Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 11 – 27)
The festival in Tallinn traditionally presents Slovak films and this year is not an exception!
The jubilee 20th edition features two Slovak films in their international premieres.
The Red Captain(d. Michal Kollár), a thriller set in the long hot summer of 1992, vies in the First Feature Competition, andLittle Feather(d. Lucia Klein Svoboda and Petr Klein Svoboda), a debut feature telling the story of Martina leaving a foster home in Eastern Slovakia as she has reached adulthood,is screened within Just Film focusing on children/youth audiences.
As a special bonus, a thrilling news reached us from the Industry@Tallinn! The Line (d. Peter Bebjak) won the Works in Progress main Award - the Orbital Vox Studios’ Post Production Award. The jury commented: “The director looked to have a very strong command of all the different elements, from narrative to character to tension to production values. It was the project that stood out to us as the strongest mix between commercial and creative.” Read more here.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Nov 16 – 27)
We are very proud to inform you that this year the very first Slovak majority production was picked for the IDFA´s competition!
The mid-length documentary Hotel Sunrise (d. Mária Rumanová) was world-premiered on Nov 18. A portrayal of a town at the very edge of the European Union follows the stories of four protagonists who strive to break the vicious, immutable cycle of life on the social periphery, armed only with their unwavering desire for happiness.
Slovakia - guest country at MUCES! (NOV 16 – 22)
MUCES - Segovia European Film Festival is over and we would like to thank the festival for featuring a huge retrospective of Slovak cinema!
The festival - among other things - has held a special screening of Jánošík(d. Jaroslav Siakeľ, 1921). Music for the screening was composed especially for this occasion by Slovak musician and composer Robert Faltus who seeks inspiration in traditional Slovak folklore melodies.
Read more here.
