FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Lukas Gira, head of Marketing andFNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Lukas Gira, head of Marketing andDistribution at Continental Film, about the challenges he has facedas a distrubutor during the pandemic, as well as on the challenges and activities of the film industry,on site as the Slovak film industry begins to recover from the pandemic.

CONTINENTAL FILM is located in Bratislava - mestská časť Petržalka, Slovakia and is part of theMotion Picture Production & Distribution Industry. CONTINENTAL FILM has 17 employees at thislocation and generates $6.51 million in sales (USD). There are 14 companies in the CONTINENTALFILM, s.r.o. corporate family.

FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Hana Kutlikova, assistant manager at Artkino Metro, about the challenges Slovak cinemas are facing as they struggle to re-open, as well as on the program, tasks and activities of the cinema, on site as the Slovak film industry begins to recover from the pandemic.

Built in between the two world wars, in 1938, ArtKino Metro belongs to the most traditional cultural venues in the city of Trenčín. Its goal is to bring the cinema through the challenges of the 21st century film distribution by restoring the charm and the sense of community that cultural events used to bring in the past.

FNE Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to producer Wanda Adamík Hrycová, the president of the Slovak Film and Television Academy, and a member of the Association of Independent Producers, about the challenges she has faced as a producer during the pandemic, as well as on the challenges and activities of the film industry, on site as the Slovak film industry begins to recover from the pandemic.

The 2021 Year of Recovery for Film in Visegrad Countries (YR2021) project brings together filmmakers and cultural professionals across the V4 to cooperate in the recovery of the film industry which has been badly damaged by the COVID pandemic and to reconnect with cinema audiences across the region and across borders. We want to share the lessons learned about reaching audiences online and the advantages of hybrid events in creating new connections across the Visegrad region. Our partner for this in Slovakia is the Slovak Film Institute.

Date: 29 June 2021 10:30-12:00 (CET): Pre-registration is required for access, details below.

YR2021 kicks off with a live panel discussion in Bratislava hosted by Film New Europe (FNE) in cooperation with the Slovak Film Institute that will also appear online as a live podcast.  It will also be available online as a video recording after the event.

We are extending the film submission deadline to 47TH EKOFILM IFF 2021!

The EKOFILM International Environmental Film Festival has extended the deadline for film submissions to June 30, 2021.

If you were hesitating to submit your film to the festival and waiting until you could screen your film in the cinema, we have good news, EKOFILM 2021 will take place! You can submit your film at https://filmfreeway.com/EkoFilm-556504 and you can look forward to live screenings and Q&As with your audience in Brno from October 20 to October 23, 2021.

Here you can find the updated informatipon about the project events.