28-04-2024

Invalid Wins Big at Sun in a Net Awards 2024

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    Director Jonáš Karásek Director Jonáš Karásek credit: SFTA/Zdenko Hanout

    BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech comedy Invalid by Jonáš Karásek won in seven categories (from 13 nominations) including Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Leading Actor, and it also received the Audience Award at the Sun in a Net ceremony held at the Slovak Radio Building in Bratislava on 26 April 2024.

    The Best Documentary Award went to Martin Šulík for Emilia / Emília. The Czech/Slovak/Hungarian coproduction Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light / Tonko, Slávka a kúzelné svetlo directed by Filip Pošivač received the prize for best animated film.

    During the ceremony, the Slovak actress Božidara Turzonovová was honoured for exceptional contribution to Slovak audiovisual culture.

    The titles submitted for Sun in a Net Awards were screened during the Slovak Film Week, which took place a week before the ceremony. The nominated titles are also available for Slovak audiences on the VOD platform dafilms.sk.  

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    Best Feature Film:
    Invalid (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jonáš Karásek
    Produced by AZYL Production 
    Coproduced by the Radio and Television SlovakiaHomeMediaCinemArt
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Documentary:
    Emilia / Emília (Slovakia)
    Directed by Martin Šulík
    Produced by LEON Productions
    Coproduced by the Radio and Television Slovakia, the Slovak Film Institute
    Supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Animated Film:
    Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light / Tonko, Slávka a kúzelné svetlo (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary)
    Directed by Filip Pošivač
    Produced by Nutprodukce
    Coproduced by NutprodukciaFilmfabriq
    Supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund, the Czech Television, the Radio and Television SlovakiaEurimages, the Zlin region, the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI)

    Best Director:
    Jonáš Karásek for Invalid (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Scriptwriter:
    Miro Šifra for We Have Never Been Modern / Úsvit (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
    Directed by Matěj Chlupáček
    Produced by Barletta
    Coproduced by DNA Production, the Czech Television
    Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe– MEDIA, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Best Leading Actress:
    Dana Droppová in The Chambermaid / Slúžka (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Mariana Čengel Solčanská
    Produced by Bright Sight Pictures
    Coproduced by CINEART TV Prague, the Czech Television
    Gregor Hološka - Best Leading Actor award, credit: Slnkovsieti FBpageSupported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund, EURIMAGES, the Czech Television, the Pardubice region

    Best Leading Actor:
    Gregor Hološka in Invalid (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Éva Bandor in Power / Moc (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia)
    Directed by Mátyás Prikler
    Produced by Mphilms
    Coproduced by Proton Cinema, the Radio and Television of SlovakiaNegativ
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund, the National Film Institute - Hungary, Creative Europe - MEDIA, EurimagesKULT MINOR

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Zdeněk Godla in Invalid (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Cinematography:
    Denisa Buranová for Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light / Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary)

    Best Editing:
    Matej Beneš for Invalid (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Sound:
    Viktor Krivosudský for Invalid (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Original Music:
    Matúš Široký, Marcel Buntaj for Invalid (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Production Design:
    Tomáš Berka for The Chambermaid / Slúžka (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Costumes:
    Katarína Štrbová Bieliková for The Chambermaid / Slúžka (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Make-up Artist:
    Martin Blizniak, Miroslava Krepsová for The Chambermaid / Slúžka (Slovakia, Czech Republic)

    Best Visual Effects:
    Michal Křeček, Josefína Jiráňová for Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light / Tonko, Slávka a kúzelné svetlo

    Best TV Film / Miniseries / Series:
    Mathematics of Crime / Matematika zločinu (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Peter Bebjak

    Audience Award:
    Invalid (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Jonáš Karásek

    Exceptional Contribution to Slovak Audiovisual Culture:
    Božidara Turzonovová