Elbe Dock film festival gets underway in Ústí nad Labem

The 2024 International Documentary Film Festival Elbe Dock gets underway in Ústí nad Labem on Wednesday with presenting the annual Pavel Koutecký Award for the most distinctive Czech documentary film of the year.

The event, which is now in its seventh year, is a competitive showcase of the best short films from Central Europe and Scandinavia. One of its main goals to connect Czech and German culture. The festival will run in the north Bohemian city until September 7, before moving on to Dresden.