The Line Sets New Opening Weekend Record at Slovak Box Office

BRATISLAVA: The crime thriller The Line / Čiara by Peter Bebjak has broken the record for the Slovak box office on its opening weekend. Released on 3 August 2017, the…
08-08-2017

Slovak Films Set Box Office Records in Domestic Cinemas

BRATISLAVA: Slovak films experienced a massive increase in admissions in the first half of 2017.
07-08-2017

PRODUCTION: KVIFF Winner Peter Bebjak Preps Emil

BRATISLAVA: Peter Bebjak is preparing to shoot his fifth feature film, the comedy / drama Emil at end of 2017. Bebjak was recently awarded best director at Karlovy Vary IFF …
02-08-2017

PRODUCTION: Four Country TV Miniseries Maria Theresia in Postproduction

BRATISLAVA: The 4m EUR two-episode biopic Maria Theresia by the Austrian director Robert Dornhelm is moving to postproduction. This Slovak / Czech / Austrian / Hungarian coproduction is set to…
25-07-2017

Slovakia Slashes Minimum Spend Requirement for International Productions Applying for Incentive Scheme

BRATISLAVA: Slovak Audovisual Fund together with the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic decided to make major cuts to the requirements for minimum expenditure for international productions applying at…
24-07-2017

FNE AV Innovation: Filmtopia Brings KineDok Concept to Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: KineDok is an alternative distribution concept for creative documentaries. The international project is supported by CE MEDIA. It has has been executed in Slovakia by Filmtopia since 2015. Creating…
12-07-2017

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Film Europe, Bratislava

This month we speak with Zuzana Hromcova, Head of Programming & Marketing at Kino Film Europe. The cinemais located in the historical Pistori Palace in Bratislava, dating back to the…
05-07-2017

FESTIVALS: Sore Eyes for Infinity Wins Fest Anča Award

ŽILINA: Sore Eyes for Infinity by Finnish director Elli Vuorinen received the main award at the 10th Fest Anča International Animation Festival held from 29 June to 2 July 2017.
04-07-2017

dok.incubator Hosts Three Slovak Films in Production Stage

MOJMÍROVCE: Three Slovak projects were presented during this year's edition of international workshop platform dok.incubator in Mojmírovce. The workshop was held from 26 June to 1 July 2017.
03-07-2017

FESTIVALS: Little Harbour Wins Park Film Fest’s Debut Edition

TRENČIANSKE TEPLICE: Crystal Bear-winning Little Harbour / Piata loď directed by Iveta Grófová won the Best Film award of the freshly formed Park Film Fest. The festival was held from…
28-06-2017

FESTIVALS: Glory Takes Main Prize at 25th Art Film Fest

KOŠICE: The Bulgarian/Greek coproduction Glory directed by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva won the Best Film award at the closing ceremony of the 25th edition of Art Film Fest on…
26-06-2017

PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Film Set in London in Development

BRATISLAVA: Slovak writer/director Jana Nemčeková is developing her debut feature film Made in Czechoslovakia as a Czech/Slovak coproduction.
26-06-2017

PRODUCTION: Marko Škop Preps Let There be Light

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director/writer Marko Škop is in preproduction with the feature film Let There be Light / Nech je svetlo. Principal photography is planned for the beginning of 2018.
23-06-2017

FESTIVALS: Fest Anča Announces Lineup

ŽILINA: The 10th International festival of animated films Fest Anča, based in Žilina, introduced a programme with three competitions including international competition of short and student films, international music video…
16-06-2017

FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Košice Reveals Competition Titles

KOŠICE: Twelve films will compete at Art Film Fest, which runs 16 to 24 June in the eastern Slovak city Košice.
08-06-2017

FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest Kosice Celebrates 25th Anniversary

KOSICE: Settling into its new home in the eastern Slovak city of Kosice, Art Film Fest marks its 25th anniversary with a selection of 12 films in its Slovak Season…
06-06-2017

FNE at Cannes 2017: Slovak Cinema in Cannes

Festival de Cannes is around the corner and we would like to invite you to experience Slovak cinema at the CZECH & SLOVAK Pavilion #133 in the International Village at…
20-05-2017

EFP Producer on the Move: Katarína Krnáčová, Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s European Film Promotion Producer on the Move Katarína Krnáčová is a graduate of Ex Oriente 2009 and EAVE 2015. She had worked on such films as Mátyás Prikler's…
16-05-2017

FESTIVALS: Park Film Fest Unveils Debut Edition Programme

BRATISLAVA: The freshly formed Park Film Fest Trenčianske Teplice is building upon the Slovak spa town’s film tradition as the host of 23 editions of Art Film Fest and last…
10-05-2017

VSMU Hosts Visegrad Film Forum

BRATISLAVA: The VSMU film school in central Bratislava was the heart of the 6th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, hosting master classes with film and TV professionals for an…
05-05-2017