29-09-2015

Slovak IGRIC Announces Annual Winners

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    Step into the Dark by Miloslav Luther Step into the Dark by Miloslav Luther

    BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Union, Literary Fund and Union of Slovak Television Creators (IGRIC) have announced their awards for the best Slovak films in 2014. This year the IGRIC prize for best feature was not awarded.

    IGRIC is Slovakia’s oldest film award with a 26 years history and is one of the two most important film awards in Slovakia along with the Sun in the Net award given by the Slovak Film and Television Academy every two years since 2004.              

    According to the tradition, the awards of the Slovak Film Critics for 2014 were announced during the same ceremony.

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    IGRIC for Feature Film for cinemas:

    The jury decided to not give an award.

    SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY for feature film in cinemas:

    Miloslav Luther - director of Step into the Dark/Krok do Tmy
    Directed by Miloslav Luther
    Produced by Trigon Production in coproduction with RTVS
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund
     
    Love in Your Soul by Mariana Čengel SolčanskáIvan Finta - DOP of Love in Your soul/Láska na Vlásku
    Directed by Mariana Čengel Solčanská
    Produced by  JMB Film & TV Production in coproduction with RTVS
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    IGRIC for Television Drama:

    Biba Bohinská, Naďa Clontz, Soňa Čermáková Uličná – authors  of the treatment and the script of TV series Secret lifes/ Tajné životy
    Directed by Ján Sebechlebský
    Produced by RTVS

    IGRIC for Film and Television Documentary:

    Jaro Vojtek - scriptwritter and director of So Far, So Near/Tak Daleko, tak Blízko
    Directed by Jaro Vojtek
    Produced by AH Production
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY  for Documentary

    Martin Šulík – director of  Milan Čorba
    Directed by Martin Šulík
    Produced by Leon production
    Coproduced by RTVS, SFI
     
    IGRIC for Animated Film:

    Joanna Kožuch - scriptwriter, director and animator of Fongopolis
    Fongopolis by Joanna KozuchDirected by Joanna Kozuch
    Produced by feel me film
    Coproduced by STUDIO 727
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY  for Animated Film:

    Petra Heleninová - author, scriptwriter, director, art designer, animator and editor of AION
    Directed by Petra Heleninová
    Produced by Academy of Performing Arts
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Martin Smatana - scriptwriter, director, cinematographer and animator of Rosso Papavero
    Directed by Martin Smatana
    Produced by University of Performing Arts

    IGRIC for Actress in a Feature or Television Film:

    Zuzana Mauréry in Secret Lifes
    Directed by Ján Sebechlebský
    Produced by RTVS

    SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY

    Monika Hassova in Step into the Dark
    Directed by Miloslav Luther
    Produced by Trigon Production in coproduction with RTVS
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Judit Bárdos in Fair Play, Love in Your Soul and In Silence

    Fair Play by Andrea SedlackovaFair Play
    Directed by Andrea Sedláčkova
    Produced by Negativ
    Coproduced by Arina, Czech Television, RWE, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, i/o post, Barrandov Studios, DEPARTURES Film
    Supported by the State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic
     
    In Silence
    Directed by Zdeněk Jiráský
    Produced by FURIA FILM

    Coproduction: I/o post, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Česká Televize, Slovak Film Institute, Filmpark production
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    IGRIC for an Actor in a Feature or Television Film:

    Milan Lasica in Hostage
    Directed by Jutraj Nvota
    Produced by ALEF
    Coproduced by  RTVS, Czech Television, Film Laboratories Zlín
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY

    Peter Kočiš in Secret Lifes
    Peter Nádasdi in Step into the Dark

    OTHER FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS

    SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY

    Dušan Hudec - scriptwriter and director of Neznámi hrdinovia/The Final Mission
    Directed by Dušan Hudec
    Produced by EDIT studio

    Coproduction: RTVS, Museum of Slovak National Uprising
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Zuzana Liová  - scriptwriter and director of Prvá: Hana Gregorová
    Directed by Zuzana Liová
    Production Hitchhiker films
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    AUDIOVISUAL THEORY AND CRITICISM

    SPECIAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY

    Peter Michalovič, Vlastimil Zuska - authors of the book Rozprava o westerne/Discussion about Western (published by Slovak Film Institute, in cooperation with the Academy of Performing Arts)
    František Gyárfáš, Juraj Malíček – authors of the book Naše filmové storočie/Our Film Century (published by Slovak Film Institute)

    AWARD OF JÁN FAJNOR for filmmakers younger than 35

    Nina by Veronika Obertová and Nina ČopíkováVeronika Obertová, Michaela Čopíková - directors, animators and art designers of Nina
    Directed by Veronika Obertová and Nina Čopíková
    Produced by OVÉ pictures
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Miro Remo - director of documentary Comeback
    Directed by Miro Remo
    Produced by AH Production
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Tomáš Stanek - DOP of Deti/Children
    Children by Jaro VojtekDirected by Jaro Vojtek
    Produced by Mphilms in coproduction with Duracfilm
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    A SPECIAL MENTION FOR THE PRODUCER

    Lívia Filusová - FURIA FILM

    Members of the Jury: Juraj Lihosit (chairman), Mária Ferenčuhová, Fero Kovár, Dodo (Jozef) Šimončič, Roman Rjachovský, František Jurišič, Štefan Vraštiak
     
    21th AWARDS OF FILM CRITICS for Audiovisual Work in 2014
    Awards were given by 33 members of the Klub of film journalists

    Slovak (or international coproduction) feature fiction film for cinemas with the premiere in 2014
    Deti/Children
    Directed by Jaro Vojtek
    Produced by Mphilms
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Slovak (or international coproduction) feature documentary film for cinemas with the premiere in 2014
    Všetky Moje Deti/All My Children
    Directed by Ladislav Kaboš
    Produced by MEDIA film

    Coproduction: Czech Television, Michael Kaboš , RTVS

    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Film Criticism and Journalism:
    An award for film journalism: Peter Konečný for the film portal Kinema.sk

    Best feature film in the Slovak cinemas in 2014:
    Ida (director Paweł Pawlikowski)
    Produced by Opus Film
    Coproduced by Canal Plus Cyfrowy, Phoenix Film Ivestment
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    AWARDS OF SLOVAK FILM JOURNALISTS

    Distribution company which released in cinemas the best foreign film in 2014 – Association of Slovak Film Clubs

    Pavel Branko for his book Úklady jazyka / Schemes of the Language or Slovenglish (published by MilaniuM in cooperation with Slovak Film Institute)

    In memoriam Ing. Július Dzurek (12.02.1934-23.09.2014) – author of the unique internet portal  www.hviezdyfilmu.sk with profiles of English speaking 1,022 actors and directors