JIDFF is a celebration of creative documentary films and the largest festival of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe with over 38000 spectators. It is a co-founder and member of the DOC ALLIANCE network that brings together 7 key European documentary film festivals, and runs on-line distribution platform DAFilms.com.JIDFF places great emphasis on the cinematographic value and social significance of the presented works. It systematically supports European documentary films, which are represented in 7 COMPETITION SECTIONS: Opus Bonum (contemporary world documentary scene), Between the Seas (latest documentary filmmaking of Central and Eastern European countries), Czech Joy (national competition), Fascinations (experimental documentary films), Exprmntl.cz (latest Czech experimental films), First Lights (a cross-section comprised of film debuts), Short Joy (European documentary shorts) and a number of non-competitive and retrospective sections. Most of the screenings are accompanied by Q&As and moderated by renowned film directors and critics. The JIDFF audience is known for sharp and analytical questions. JIDFF offers discussions, masterclasses as well as workshops. In 2015, the 5th edition of INSPIRATION FORUM took place – a unique 5-day forum for 10 selected directors from around the world and 3 significant and provocative personalities from outside the film world, open for wide audience during public discussions.One of the JIDFF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES is a 5-day seminar on creative writing about documentaries MEDIA AND DOCUMENTARY (Critical view workshop). The 9th edition in 2015 was attended by 77 undergraduate students of film studies and journalism coming from three main Czech universities and also from Slovakia and the lectures were held by important personalities of film journalism and film criticism.JIDFF is also accompanied by year-long publishing activities: bi-monthly magazine DOK.REVUE and online DOKREVUE.COM.