FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Slovakia Selects Father as Oscar Contender
BRATISLAVA: Tereza Nvotová’s third feature film Father / Otec has been selected as Slovakia’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International…
Sound of Falling Wins 2025 IFF Cinematik Piešťany
PIEŠŤANY: The German drama Sound of Falling / In die Sonne schauen directed by Mascha Schilinski received the Meeting Point Europe Award in the main competition of the 20th IFF…
PRODUCTION: Michal Blaško Shoots Slovak/Czech/Hungarian Drama Cowgirl
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak director Michal Blaško has almost completed the shooting of his sophomore feature, Cowgirl, which is backed by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA, the Czech…
FNE at Venice 2025: Tereza Nvotova, Director of the film Father
FNE spoke to Slovak director Tereza Nvotova, whose film Father is screening in the Orizzonti Competition in Venice this year.
Slovak and Polish Films Win 2025 Student Academy Awards
BRATISLAVA: Confession by Slovak director Rebeka Bizubová, and Dad’s not Home by Polish director Jan Saczek received the 2025 Academy Awards in the Documentary and Live Action Narrative categories, respectively.
Cinematik 2025 Announces Lineup
BRATISLAVA: Ten titles have been selected for Meeting Point Europe, the main competition of the 20th IFF Cinematik Piešťany, which will take place in the Slovak spa city of Piešt'any…
PRODUCTION: Juraj Štepka Shoots Slovak/Czech Historical Drama General Golian
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Juraj Štepka has started production on his historical drama General Golian / Generál Golian, which is based on the true story of Ján Golian, one of the…
BOX OFFICE: Slovak/Czech Biopic Duchoň Tops Box Office in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Peter Bebjak’s biopic Duchoň ranks first in the Slovak charts after its opening weekend. The Slovak/Czech coproduction left behind DreamWorks animated film The Bad Guys 2 and Marvel´s franchise…
PRODUCTION: Jonáš Karásek Shoots Slovak/Czech Sports Comedy Dream Team
BRATISLAVA: The acclaimed Slovak director Jonáš Karásek is finishing production on his new sports comedy Dream Team. The film is inspired by a true story from the Paralympics in Sydney…
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Drama Twenty-seven Wraps Shooting
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Gregor Valentovič is wrapping up the filming on his Slovak/Czech coproduction Twenty-seven / Dvadsaťsedem, a debut feature supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Czech Film…
Slovak/Czech Creative Doc Better Go Mad in the Wild
BRATISLAVA: In his Slovak/Czech creative documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild, winner of the Grand Prize-Crystal Globe at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Miro Remo wanted to…
FNE at KVIFF 2025: Slovak Cinema in Karlovy Vary
What’s Slovak in Karlovy Vary? - Slovak films will once again have a strong presence at the 59th Karlovy Vary IFF, taking place from July 4 to July 12, 2025.
Winners of Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2025
ŽILINA: Czech/Slovak/Ukrainian I Died in Irpin by Anastasiia Falileieva received the Best Animated Short Film Award at the 18th edition of the Fest Anča International Animation Festival, held 24 -…
DJ Ahmet Wins Big at IFF Art Film 2025
KOŠICE: Georgi M. Unkovski’s DJ Ahmet, a coproduction between North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Croatia, won Blue Angels for best film, director and actor in the International Competition of…
Art Film Fest 2025 Announces Lineup
KOŠICE: The 31st Art Film Fest has announced the lineup for its Feature Film, Short Film, and Central and Eastern European Films competitions. The festival will take place in Košice…
GRANTS: Production Grants Allocated by Slovak Audiovisual Fund in 2025
BRATISLAVA: New full-length projects by Marek Ťapák, Tomáš Jančo and Pavol Barabáš received production support in the first and second calls for 2025 grants announced by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund.
PRODUCTION: Peter Pokorný Shoots Documentary about Milan Lasica
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Pokorný has entered production with Access Denied to Lasica / Lasicovi vstup zakázaný, a documentary about the Slovak comedy icon Milan Lasica (1940-2021), based on a…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Slovak Cinema in Cannes
What’s Slovak in Cannes 2025 - Thanks to the film Caravan, Slovakia is once again represented in the program of the Festival de Cannes, whose 78th edition takes place from…
Slovak Film Week 2025 Kicks Off in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: Ten Slovak long films (six feature films, three documentaries and one animated film), as well as five short films, which were all nominated for the Sun in a Net…
Waves Wins Nine Trophies at Slovak National Sun in Net Awards 2025
BRATISLAVA: The Czech/Slovak drama Waves by Jiří Mádl won in nine categories (from 14 nominations) including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Script and Best Leading Actor at the Sun…
