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Ji.hlava’s 25th Edition Launches, Honoring Tough Czech Reporting and ‘Brave’ Documentary Filming in Belarus
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variety.comWill Tizard ContributorThe Czech Republic’s premier nonfiction fest, the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, launched its 25th edition Tuesday in the historic town’s renovated cultural center, previewing an impressive program that accompanies its first fully live version in two years.Fest director Marek Hovorka greeted the audience with fond memories of the improvements the event – and the communist-era hall – have seen since the Ji.hlava fest was launched as colleagues recalled it was considered a crazy idea at the time.
Noting that not just film festivals but education and culture were largely sidetracked over the past year due to COVID risks, Hovorka said the lesson is that losing these “can have bad consequences for.
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