Ekofilm docu fest in Brno attracts over 200 competition film submissions

The 47th edition of the Ekofilm international documentary film festival, to be held in Brno in October, has received 207 applications, 50 percent more than in 2020, from 34 countries in total.

The festival's dramaturgical team will now select 25 works for the main competition, an Ekofilm spokesman said in a news release.

Germany is most strongly represented (37 films), followed by the United States (34 films) and the Czech Republic (17 films). Last year’s winner was the Russian documentary “Sockeye Salmon. Red Fish”.