VFF provides informal education and networking opportunities for a broad international audience. During four days participants can experience learning and networking, student film screenings, masterclasses with renowned experts, case studies of interesting film projects, and discussions.
VFF is organised by Boiler, o.z. and co-organised with the Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts and IFF Febiofest, which take place at the same time. The event is supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund.
Tariq Anvar is known as editor of such films as American Beauty (1999), Revolutionary Road (2008), or The King’s Speech (2010), laureate of two BAFTAs and two-time Academy Award nominee. Acclaimed director of short films Rúnar Rúnarsson is the holder of the Palme d’Or, the European Film Award, and one Oscar nomination. His recent short film Solitude (2023) will be part of the festival programme. Peter Suschitzky is mostly known for his work on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Mars Attacks! (1996) and David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996), eXistenZ (1999) or Eastern Promises (2007).
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