 to 30, 2022.
It was announced
in last year’s Ji.hlava closing event that the Philippines would be featured as
IDFF’s country in focus for this year.
Around 18
Filipino films have been featured for exhibition and competition in the various
categories of IDFF for the past 10 editions. In 2014, the festival honored a
tribute for the Father of Filipino Independent Film, Kidlat Tahimik, who also
conducted a Masterclass for the participants that same year.
What started from
a group of high school students in 1997, IDFF turned to be a significant
gathering of over 1 000 documentary film professionals 25 years later, making
it one of the most important documentary film festivals in Central and Eastern
Europe.
FDCP CEO &
Chairperson Liza Diño notes, “Ji.hlava focuses on featuring documentary, hybrid, and experimental
documentary films—which I believe to be one of our strong suits. Our country
and our talents have a lot to offer in this genre, and I’m proud that our
country will get special attention in next year’s edition. It is an event that
is worth looking forward to every year.”
Two Filipino
documentary films competed in the recently concluded IDFF 2021 — Liryc Dela
Cruz's Santelmo, under the Opus Bonum
competition section, where the selected films competed for the Best World
Documentary Film prize. And Mother’s Land
(Panambi) by Jane Mariane Biyo, Katya
Marie Corazon Puertollano, and Myra Angeline Soriaso for the Short Joy
competition, the counterpart section for short documentary films.
PH also played a big part in the festival's latest
edition as Khavn De La Cruz, a prominent name in the local independent cinema,
designed its official spot. Aside from this notable participation, he has been
in collaboration with the festival to lead its Academy workshop for upcoming
filmmakers and is among the jurors and authors of the festival diary. Ji.hlava
International Documentary Film Festival has been following the filmmaker’s
works since 2006.
The Ji.hlava (IDFF) is one of the festivals where
winners are granted eligibility for pre-selection on the prestigious Academy
Awards (better known as the Oscars) and the European Film Award.
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