FESTIVALS: IFF Febiofest Bratislava 2022 Returns to Cinemas
BRATISLAVA: The 29th edition of the International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava is ready to return to cinemas after 2 years with a full programme. The competition section In the Heart…
Ivan Ostrochovský's Servants Leads 2022 Sun in a Net Awards Nominations
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Romanian/Czech/Irish coproduction Servants / Služobníci directed by Ivan Ostrochovský leads the 11th Sun in a Net awards nominations with 12 nods, followed by The Man with Hare Ears…
FNE at Berlinale 2022: Slovak Film in Berlin
The Slovak Film Institute is pleased to introduce the Slovak representation at the 72nd Berlinale and European Film Market.
Visegrad Film Forum Returns After Two Years Break
BRATISLAVA: This year's on-site edition of the Visegrad Film Forum will take place at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and in the…
PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Documentary Jan Mancuska: You Will Never See It All Continues Production
BRATISLAVA: The Czech/Slovak documentary about an internationally recognised artist of Slovak origin Jan Mancuska: You Will Never See It All / Chýbanie directed by Štěpán Pech is currently in production.…
FNE Visegrad YR2021: Q&A with Czech and Slovak Distributor Ivan Hronec
BRATISLAVA: Ivan Hronec is a founder and CEO of Film Europe, which distributes award-winning films selected from European productions and international festivals. He is also an exhibitor with two famous…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anca Opens Call for Applications
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak festival of short animated films Fest Anca has opened its call for entries for the 2022 festival, which will be held 29 June to 3 July in…
Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian 107 Mothers Wins Arab Critics Award
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Kerekes received the Arab Critics’ Award at the Cairo IFF for the Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian coproduction 107 Mothers. Kerekes received the award virtually at a gala ceremony on…
FNE Visegrad YR2021: Slovak Distribution Facing Challenges in Fight to Recover
BRATISLAVA: Slovak distributors recovered some momentum during the second half of 2021, releasing several long-awaited domestic titles, which had been waiting to premiere since the beginning of the pandemic, as…
Slovak Film Week 2021 Scales Back
BRATISLAVA: The 7th Slovak Film Week started on 29 November in a reduced online format due to the current pandemic situation and the curfew which recently went into effect. The…
Cinemas in Slovakia Close Due to Covid Curfew
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak government declared a state of emergency and a curfew on 24 November 2021 with effect from 25 November 2021, due to the rapidly deteriorating pandemic situation in…
PRODUCTION: Mariana Čengel Solčanská in Postproduction with Slovak/Czech The Chambermaid
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Mariana Čengel Solčanská is moving into postproduction on the Slovak/Czech historical drama The Chambermaid / Slúžka. The film is based on Hana Lasicová’s bestseller published in 2013…
GRANTS: Slovak Audiovisual Fund Approves Increased Support for 2022
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund approved on 9 November 2021 the 2022 funding of 8 m EUR, and announced its first call for support for student productions and film education,…
Slovak Film Week Announces 2021 Lineup
BRATISLAVA: The 7th Slovak Film Week, the annual showcase of domestic film production, will take place in Bratislava from 29 November to 5 December 2021. The main programme will screen…
FNE Visegrad YR2021: Slovak Exhibition: Audiences Return to Cinemas
BRATISLAVA: Cinemas in Slovakia remain open despite the rising numbers of Covid cases. They were allowed to restart operations, albeit under certain conditions, from 17 May 2021, according to a …
FNE Visegrad YR2021: Slovak Production: Post-Pandemic Boom
BRATISLAVA: Slovak film production in 2021 has restarted with unprecedented intensity, after a challenging year in 2020, when the film industry remained paralysed by the pandemic and filming was completely…
PRODUCTION: Ivan Ostrochovský in Preproduction with Slovak/Czech The Spring
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Ivan Ostrochovský is getting ready to start production on The Spring / Prameň. The drama about the state's interference in personal freedom will enter its first phase…
PRODUCTION: Iveta Grófová Shoots Slovak/Czech/Hungarian War Drama Emma and the Death’s Head
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Iveta Grófová is currently in production with her new feature film Emma and the Death’s Head / Ema a smrtihlav. This Slovak/Czech/Hungarian historical drama had been originally…
FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR2021: Juraj Krasnohorsky: CEE Animation Workshop
FNE’s Georgian correspondent Alexander Gabelia spoke to Juraj Krasnohorsky, head of studies of the CEE Animation Workshop. CEE Animation Workshop is a year-long project development and producer skills advancement training…
One World Slovakia Launches Impact Days Industry Programme
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s One World IDFF, taking place 5-11 November 2021, will launch Impact Days, a programme that will enable filmmakers to open the door to the social impact of documentary…
