FESTIVALS: Pleasure Wins Art Film Fest Košice 2021
KOŠICE: Pleasure by Ninja Thybergwon, a coproduction between Sweden, the Netherlands and France, won the Blue Angel, the main prize in the International Competition of the 28th Art Film Fest …
FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR 2021: Hana Kutlikova, Assistant Manager, Artkino Metro
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. She shares…
FNE Visegrad YR 2021 Q&A: Slovak Producer and Head of SAPA Marián Urban
FNE correspondent Zuzana Vojtekova spoke to Slovak producer Marián Urban, head of ALEF FILM & MEDIA and the Slovak Audiovisual Producers' Association (SAPA), about what challenges he faced as a…
FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR 2021: Wanda Adamík Hrycová, Producer, President of the Slovak Film and Television Academy
FNE 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…
FNE at Art Film Fest Košice 2021: New Slovak Films Premiere at Live Audience Event in Cinemas
KOŠICE: Nine films will compete for the main prize, the Blue Angel, in the International competition of the 28th Art Film Fest Košice, which takes place 23 – 27 June…
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Romantic Comedy Just a Lot of Love in Production
BRATISLAVA: The romantic comedy Just a Lot of Love / Hlavne veľa lásky by Slovak director Branislav Mišík, an adaptation of another bestseller by Evita Twardzik Urbaníková, is currently in…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča 2021 to Take Place Online
ŽILINA: The 14th edition of Fest Anča will be held online from 1 to 4 July 2021, and the films will be available till 11 July 2021. Fest Anča will…
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Historical Drama General Continues Production
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech coproduction General / Generál by Jiří Chlumský, which began production in 2018, is still shooting. The historical drama following the life of Milan Rastislav Štefánik, a general…
Cinemas in Slovakia Allowed to Reopen on 17 May 2021
BRATISLAVA: Cinemas in Slovak regions with a lower COVID-19 rate are allowed to reopen under specific conditions on 17 May 2021, but it is expected that cinema operators will open…
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Romantic Comedy Avalanche of Love Enters Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: Avalanche of Love / Láska hory prenáša, the debut feature by young Czech director Jakub Machala, who has been awarded for his commercials, music videos and TV series, is…
First Pop Up Film Residency Visegrad Announces Selected Participants
BRATISLAVA: Three feature film projects from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, together with three Slovak feature film projects, will take part in the first edition of Pop Up Film…
PRODUCTION: Soňa Gyárfáš Lutherová in Production with Slovak/Czech Transgender Documentary
BRATISLAVA: Soňa Gyárfáš Lutherová’s first long documentary Happy Man / Šťastný človek is entering the last stage of production. This Slovak/Czech film, also coproduced by HBO Europe, captures the intimate…
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Košice 2021 Returns In Physical Form
KOŠICE: The 28th edition of Art Film Fest Košice, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, will take place in a more intimate form than usual, but…
PRODUCTION: Matej Mináč Develops Sophomore Feature Based on His Meeting with Fellini
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Matej Mináč is in the final development stage with a comedy based on his meeting with Federico Fellini in 1989. Never Give Up / Nikdy sa nevzdaj…
PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak in Production with TV Film Jozef Mak
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Bebjak is currently in production with the eponymous TV adaptation of the classic of Slovak literature, Jozef Mak by Jozef Cíger Hronský. The film is produced…
FNE at IFF Febiofest Bratislava 2021: Flood Takes Main Prize at Industry Days
BRATISLAVA: Flood / Potopa, a Slovak work in progress directed by Martin Gonda, won the main prize at the 6th edition of the IFF Febiofest Bratislava Industry Days, which took…
IFF Febiofest Bratislava Industry Days Announce Work in Progress Selection
BRATISLAVA: The 6th edition of the IFF Febiofest Bratislava Industry Days will present 11 new Slovak projects in an online format on 29 March 2021.
MIDPOINT Intensive SK 2021 Selects Six Projects
BRATISLAVA: The 10th edition of MIDPOINT Intensive SK has chosen four Slovak projects to participate in its development programme, which will take place online from 30 March to 2 April…
FNE TV: Zuzana Bieliková: Slovak Film Commission
FNE spoke to the head of the Slovak Film Commission Zuzana Bieliková about how the pandemic has impacted foreign productions shooting in Slovakia and how the Slovak Audiovisual Fund has…
FESTIVALS: IFF Febiofest Bratislava 2021 Changes Course
BRATISLAVA: The 28th IFF Febiofest Bratislava, which was planned for 24 - 30 March 2021, will not take place in its traditional form.
