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PRODUCTION: Juraj Lehotský’s Sophomore Film and First Documentary by Pavol Pekarčík in Postproduction

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-13

BRATISLAVA: Slovak production consultant company kaleidoscope introduced two films in postproduction at the Works in Progress, Industry Days - MFFK Febiofest (2-8 March 2017). Juraj Lehotský’s second feature film Nina…

FESTIVALS: The 2016 Sun in a Net Nominations Announced

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-09

BRATISLAVA: Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) announced the nominations for the Sun in a Net national awards. The most nominations went to The Teacher directed by Jan Hřebejk, A …

FESTIVALS: About My Sister Wins 24th MFFK Febiofest

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-09

BRATISLAVA: Slovak short documentary About My Sister by Barbora Sliepková was awarded best film at the 24th edition of MFFK Febiofest. Special mentions went to Polish films Lockjaw by Kordian…

BOX OFFICE: Slovak Film Breaks Opening Record in Domestic Cinemas

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-03-07

BRATISLAVA: Political thriller Kidnapping by Mariana Čengel Solčanská had the strongest opening weekend in the Slovak history. The film released on 2 March 2017 attracted 67,369 cinemagoers.

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

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-03-02

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…

Colin Arthur - Special Guest at the 6th Visegrad Film Forum

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-03-01

BRATISLAVA: Legendary British creator of make-up and special effects, Colin Arthur will be special guest at the 6th Visegrad Film Forum, which will take place at the Faculty of Film…

The Feather Fairy by Juraj Jakubisko (1985)

PRODUCTION: Juraj Jakubisko Starts Shooting Sequel to The Feather Fairy

Zuzana Sotáková Slovakia 2017-02-28

BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko is currently shooting a sequel to his popular Christmas fairy tale The Feather Fairy / Perinbaba (1985) in the Slovak town of Kežmarok. Seven-legged…

FNE Teams Up with MFFK Febiofest Slovakia

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-02-28

BRATISLAVA: FNE will team up with MFFK Febiofest and will organise together with Creative Europe Desk Slovakia the discussion panel Slovakia-Austria: Film Neighbours. The Industry Days will be held on…

Little Harbour Expected to Start Selling Before Cannes

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-02-28

BRATISLAVA: Several distributors were interested at the Berlinale’s EFM in Iveta Grófová’s second feature film Little Harbour, which won Berlinale‘s Generation Kplus prize. Paris-based sales agent Loco Films hopes to…

FESTIVALS: The 24th Febiofest Announces Lineup

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2017-02-27

BRATISLAVA: The 24th edition of MFFK Febiofest is ready to run from 2 to 8 March 2016, with more than 100 films and the short film competition „In the Middle…

All or Nothing Scores at Slovak and Czech Box Office

FNE Staff Slovakia 2017-02-15

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech romantic comedy All or Nothing by Marta Ferencová held on to third place in both Slovak and Czech cinemas during its fifth week in release.

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,…