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Emerging Producers 2025

Interviews with Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival's Emerging Producers, a promotional and educational project which brings together talented European documentary film producers

Emerging Producers 2025
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19 articles available in total starting from 31/10/2024. Last article published on 26/03/2025.

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Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre • Producer, Portage Films

Interview: Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre • Producer, Portage Films

“A break isn't a luxury but a necessity”

The producer from Canada, this year's guest country of the Emerging Producers programme, discusses the personal responsibility that comes with filmmaking and her upcoming projects  

26/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Mariia Ponomarova • Producer

Interview: Mariia Ponomarova • Producer

“We have to denormalise workaholism and challenge unhealthy work structures”

The Ukrainian-born, Netherlands-based director and producer, whose recent documentary Nice Ladies keeps on travelling through the world, discusses her approach to filmmaking  

25/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Luiza Paiva • Producer, Mairare LTD

Interview: Luiza Paiva • Producer, Mairare LTD

“I find the search for joy in everyday life very much needed”

The Brazilian-born, UK-based producer wants to focus on social issues and build bridges between Europe and Latin America  

24/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Irene Muñoz Martín • Producer, Autre Terre

Interview: Irene Muñoz Martín • Producer, Autre Terre

“Through documentaries, we can peel back layers of human experience that often remain invisible”

Passionate about committing to reality, the Spanish-born, Switzerland-based producer details the projects she is working on  

21/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Ashley J Smith • Producer, Sisyfos Film

Interview: Ashley J Smith • Producer, Sisyfos Film

"We never completely know what we’re getting into when we start a documentary project”

The producer describes her work and how creativity fits into it, and lists the varied projects she is preparing  

20/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Miguel Eek • Producer, Mosaic Producciones

Interview: Miguel Eek • Producer, Mosaic Producciones

“Choosing to produce a specific film is a political act itself”

The producer, filmmaker and founder and director of the Majordocs festival delves into his point of view on documentary cinema  

19/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Zoran Dževerdanović • Producer, Blade Production

Interview: Zoran Dževerdanović • Producer, Blade Production

"I see documentary cinema as an instrument of social and political changes"

According to the Slovenian producer, documentaries stimulate conversations about ways to advance and improve human rights around the world  

18/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Monika Lošťáková • Producer, Super Film

Interview: Monika Lošťáková • Producer, Super Film

“In documentary production, unexpected problems can lead to unique opportunities”

The Slovakian producer underlines the documentary filmmaking process is often impossible to plan, requiring a lot of improvisation  

17/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Danilo Lazović • Producer, DOK33 Production

Interview: Danilo Lazović • Producer, DOK33 Production

“Film festivals become sanctuaries for those who crave something beyond the familiar”

The Serbian producer discusses finding audiences for his films and the projects he has underway  

14/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Elena Martin • Producer, Manifest Film

Interview: Elena Martin • Producer, Manifest Film

“I’ve always been drawn to stories that reveal something unexpected”

The Romanian producer discusses encouraging people to engage more deeply with the world, finding audiences for her films and her upcoming projects  

13/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

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