The Hungarian-French-Slovak project Karsai vs Hungary by Marcello Gerő will be presented to the professional audience at the IDFA Forum. The Slovak projects Parallel Space by Martin Piga and In the Shadows, We Lose the Sense of Colour by Lena Kušnieriková are part of the Delegation Project Showcase: Georgia, Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine. Producer Tereza Tokárová is participating in the IDFAcademy educational program, of which the Slovak Film Institute is a partner.
| Best of Fests |
Director: Paula Ďurinová
Producer: Matej Sotník
Production: guča films (SK)
Co-production: CLAW (CZ), Slovak Television and Radio (SK), Universität der Künste Berlin (DE)
Festivals & sales: Kino Rebelde, www.kinorebelde.com
Director: Paula Ďurinová
Producer: Matej Sotník
Production: guča films (SK)
Co-production: CLAW (CZ), Slovak Television and Radio (SK), Universität der Künste Berlin (DE)
Festivals & sales: Kino Rebelde, www.kinorebelde.com
SK – CZ – DE | 2025 | 65 min. | documentary
In her second feature documentary, director Paula Ďurinová explores how personal experience of burnout shifts into collective sharing and awakening. Set in Berlin, Action Item transforms anxiety into resistance, reframing struggles through shared memory, found footage, and the politics of care. What if the real task is to unlearn, to pause, to reimagine?
In her second feature documentary, director Paula Ďurinová explores how personal experience of burnout shifts into collective sharing and awakening. Set in Berlin, Action Item transforms anxiety into resistance, reframing struggles through shared memory, found footage, and the politics of care. What if the real task is to unlearn, to pause, to reimagine?
| Best of Fests |
Director: Miro Remo
Producers: Tomáš Hrubý, Pavla Janoušková Kubečková, Miro Remo
Production: Arsy-Versy (SK), nutprodukce (CZ)
Co-production: Czech Television (CZ)
Festivals & sales: Filmotor, filmotor.com
Director: Miro Remo
Producers: Tomáš Hrubý, Pavla Janoušková Kubečková, Miro Remo
Production: Arsy-Versy (SK), nutprodukce (CZ)
Co-production: Czech Television (CZ)
Festivals & sales: Filmotor, filmotor.com
CZ – SK | 2025 | 83 min. | documentary
Franta and Ondra, eternal children and inseparable twins, live in a quietly magical world with their beloved animals. They share every moment, every thought, every routine. Outwardly they appear identical, yet inside they are two entirely different souls. Over time, their closeness begins to suffocate. Franta yearns for freedom, for flight, for life beyond the walls they share. Ondra remains rooted, content in the familiar, closed to change.
Franta and Ondra, eternal children and inseparable twins, live in a quietly magical world with their beloved animals. They share every moment, every thought, every routine. Outwardly they appear identical, yet inside they are two entirely different souls. Over time, their closeness begins to suffocate. Franta yearns for freedom, for flight, for life beyond the walls they share. Ondra remains rooted, content in the familiar, closed to change.
Bardo
| Paradocs |
Director: Viera Čákanyová
Producer: Matej Sotník
Production: Somatic Films (CZ), guča films (SK)
Festivals: Discosailing, www.discosailing.com
Director: Viera Čákanyová
Producer: Matej Sotník
Production: Somatic Films (CZ), guča films (SK)
Festivals: Discosailing, www.discosailing.com
CZ – SK | 2025 | 27 min. | animation
According to Tibetan tradition, Bardo is the state of existence after death before the next birth. In the eponymous film, director Viera Čákanyová visualizes the experience of being in darkness, where one can experience the continuous morphing of matter into surprising forms. This journey includes the consciousness of living and non-living entities.
According to Tibetan tradition, Bardo is the state of existence after death before the next birth. In the eponymous film, director Viera Čákanyová visualizes the experience of being in darkness, where one can experience the continuous morphing of matter into surprising forms. This journey includes the consciousness of living and non-living entities.
| IDFA Forum |
Director: Marcell Gerő
Producer: Sára László
Slovak co-producer: Mátyás Prikler
Production: Campfilm (HU)
Co-production: Films de Force Majeure (FR), MPhilms (SK)
Director: Marcell Gerő
Producer: Sára László
Slovak co-producer: Mátyás Prikler
Production: Campfilm (HU)
Co-production: Films de Force Majeure (FR), MPhilms (SK)
HU – FR – SK | in production | documentary
A terminally ill 45 year old constitutional lawyer's personal and legal fight for a dignified death in the context of a polarized Hungary.
A terminally ill 45 year old constitutional lawyer's personal and legal fight for a dignified death in the context of a polarized Hungary.
| Delegation Project Showcase: Georgia, Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine |
Director: Lena Kušnieriková
Producers: Monika Lošťáková, Simona Hrušovská, Veronika Zúbek Kocourková
Production: Super film (SK)
Director: Lena Kušnieriková
Producers: Monika Lošťáková, Simona Hrušovská, Veronika Zúbek Kocourková
Production: Super film (SK)
SK | in production | 40 min. | documentary
The film follows the story of Katka who, as a child, experienced sexual abuse in a summer camp. The narrative is structured as a documentary whodunnit revealing how the incident occurred and how it is possible that an unequal and unhealthy relationship between a child and an adult could have continued for so long, despite the entire camp community knowing about it.
The film follows the story of Katka who, as a child, experienced sexual abuse in a summer camp. The narrative is structured as a documentary whodunnit revealing how the incident occurred and how it is possible that an unequal and unhealthy relationship between a child and an adult could have continued for so long, despite the entire camp community knowing about it.
| Delegation Project Showcase: Georgia, Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine |
Director: Martin Piga
Producer: Tereza Tokárová
Production: CinePunkt (SK)
Co-production: Other Stories (CZ)
Director: Martin Piga
Producer: Tereza Tokárová
Production: CinePunkt (SK)
Co-production: Other Stories (CZ)
SK – CZ | in development | 80 min. | documentary
Parallel Space explores alternative ways of living beyond state control. Director Martin Piga follows voluntarist Pavol Lupták and others who build parallel systems in response to collapsing trust in institutions. Blending personal journey with historical references and philosophical insights, the film questions whether true autonomy is possible – or just another fleeting utopia.
Parallel Space explores alternative ways of living beyond state control. Director Martin Piga follows voluntarist Pavol Lupták and others who build parallel systems in response to collapsing trust in institutions. Blending personal journey with historical references and philosophical insights, the film questions whether true autonomy is possible – or just another fleeting utopia.
Tereza Tokárová is a film producer from Slovakia. Since 2019, she has been working at kerekesfilm, where she is producing Peter Kerekes's new documentary about the marathon alongside several international co-productions. In 2021, she founded the production company CinePunkt, with which she completed the Beldocs-premiered documentary Territory of Imagination (2023) by Paula Maľárová. Her co-production Seablindness (dir. Tereza Smetanová) had a shared world premiere at Doclisboa IFF and Ji.hlava IDFF 2025. She is also developing the debut documentary Parallel Space (dir Martin Piga), winner of the HBO Award at East Doc Platform Platform 2025, as well as the short film Take Care (dir. P. Maľárová), among other projects. Tokárová is an alumna of international industry programs such as Dok.incubator, Emerging Producers, Ex Oriente Film, and EURODOC.
