East Doc Platform (EDP) is an umbrella event taking place in Prague that hosts IDF's traditional activities, and isdesigned to support East European documentary films in all stages of completion. Its programme consists of the EastEuropean Forum, Doc Tank lab and presentation, Project Market and the East Silver Video Library, helping creativedocumentaries fine-tune their stories and visual style, and find suitable partners for co-production and distribution. AllEDP guests and wide public have an opportunity to visit the open programme that includes master classes, case studiesand lectures. EDP is the meeting point for 120 East European filmmakers and producers who seek creative, financial anddistribution support, and more than 75 key international festival programmers, commissioning editors, buyers,distributors, sales agents, film fund and organization representatives who are able to choose from some of the mostpromising films and projects in Central and Eastern Europe. EDP. Newly, it will present panel with established executiveproducers of successful docu-soaps and series and panel dedicated to alternative distribution.Awards at EDP 2016East Doc Platform Development Award (€ 7500 by IDF)HBO Europe Co-Production Award (whole co-production budget)Czech TV Postproduction Award (€ 7500)IDFA Forum Award (2 Passes to Forum, IDFA Academy and accommodation)DocsBarcelona AwardDOK Leipzig Co-Production Meeting AwardEast Silver is the first documentary market dedicated exclusively to Central and Eastern Europe. Its main goal is toprovide an annual overview of new documentary releases, and to create a comprehensive catalogue and a digitized video library, accessible to a broad circle of film professionals - broadcasters, major film festivals, sales agents - throughout the year. East Silver's activities also include the East Silver Caravan, Silver Eye Awards and East Silver online streaming, all designed to provide distribution support.