Slovak films received several interesting awards during March: successful were Mira Fornay’s My Dog Killer, Marek Mackovič’s Okhwan: Mission Impossible and The Exhibition by duo Peter Begányi and Andrej Kolenčík.
The showcase of the Czech and Slovak film in Ljubljana called Hand In Hand: New Czech And Slovak Cinema that will be held from March 28 – April 7, 2013 is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the split of Czecho-Slovakia, as well as to the anniversary of the formation of two independent republics.
On February 21, 2013, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington, DC screened the pioneering film The Sun in a Net (1962) of director Štefan Uher. The screening opened a film series entitled The Golden 60s of Czechoslovak Cinema that was prepared by the Embassies of the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic in the United States.
The 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam Hivos Tiger Award went to Mira Fornay´s My Dog Killer.
Slovak films started off the New Year very successfully. The 42nd Rotterdam IFF (23. 1. – 3. 2. 2013) included two young Slovak directors’ film in its programme in a world premiere.
Slovak films will visit several significant European film festivals in January: they will be available for audiences at 24th Trieste FF (Italy), 25th Premier Plans FF Angers (France), 36th Göteborg IFF (Sweden) and last, but not least at the 42nd Rotterdam IFF (The Netherlands).
Slovak animation is not just about Viktor Kubal. The guests and visitors of the International Festival of Animation Films Animateka in Ljubljana will be able discover various animation filmmakers this edition.
Slovak films continue with their success abroad, where they were awarded with two prizes.
The 25th edition of the European Film Award ceremony took place December 1 in the Valetta, Malta. The European Film Academy Animated Feature Film Award went to the Czech-German-Slovak co-production title Alois Nebel (2011, by Tomáš Luňák).