Discussion with 3 European filmmakers about their films featured in the Echoes of Jihlava NY and more, with a special focus on American POV. This event takes place on Zoom. Registration closes 2 hours before event. Registered participants will receive Zoom link via email approximately 2 hours before the event. About this Event What was the reception of their films and their experience with American festivals, distributors, and audiences? Is reaching America a priority for them and what advice do they have for other filmmakers? Do they have any tips for American fans of European documentary cinema? The discussion with Adam Ol’ha of Alchemical Furnace, Hubert Sauper of Epicentro, and Pedro Fernandes Duarte of Ghosts: Long Way Home will be moderated by Summre Garber, a documentary filmmaker and film festival programmer based in Los Angeles. The Czech Center New York is proud to present this discussion as a part of our 4th Annual Echoes of Jihlava showcase, the first one to take place online, offering a unique opportunity to have all three films represented in this panel. SPEAKER BIOS: Adam Oľha studied at FAMU’s Faculty of Documentary Film. He received the Audience Award for his family portrait entitled New Life of a Family Album (2012) at the Ji.hlava Film Festival. He was also involved in making the documentary series Czech Photo, Arsenal, and Hospital on the Front Line. He also collaborated as cinematographer for Insects. Documentary filmmaker and traveler Hubert Sauper (1966) first studied film directing in his native Austria before continuing his studies in France, where he now lives today. He frequently returns to Africa where he also produced the investigative documentary film, Darwin's Nightmare (2004), which was nominated for an Oscar and won the Special Jury Recognition award in the Between the Seas competition section at the Jihlava International Film Festival. His poetic film, We Come as Friends (2014), also took home awards at Jihlava and a number of other festivals. Pedro Fernandes Duarte is the founder of the Portuguese film production company PRIMEIRA IDADE. In 2020 he premiered at the Berlinale's Encounters program the feature “The Metamorphosis of Birds”, directed by Catarina Vasconcelos, awarded the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film, along with 19 other prizes worldwide, screened in more than 50 festivals, several of them in the USA, and sold for distribution to 10 territories so far. His production “Ghosts: Long Way Home” was awarded last year the “First Lights” prize for Best Debut Feature Documentary at the Ji.hlava Int. Doc. Film Festival, as well as the Doc Alliance Award for Best Film. In 2019, he premiered the fiction short-film “Ruby”, directed by Mariana Gaivão, which was screened at the IFF Rotterdam, Palm Springs (USA), and awarded Best Director at Curtas Vila do Conde. In 2017 he premiered at Cannes Film Festival's Critics’ Week the fiction-short film “Bad Bunny”, directed by Carlos Conceição, screened also at festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, New Directors/New Films in New York. Bought by ARTE TV. Summre Garber is a maker and programmer of films. Besides producing four short films and directing two more, she was the Director of Operations at Slamdance for four years until 2013 when she became the Co-Captain of the Documentary Programming Committee and has maintained that role ever since. She was also the Senior Programmer for the Bentonville Film Festival for two years, in addition to screening and consulting for a number of other festivals including AFI and LAFF. She is happy to let anyone know who asks that in 2020 she watched over 500 film festival submissions. Summre received an MA in Film Theory from San Francisco State University.
