FNE at the Slovak Film Week: The Cleaner

BRATISLAVA: Peter Bebjak’s feature film The Cleaner will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 11 to…
08-04-2016

FNE at the Slovak Film Week: Home Care

BRATISLAVA: Slávek Horák’s debut feature Home Care, a Czech/Slovak coproduction which was Czech Republic's candidate for the Foreign Language Academy Award 2016, will screen at the first official edition of…
07-04-2016

FESTIVALS: Slovak Film Week Ready to Kick Off

BRATISLAVA: The first official edition of the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organized by the Slovak Film and Television Academy, will be held from 11 to 17…
06-04-2016

FNE at the Slovak Film Week: Eva Nová

BRATISLAVA: Marko Škop’s debut feature Eva Nová will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organized by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 11 to…
06-04-2016

The 5th Visegrad Film Forum Ready to Kick Off

PRAGUE: Eight partner schools, from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, Romania and Montenegro, are involved in the 5th Visegrad Film Forum (VFF), which will take place 5-9 April…
01-04-2016

PRODUCTION: LECA Production and Andrei Konchalovsky Develop Alexander Dubček Biopic

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s LECA Production and the acclaimed Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky are preparing Human Face (working title), a feature film inspired by the life of the Slovak politician and leader…
25-03-2016

Visegrad Film Forum Preps Fifth Edition

BRATISLAVA: The fifth edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, which will be held at The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from 5 to 9 April 2016, is organizing a…
25-03-2016

FESTIVALS: The Sun in a Net Nominees Announced

BRATISLAVA: Children by Jaro Vojtek, Eva Nová by Marko Škop and Goat by Ivan Ostrochovský have been nominated for Best Feature Film at Sun in a Net. The nominations for…
18-03-2016

PRODUCTION: Tereza Nvotová Shoots Debut Feature Filthy

BRATISLAVA: Tereza Nvotová is shooting her debut feature, Filthy, a Slovak/Czech coproduction about growing up, friendship and trauma, influenced by the documentary style.
17-03-2016

The Red Captain Sets Opening Record in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: Michal Kollár’s The Red Captain, an adaptation of a popular crime detective novel by Dominik Dán, sets an opening weekend record of domestic fiction films in Slovakia with 36,328…
16-03-2016

Nicky’s Family Aired on BBC

BRATISLAVA: The multi-awarded docudrama Nicky’s Family by Matej Mináč was broadcast by BBC on its first channel on 27 January 2016, on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
28-01-2016

PRODUCTION: Juraj Lehotský Preps Nina

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Juraj Lehotský is preparing to start shooting his second feature film Nina in March 2016.
27-01-2016

Visegrad Film Forum Opens Applications

BRATISLAVA: Applications for the 5th Visegrad Film Forum are open. The festival will take place from 5 to 9 April 2016.
20-01-2016

FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Relocates to Košice

BRATISLAVA: Art Film Fest, the oldest film festival in Slovakia, will hold its 24th edition in the city of Košice from 17-25 June 2016.
15-01-2016

FNE Country Report 2015: Slovakia

One of the biggest success stories of 2015 was the Weinstein production, Marco Polo 2, which became the first production to benefit from the new Slovak tax incentive scheme.
18-12-2015

Russian Fairy Tale Rules the TOP 10 in Slovakia

Bratislava: A Russian movie for children, The Snow Queen 2, based on the classic fairy tale, is leading the TOP 10 of the last weekend in Slovak Cinemas.
18-12-2015

PRODUCTION: Alef Producing Documentary

BRATISLAVA: Slovak production company Alef Film&Media Group is developing a documentary about an 81-year-old Slovak artist, Alex Mlynarcik.
03-12-2015

Screen Industries in East-Central Europe Unveils Guest Line-up

BRATISLAVA: The fifth annual Screen Industries in East-Central Europe (SIECE) conference, which takes place 20-21 November 2015 in the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, will feature two keynote lectures…
18-11-2015

FNE at IFF Bratislava: Land and Shade Takes Top Awards

BRATISLAVA: The Colombian film Land and Shade directed by Cesar Augusto Acevedo won the Best Film and the FIPRESCI prizes at the 17th Bratislava IFF closing ceremony on 16 November…
17-11-2015