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FNE and MFFK Febiofest Bratislava to co-host: Slovakia – Austria: Film Neighbours

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-02-13

BRATISLAVA: Film New Europe Association together with MFFK Febiofest Industry Days in Bratislava will co-host a special event entitled Slovakia – Austria: Film Neighbours on 7 March at 14:30 within…

FNE at Berlinale 2017: Slovak Film in Berlin

Slovak Film Institute Slovakia 2017-02-11

Dear Colleagues & Friends, before the grand opening let us answer the question: What´s Slovak in Berlin 2017?

SLOVAKIA: Country Report 2016

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-02-09

In 2016 Slovak films continued to gather international and domestic success, powered by documentary film production, genre-bending feature films and award-winning coproductions. The Slovak Audiovisual Fund (AVF) had a budget…

FNE Teams Up with Febiofest Industry Days

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-01-24

The upcoming 24th MFFK Febiofest Bratislava will host a second edition of Industry Days: a bright new event that is dedicated to promotion of local production as well as to…

Four International Projects Approved for Slovak Incentives in 2016

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-01-23

BRATISLAVA: Four international projects registered for the 20% cash rebate at the Slovak Audiovisual Fund in 2016. Among them are Lionsgate’s Robin Hood: Origins directed by Otto Bathurst and Consider…

Slovak Hit All or Nothing Sets Opening Record

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-01-18

BRATISLAVA: Marta Ferencová’s romantic comedy All or Nothing / Všetko alebo nič set an opening record in Slovak cinemas with 64,931 admissions. The script was penned by Eva Urbaníková based…

PRODUCTION: Mátyás Prikler Preps Power with Kornel Mundruczó in the Lead

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-01-12

BRATISLAVA: Mátyás Prikler’s second feature film, Power, closed the development stage and will have the principal photography in the winter 2017/2018. The film is a Slovak/Czech/Hungarian coproduction and stars the…

From the left: Soňa Balážová, Alexandra Strelková, Rastislav Steranka, Imelda Selková, Kristína Aschenbrennerová

Rastislav Steranka is New Head of Promotion at Slovak Film Institute

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-01-10

BRATISLAVA: Rastislav Steranka is replacing Alexandra Strelková as head of promotion at the Slovak Film Institute. Steranka will be internationally introduced during the European Film Market at Berlin International Film…

GRANTS: Slovak Audiovisual Fund Increases Funding in 2017

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2016-12-15

BRATISLAVA: Slovak Audiovisual Fund (AVF) will increase funding up to 7m EUR in 2017, representing a 12% increase compared to 2016. Also, international projects benefitting of the 20% cash rebate,…

GRANTS: Slovak Audiovisual Fund Development Grants for 2016

FNE Staff Slovakia 2016-12-01

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund distributed 140,500 EUR to support development of 13 film and television projects in 2016.

GRANTS: Slovakia Awards 18 Production Grants in 2016

FNE Staff Slovakia 2016-11-28

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund distributed 3,780,000 EUR in production grants in 2016.

Slovak Audiovisual Fund Opens Call for Minority Animated TV Series

FNE Staff Slovakia 2016-11-24

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund has approved opening its call for animation projects in 2017 to include TV projects, especially series, for both majority and minority Slovak coproductions.

Masaryk Sets March 2017 Release

Denisa Strbova Slovakia 2016-11-23

BRATISLAVA: The Czech/Slovak coproduction Masaryk, directed by Július Ševčík, is in postproduction in preparation for a March 2017 premiere. The film, which explores a personally difficult stage in the life…

PRODUCTION: Piargy Goes into Production

Cathy Meils Slovakia 2016-11-23

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech/Slovenian/Macedonian historical drama Piargy is moving into production after three years in development which resulted in a change of director. Czech director Ivo Trajkov began the first days…

FNE at Bratislava IFF 2016: Croatia’s Mia Petričević Wins Best Actress

FNE Staff Slovakia 2016-11-17

BRATISLAVA: The Croatian debut feature film Quit Staring at My Plate directed by Hana Jusic continued its award winning streak, with Mia Petricevic picking up the Best Actress prize at…

MIDPOINT TV LAUNCH 2016 - HBO Europe Award, from left: Anna Stoeva, producer / Till Kleinert, writer / Steve Matthews, HBO Europe

HBO Europe Award Goes to German/Bulgarian Hausen

Zuzana Sotáková Slovakia 2016-11-11

BRATISLAVA: The first HBO Europe Award for Best Television Project, which was given at MIDPOINT TV Launch in Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia on 9 November 2016, went to Hausen, written…

FNE at IFF Bratislava 2016: European Films Dominate Competition Lineup

Michal Klimkiewicz Slovakia 2016-11-02

BRATISLAVA: Eight films have been announced for the main competition of the 18th Bratislava IFF, which runs 11-17 November 2016. The festival will have a focus on Croatia, including one…

FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2016: Strelkova to Leave Slovak Film Institute

FNE Staff Slovakia 2016-10-27

JIHLAVA: Alexandra Strelkova announced that she will leave her position as head of promotion at the Slovak Film Institute at the end of 2016.

The Teacher Sold in 50 Territories

Michal Klimkiewicz Slovakia 2016-10-11

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…

FESTIVALS: The Third Be2Can Ready to Start

FNE Staff Slovakia 2016-10-05

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…