Seventeen titles selected to the Opus Bonum International Competition at the 27th Ji.hlava IDFF

 

Seventeen titles will premiere at the Opus Bonum International Competition at the 27th Ji.hlava IDFF : six films will be screened in their world premiere, eight in international premiere and three will have their European premiere at Ji.hlava.

The competition features a great diversity of outstanding films produced by filmmakers from Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States.

We are honored to introduce also the Opus Bonum international jury composed of French editor Dominique Auvray, American writer and scholar Michael Renov, Czech director Adéla Komrzý, British curator and filmmaker Christopher Small, and director Una Gunjak from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Opus Bonum Awards are accompanied with cash prizes 10,000 USD for the best world documentary, 5,000 USD for the best Central and Eastern European film (in cooperation with Current Time TV), 5,000 EUR for the best film from V4 countries (in cooperation with the International Visegrad Fund), and 3,000 EUR for the best debut (in cooperation with ARRI). The Opus Bonum jury will also hand out awards for the best cinematography, editing, and sound design. At the same time, outstanding formats, such as the best film essay, will be highlighted. 

 

You can now browse the films below or visit Opus Bonum section on our website for more details. 

 

 

 

 

OPUS BONUM COMPETITION

 

 

A Cautionary Tale Ilinca Călugăreanu / UK, Romania, 2023 European Premiere A Vague Dread Seems to Silence the Tongue Edward Kihn / United States, 2023 International Premiere

 

 

Across Irene Dorigotti / Switzerland, Italy, 2023 International Premiere   Distances Matej Bobrik / Poland, 2023 World Premiere

 

 

Dusty Snare and Islands Chae Yu / South Korea, Thailand, 2023 International Premiere   East Wind Maia Gattás Vargas / Argentina, 2023 International Premiere

 

 

King Coal Elaine Sheldon / United States, 2023 European Premiere   La Reine Nikola Klinger / Czech Republic, 2023 World Premiere

 

 

Nomad Solitude Sebastien Wielemans / Belgium, France, 2023 International Premiere   Normal Love Yannick Mosimann / Switzerland, 2023 International Premiere

 

 

Places of the Soul Hamida Issa / Qatar, 2023 World Premiere   Rehab (from rehab) Louise Lemoine, Ila Bêka / France, 2023 European Premiere

 

 

Rosinha and Other Wild Animals Marta Pessoa / Portugal, 2023 International Premiere   Ship Elvis Lenić / Croatia, 2023 International Premiere

 

 

Summer and Winter Robert Manson / Ireland, Germany, 2023 World Premiere   The Third End of the Stick Jaro Vojtek / Slovakia, 2023 World Premiere

 

 

You Will Never See It All Štěpán Pech / Czech Republic, Slovakia, 2023 World Premiere

 

 

We look forward to seeing you at the 27th Ji.hlava IDFF on October 24–29!

 

 

 

 

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