Three Slovak and co-production films will vie for the Warsaw Grand Prix at 34th Warsaw Film Festival (October 12 – 21, 2018).

International Short Film FestivalBrno 16 (October 10 – 13, 2018), one of the oldest short film festivals, will present a retrospective of Slovak animation and digitally restored documentaries from the collection of the National Film Archive of Slovak Film Institute (SFI).

Digitally restored films from the National Film Archive collection of Slovak Film Institute (SFI) are heading to prestigious film festivals. Retrospective of Viktor Kubal will present in Spanish premiere the works of Slovak director, animator and artist at 51st Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival (October 4 – 14, 2018) while The Case of Barnabáš Kos by Peter Solan will be screened in world premiere at Lumière Festival (October 13 – 21, 2018) in Lyon.

Slovak Film Days in Moscow (September 27 – October 3, 2018), the showcase of contemporary Slovak cinema will present seven feature films in seven days. Russian audience of cinema Fitil club will welcome recognized films by Jan Hřebejk, Iveta Grófová, Marko Škop, Rasťo Boroš, Andrea Sedláčková, and Peter Bebjak.

This year the 6th Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia embraces the theme of “Spring” – the symbol of a fresh start – and commemorates several notable Czech and Slovak anniversaries. The most significant of these are undoubtedly the centenary of The Czechoslovakia independent declaration and a half century since the Prague Spring, a short period of political liberalisation in Czechoslovakia. On this special occasion, festival will bring a film programme that reflects history of the former country, successful contemporary cinema and the short documentaries to the audience of Melbourne (September 12 – 26, 2018) and Canberra (October 18 – 21, 2018).

Filmoteca Española will celebrate the centenary of former Czechoslovakia. On this special occasion, Cine Doré, one of the oldest cinemas in Spain will introduce film showcase Czechoslovak century (November 6 – 29, 2018).

Second Run, a UK-based DVD company specializing in the release of important and award-winning films from all around the world, will release Slovak film The Miraculous Virgin (d. Štefan Uher, 1966). The film adaptation of Dominik Tatarka’s novel was already released by French company Malavida.

Slovak audiovisual production is one of the essential programme elements of the Summer Film School Uherské Hradište (July 27 – August 5, 2018). Its 44th edition will present the latest Slovak films and co-productions, films from National Film Archive collection of Slovak Film Institute and the work of talented film school students.

Once again, Lubuskie Film Summer in Lagow (June 24 – July 1, 2018), International Film Festival of Central and Eastern European Cinema will introduce a wide range of Slovak films to Polish audiences. Nine films will be presented in tree competiton sections, and many more will be screened in the non-competition programme.