EFP 2018 Producer on the Move: Peter Badač, Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Multi-hyphenate Peter Badac represents Slovakia at the European Film Promotion’s 2018 Producers on the Move event taking place 10-14 May during the Cannes Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: Fest Anca 2018 Announces Competition Films
ZILINA: Twelve Slovak films have been chosen for the competition of Slovak films at the 11th edition of Slovakia’s animation festival Fest Anca, running 28 June – 1 July in…
Visegrad Film Forum Kicks Off in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The 7th Visegrad Film Forum for students and young filmmakers runs 17 – 21 April in Bratislava at the VSMU university.
The Line Wins Best Feature Film at Sun in a Net Awards
BRATISLAVA: The Line directed by Peter Bebjak won six awards, including best film and best directing at the Sun in a Net awards. This annual event organised by the Slovak…
FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: DOGG
BRATISLAVA: The portmanteau film DOGG directed by Jonáš Karásek, Slávo Zrebný, Vilo Csino and Enrik Bistika will screen at the Slovak Film Week. The showcase for domestic production is organised…
FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: The Lust for Power
BRATISLAVA: Tereza Nvotová’s documentary The Lust for Power / Mečiar will screen at the Slovak Film Week, a showcase for domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy …
Slovak/Czech Mini-series Rights Sold to Ben Affleck‘s and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Film
BRATISLAVA: The rights to Peter Bebjak’s three-episode mini-series Justice / Spravedlnost were sold to the American production company Pearl Street Film owned by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The series…
FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: Out
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Week, a showcase of domestic production organised by the Slovak Film and Television Academy from 9 to 15 April 2018, will introduce Gyorgy Kristóf’s debut feature…
FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: Dubček
BRATISLAVA: Laco Halama’s biopic Dubček will have its avantpremiere as the opening film of the 4th Slovak Film Week. The showcase of domestic production is organised by the Slovak Film…
FESTIVALS: The 4th Slovak Film Week Announces Lineup
BRATISLAVA: The 4th Slovak Film Week, an annual showcase of domestic film production, will be held in Bratislava and nine cities across Slovakia from 9 to 15 April 2018.
FESTIVALS: The Line Leads the 8th Sun in a Net Nominations
BRATISLAVA: The Line by Peter Bebjak has 13 nominations for the 8th The Sun in a Net national awards and together with Little Harbour by Iveta Grófová and Filthy by…
FESTIVALS: Polish Documentary Dust Wins 25th Slovak MFFK Febiofest
BRATISLAVA: Polish short documentary Dust / Proch directed by Jakub Radej was awarded best film at the 25th edition of MFFK Febiofest. The festival took place in Bratislava from 15…
FESTIVALS: 25th MFFK Febiofest Slovakia Introduces Competition Lineup
BRATISLAVA: Twenty short films are running in the In the Heart of Europe competition of the 25th MFFK Febiofest Slovakia (15- 21 March 2018). Creation, production and distribution of short…
FNE at Berlinale 2018: Slovak Film in Berlin
Dear Colleagues & Friends, just a few days before the grand opening let us answer you the question What´s Slovak in Berlin 2018?
FNE Country Report 2017: SLOVAKIA
BRATISLAVA: Slovak films set box office records in domestic cinemas in 2017. The attendance of nearly 1.5 m admissions was the strongest in the history of independent Slovakia, since 1993.
Slovak Films Set Box Office Records in Domestic Cinemas in 2017
BRATISLAVA: Slovak films had nearly 1.5 m admissions in domestic cinemas in 2017, which is the strongest attendance in the history of independent Slovakia. The most popular films were All…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Usmev, Kosice, Slovakia
This month we spoke with Barbora Tóthová, PR Manager of Kino Usmev (Cinema Smile). This one screen art house cinema located in the center of Košice (Slovakia) is run by…
More International Projects Approved for Slovak Incentives
BRATISLAVA: Ten projects, including Slovak/Czech coproductions, registered for the 20% cash rebate at the Slovak Audiovisual Fund in 2017 for a 2018 shooting. The eased requierements implemented in 2017 attracted…
OBITUARY: Slovak Actor Marián Labuda
BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak actor Marián Labuda, who starred in Jiří Menzel’s My Sweet Little Village (1985, Barrandov), died at the age of 73 on 5 January 2018.
FESTIVALS: Men Don’t Cry Wins Bratislava IFF
BRATISLAVA: Men Don’t Cry directed by Alen Drljević took the main prize of the 19th Bratislava IFF, which concluded on 16 November 2017.
