The Teacher Sold in 50 Territories

BRATISLAVA: Jan Hřebejk’s feature film The Teacher/ Učiteľka has been sold by LevelK to more than 50 territories so far. The film is also a domestic hit, released in Slovakia…
11-10-2016 m

FESTIVALS: The Third Be2Can Ready to Start

PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA: The 3rd edition of Be2Can will show the best films screened at Berlinale, Venice and Cannes in the Czech towns of Prague, Brno, Zlín, Ostrava and Olomouc from 6…
05-10-2016

Slovakia Selects Eva Nová as Oscar Bid

BRATISLAVA: Marko Škop’s debut feature Eva Nová is Slovakia's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.
28-09-2016

Slovakia’s IGRIC Announces Annual Winners

BRATISLAVA: Eva Nová by Marko Škop won the IGRIC Award for best feature film of 2015. The ceremony of the Slovak Film Union, Literary Fund and Union of Slovak Television…
27-09-2016

FESTIVALS: Son of Saul and 5 October Win Cinematik Film Festival

PIEŠŤANY: Son of Saul by László Nemes was awarded Best European Film at the 11th International Film Festival Cinematik, which was held in Piešťany from 13 to 18 September 2016.…
20-09-2016

FESTIVALS: Cinematik Film Festival Kicks Off

PIEŠTANY: The 11th International Film Festival Cinematik will be held in Piešťany from 13 to 18 September 2016. A total of 91 films (78 feature-length and 13 short and mid-length…
13-09-2016

Good Opening for The Teacher in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: Jan Hřebejk’s feature film The Teacher/ Učiteľka opened as second in Slovak cinemas on 21 July 2016, selling 15,489 tickets and cashing in 74,000 EUR gross.
29-07-2016

PRODUCTION: A Hole in the Head in Postproduction

BRATISLAVA: A Hole in the Head/ Diera v hlave, the new film by the Slovak creative documentary filmmaker Robert Kirchhoff, is in final stages of postproduction and is set to…
28-07-2016

PRODUCTION: Mariana Čengel Solčanská in Postproduction with Kidnapping

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Mariana Čengel Solčanská moved to postproduction as she wrapped the shooting of her upcoming feature film Kidnapping/ Únos end of June 2016. The film is set to…
27-07-2016

FNE at Fest Anca 2016: Animation Festival Features Slovak Competition

ZILINA: Slovakia is set for the opening of its third festival in three weeks, with Fest Anca scheduled to take place 29 June to 3 July.
27-06-2016

FESTIVALS: Four Student Films Compete at New Slovak Festival

TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE: Four student films will compete for the main prize of the On the Road competition of international student films at the first edition of the new IFF Trencianske…
17-06-2016

FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest 2016 Competition

KOSICE: Fourteen films will compete at Art Film Fest, which runs 17-25 June 2016 in a new setting, the Eastern Slovakia city of Kosice.
16-06-2016

FESTIVALS: Two Slovak Festivals Set to Unspool

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia will see two festivals directly competing for audiences, films and guests at the end of this month. Following the decision of Art Film Fest to relocate to the…
15-06-2016

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: CINEMAX, Slovakia

This month we speak with Barbora Menzl Drobna, Special Project Coordinator with CINEMAX, a family company running 12 cinemas in Slovakia, which is celebrating 10 years of existence. CINEMAX was…
14-06-2016

The Red Captain Holds on at Slovak Box Office

BRATISLAVA: The Red Captain, a Slovak/Czech/Polish coproduction directed by Slovak producer/director Michal Kollár, stayed in the Slovak top 20 for its tenth week in distribution. The film has a cumulative…
19-05-2016

FNE at Cannes 2016: Slovak Cinema in Cannes

What’s Slovak in Cannes, May 11-22, 2016 - Welcome to the Pavilion No. 133!
15-05-2016

PRODUCTION: Jiří Strach’s The Angel of God 2 Sets Christmas Release

BRATISLAVA: Czech/Slovak coproduction The Angel of God 2, the sequel to director Jiří Strach’s 2005 fairy-tale comedy, is completing production in preparation for a Christmas holiday season theatrical and TV…
12-05-2016

PRODUCTION: Slovak Animated Series Pitches on Kickstarter

BRATISLAVA: The new Slovak/Swedish animated series for children Vincent & Sheep is nearing the end of its Kickstarter campaign. The production is seeking 27,000 EUR.
11-05-2016

PRODUCTION: Heart of a Tower Gets Media Support

BRATISLAVA: Heart of a Tower/Srdce veže by director and animator Peter Budinský has received a 60,000 EUR grant from the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme. Its premiere is set for 2020.
06-05-2016

PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak Shoots Crime Thriller The Line

BRATISLAVA: Čiara/The Line, a Slovak/Ukrainian coproduction directed by Peter Bebjak, will start its second phase of shooting in late summer of 2016.
28-04-2016