65th edition of International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (17 – 23 October 2022) will present nine Slovak film in the program.

The 38th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival will take place from 14 to 22 October 2022. It will present new Slovak feature thriller Shadowplay directed by Peter Bebjak in the international premiere within the International Competition section.

Kids Kino Industry and Cinekid for Professionals once again join forces for the second edition of Producers LINK, a programme for emerging producers of children’s content. The programme is designed to stimulate the production of top-quality children’s content and pan-European co-productions, providing crucial follow-up both during and after these two leading autumn kids events. Slovak producer Agáta Jeleneková will take part in the programme.

The 35th edition of the Finále Plzeň Festival (September 23 – 28, 2022) will present 24 Slovak films, of which 9 within the competition sections.

The 79th Venice International Film Festival (August 31 – September 10, 2022) will present the world premiere of Michal Blaško’s feature-length debut Victim in the Orizzonti competition. In addition, the Slovak minority co-production Ordinary Failures, directed by Cristina Grosan, will premiere within the Giornate degli Autori sidebar.

The prestigious Locarno Film Festival (August 3 – 13, 2022) will present for the first time ever four Slovak films in their world premiere. In addition to these, Slovak cinema will also be represented in the non-competitive programme for kids.

The 48th edition of the Summer Film School Uherské Hradiště (July 29 – August 4, 2022) has prepared a colourful programme and traditionally includes many Slovak films and co-productions. In addition to the new releases, the screen will feature a classic from the collections of the National Film Archive of the SFI Beware…! (1946) directed by Martin Frič.

Eleven Slovak films were selected for 62nd edition of Krakow Film Festival, including two films presented in world premiere and one in European premiere. Another two Slovak projects are part of CEDOC Market. The festival takes place from May 29 to June 12, 2022 in Krakow cinemas and online.

The 62nd edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zlín Film Festival (May 26 – June 1, 2022) will present a total of 276 films from 49 countries. A strong Slovak representation includes two animated feature films.