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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…

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…