FESTIVALS: Slovak Febiofest Shortened to One Day Due to Pandemic
BRATISLAVA: Febiofest will last only one day, Wednesday 30 September 2020, due to the increase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Slovak Prime Minister announced the tightening of measures and a…
Historical Drama Series Maria Theresa Sold to USA
BRATISLAVA: Historical drama series Maria Theresa has been sold to Walter’s Choice, a VoD service on the PBS platform in the USA. Rights for the series were also acquired for…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Remake of Perfect Strangers Starts Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Known Unknown / Známi neznámi, the feature debut of young Slovak director Zuzana Marianková, is entering postproduction. The remake of the 2016 Italian blockbuster Perfect Strangers is produced by …
Noro Držiak Wins Top Prize at Slovak IGRIC Awards for The Impossible Voyage
BRATISLAVA: Noro Držiak was awarded the main IGRIC prize for directing The Impossible Voyage / Cesta do nemožna at the ceremony of the 31st edition of the annual national film…
FESTIVALS: Beanpole Wins Cinematik Piešťany IFF 2020
PIEŠŤANY: The intimate Russian drama Beanpole / Dylda directed by Kantemir Balagov received the Meeting Point Europe award in the main competition of the 15th IFF Cinematik Piešťany. The festival…
Let There Be Light Wins Top Prizes at Slovak Sun in A Net Awards
BRATISLAVA: The drama Let There Be Light / Nech je svetlo was awarded best feature film at the Sun in a Net Awards 2020, organised by the Slovak Film and…
PRODUCTION: Juraj Lehotský Starts Production on Applause
BRATISLAVA: Juraj Lehotský is starting production of his third feature drama Applause / Potlesk.
FESTIVALS: Cinematik Piešťany IFF 2020 Announces Lineup and Slovak Premieres
PIEŠŤANY: Nine feature films have been selected under the auspices of FIPRESCI for Meeting Point Europe, the main competition of the 15th IFF Cinematik Piešťany. The festival will take place…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča 2020 Announces Winners
ZILINA: The Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2020 gave its main competition award to the French short film I’m Going Out For Cigarettes by Osman Cerfon.
OBITUARY: Slovak Production Designer Val Strazovec
BRATISLAVA: Slovak Production designer Valerián Stražovec has died in Canada at 87. He was nominated twice for the Emmys for his work on The Muppets: A Celebration of Thirty Years…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča 2020 Announces Programme Lineup
ZILINA: The 13th edition of Fest Anča, one of the few festivals to be held in person at this time, will take place 27 – 30 August 2020. The international…
FESTIVALS: Record Submissions for 13th Fest Anča International Animation Festival
ZILINA: A total of 1,650 films from 65 countries have been submitted for the competitive sections of the 13th edition of the Fest Anča International Animation Festival, set to take…
Slovak Producers and Distributors Lure Audiences Back to Cinemas
BRATISLAVA: The Association of Independent Producers has initiated a campaign under the title I am going to the cinema / Idem do kina, that aims to bring viewers and Slovak…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian/Slovak Coproduction Wild Roots Wins Works in Progress TRT Award of Karlovy Vary Industry Days
BRATISLAVA: MPhilms is coproducing the Hungarian/Slovak debut film Wild Roots by Hajni Kis. The film, which is supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, won the Works in Progress TRT Award…
PRODUCTION: Tereza Nvotová to Begin Production on Slovak/Czech/French Nightsiren
BRATISLAVA: The young talented Slovak filmmaker Tereza Nvotová will go into production with her second fiction feature film The Nigthsiren / Svetlonoc. This Slovak/Czech/French coproduction drama received Eurimages coproduction support,…
FNE Podcast: Festivals in Crisis: Peter Nagel Director Art Film Fest Slovakia
Peter shares with us the reasons why the Art Film Fest Košice team decided to postpone the festival until next year. While the festival will not take place this year…
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Fairytale Goes Into Production
BRATISLAVA: The fairytale O liečivej vode (The World of Water) directed by Ján Sebechlebský is one of the first films to be shot in Slovakia after the easing of COVID-19…
Film Europe Edison Filmhub Honours Black Lives Matter Movement
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech media company Film Europe is screening a programme of films under the title Black Lives Matter at its Prague venue Edison Filmhub through 1 July 2020.
FNE at Cannes Online 2020: Slovak Film
Slovak Film Institute and Slovak Film Commission joined forces and under the umbrella Slovak Film will promote Slovak cinema, audiovisual industry, and filming in Slovakia at the Marché du Film…
OBITUARY: Slovak Cinematographer Igor Luther
BRATISLAVA: Igor Luther, the world-renowned cinematographer of the Oscar-winning film The Tin Drum, died at age 77. He worked with a number of important directors, including Juraj Jakubisko, Vojtěch Jasný, …
