The Slovak actor Štefan Kvietik will receive the prestigous Trebbia Award for Lifetime Achievement during the gala ceremony in the Spanish Hall of the Prague Castle this Sunday, March 9, 2014.
Czech Lions were ruling last weekend’s Czech film events. Burning Bush by Agniezska Holland won in almost all the categories it was nominated in. With its eleven Czech Lions, the film has became a new record.
Slovak animation shorts aimed at different target groups are having a successful October: while Pandas by Matúš Vizár received the Short Grand Prix for the Best Short Film at the Warsaw IFF, the Slovak TV series for children Mimi and Lisa by Katarína Kerekesová received the award for the Best Animation Television Series at the Tofuzi festival in Georgia.
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions have announced the titles of the 46 films on this year’s selection list, the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013. Among them is the Slovak-Czech film by Mira Fornay – My Dog Killer (2013).
The MIDPOINT workshop, aimed at supporting talents and script developing, announced its winner: among the awarded projects was the Slovak upcoming film Magda H..
The Slovak-Czech animation short The Pandas by Matúš Vizár marks great success at the Croisette: awarded with 7.500 €, it received the 3rd prize ex-aequo in the Cinéfondation section at Cannes IFF.
Slovak films continued to be successful during April, as well. At the beginning of the month, My Dog Killer and Lidice received awards at the Titanic IFF, My Dog Killer then “scored” two awards at the Finále in Pilsen, not far away from where Made in Ash was awarded with a Special Mention of the Jury in Linz. The “winning strike” is closing with yet another win for Made in Ash, which by receiving a Special Mention at the Neisse FF successfully leapt into a new month.