Soul draws Slovak crowds
Vladimir Balko's Soul at Peace (www.pokojvdusi), has reached nearly 115,000 admissions since its premiere on January 29, turning it into a local hit.
Slovak AV director search closes
The newly formed Slovak Audiovisual Fund closes its call for applications for the position of Director on April 27 at 15:00.
Koliba sold to financial group
Financial group J&T has bought a 65 percent stake in Bratislava's Koliba film studio from 1. garantovana for 12.3 million Euro.
Production: Slovak slasher starts shoot
Low-budget Slovak horror film Death Factory: First Blood (Fabrika smrti: mlada krv) began filming April 7.
Slovak psycho-thriller preps 2010 shoot
Slovak director Robert Sveda has signed on to direct Former People for Slovak Public Television's (STV) documentary series The Biggest Slovak Criminal Cases, produced by D.N.A. Production.
New Slovak Audiovisual Coucil chosen
A ten member council governing the Audiovisual Fund of Slovakia has been appointed, with each member to serve a six-year term.
Slovak co-production will open in Italy
The Case of the Unfaithful Klara, an Italian/Slovak production co-produced by Rudolf Biermann (Charlie's and In Film Praha), is set to premiere on March 27 in Italy.
Intersonic nominated for Cartoon Movie award
Slovak distribution company Intersonic has been nominated for Best European Distributor by the European Association of Animation Films for its Cartoon Movie Tributes.
Cooking History documentary heads to cinemas
Peter Kerekes´ new full-length documentary film Cooking History (Ako sa varia dejiny) has its Slovak premiere on February 18th.
First HD Television planned for Slovakia
Czech Television Nova Sport aims to reach the the Slovak market with its new Nova Sport HD.
Slovak films head to Berlin
Six Slovak films are representing Slovak film production at the European Film Market in Berlin, including three premieres.
Slovakia's Soul at Peace aims for Berlinale
Soul at Peace (Pokoj v dusi) the second Slovak film of 2009, was released in Slovak cinemas on January 29.
EU raids Slovak Telekom for anti-trust activities
The European Commission announced on January 22 that it had raided Slovak Telekom on suspicion of abuse of its leading market position.
Mosquitos’ Tango premieres in Slovakia
Two Slovak film premieres in January and the Rotterdam screening of the critically praised debut Blind Loves (Slepe lasky) paint a promising start for Slovak film in 2009.
Slovakia's Box Office National Hit: Bathory
Bathory is not only the box office national hit in Slovakia for 2008; it is the most successful movie in Slovak history, smashing the competition with over 1,465,226 euros (43…
Markiza to launch new channel
Slovak commercial television station TV Markiza (www.markiza.sk) announced it will launch a new channel, TV Doma.
Break-out director of 2008 – Juraj Lehotsky
Young Slovak director Juraj Lehotsky (age 33) drew international attention with his 77-minute debut Blind Loves, a documentary with fictional elements about love among the blind, whcih premiered on March…
Slovak Actor in the Spotlight – Lubos Kostelny
Slovak actor Lubos Kostelny (born 1981) was well known to theatre going audiences in Slovakia, but in 2008 Kostelny became a Slovak film star as well.
New fund, new support, new films for Slovakia
The Slovak Film Institute unveiled 48 new Slovak films and co-productions at a presentation of upcoming feature, documentary and animated films held during the 10th Bratislava International Film Festival (www.iffbratislava.sk).
Bratislava film festival announces awards
Mid-August Lunch directed by Gianni Di Gregorio (Italy) won the Grand Prix at the 10th Bratislava IFF 2008, which ended on December 5.
