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EFP Producer on the Move: Katarína Krnáčová, Slovakia

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-05-16

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s European Film Promotion Producer on the Move Katarína Krnáčová is a graduate of Ex Oriente 2009 and EAVE 2015. She had worked on such films as Mátyás Prikler's…

FESTIVALS: Park Film Fest Unveils Debut Edition Programme

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-05-10

BRATISLAVA: The freshly formed Park Film Fest Trenčianske Teplice is building upon the Slovak spa town’s film tradition as the host of 23 editions of Art Film Fest and last…

VSMU Hosts Visegrad Film Forum

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-05-05

BRATISLAVA: The VSMU film school in central Bratislava was the heart of the 6th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, hosting master classes with film and TV professionals for an…

PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech/German Kids Film in Preproduction

Cathy Meils Slovakia 2017-04-27

PRAGUE: Katarina Krnacova, one of the rising new generation of women shaping the film industry in Slovakia, is producing Summer with Bernard, a Slovak/German/Czech coproduction that will shoot in summer…

PRODUCTION: Martin Šulík Shooting The Interpreter

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-04-21

BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak director Martin Šulík is shooting his new feature The Interpreter / Tlmočník. It is his first feature film after a long break following Gypsy / Cigán (produced…

Kidnapping Heads toward 1.5 m EUR at Slovak Box Office

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-04-12

BRATISLAVA: Mariana Cengel Solcanska’s fourth feature film Kidnapping / Unos is on target to hit the 1.m EUR mark by the end of the Easter week. The film reached 1.465…

The Teacher Wins Best Feature Film at the Sun in a Net Awards

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-04-10

BRATISLAVA: The Teacher directed by Jan Hřebejk won five awards, including best film, at the Sun in a Net awards. But it was outshone by A Prominent Patient by Julius…

FNE at Slovak Film Week: A Prominent Patient

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-04-05

BRATISLAVA: Slovak Film Week, a showcase of domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 3 to 9 April 2017, will screen A Prominent Patient / Masaryk…

Steam on the River by Robert Kirchhoff and Filip Remunda

FNE at the Slovak Film Week: Steam on the River

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-04-04

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Week, a showcase of domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 3 to 9 April 2017, will screen the documentary Steam on…

Little Feather by Lucia Klein Svoboda and Petr Klein Svoboda

FNE at Slovak Film Week: Little Feather

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-04-03

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Week, a showcase of domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 3 to 9 April 2017, will introduce the drama Little Feather…

FNE at the Slovak Film Week: Richard Müller: Unknown

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-31

BRATISLAVA: Miro Remo’s documentary Richard Müller: Unknown / Richard Müller: Nespoznaný will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television…

FNE at the Slovak Film Week: Agave

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-30

BRATISLAVA: Ondrej Šulaj’s Agave / Agáva will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase of domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 3 to 9…

FNE at the Slovak Film Week: 5 October

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-28

BRATISLAVA: Martin Kollar’s documentary 5 October will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 3 to 9…

FESTIVALS: Slovak Film Week Ready to Kick Off

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-27

BRATISLAVA: The second edition of the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy, will be held in Bratislava from 4 to…

PRODUCTION: Zuzana Liová Develops Waiting

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-22

BRATISLAVA: Zuzana Liová is in development with Waiting / Čakanie, an intimate drama about a man who just turned 60 and learns that he’s dying of cancer. The principal photography…

PRODUCTION: Slovak/Russian/Czech Coproduction Ready for Shooting

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-17

BRATISLAVA: Psychological drama The Cellar / Pivnica directed by Russian Igor Voloshin will start shooting in May 2017. The film is a Slovak/Russian/Czech coproduction set in Slovakia. The cast includes…

PRODUCTION: Mariana Čengel Solčanská Develops The Maidservant

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-16

BRATISLAVA: Director Mariana Čengel Solčanská starts developing The Maidservant / Slúžka, a strong feminist story placed in Vienna during WWI. Based on Hana Lasicová’s bestseller published in 2013, The Maidservant…

FNE TV: Martin Smatlak Head of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-03-15

Martin Smatlak head of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund spoke to FNE about the major achievements of the AVF since its inception, the results of the Slovak tax incentives and the…

FNE TV: Febiofest Slovakia Festival Director Premysl Martinek

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-03-14

FNE teamed up with Febiofest Slovakia and its Industry Days in Bratislava this year. Festival director Premysl Martinek talks about the Slovak film industry and the importance of regional cooperation.

FNE TV: Febiofest SK and FNE Assoc Present Slovakia Austria Film Neighbours

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-03-13

FNE Association teamed up with Febiofest Slovakia to present Slovakia Austria Film Neighbours an event to look at cooperation between the film industries of the two countries and how to…