The Warsaw Film Festival opens today its 36th year (October 9 – 18, 2020) regularly but under the slogan “We keep social distancing, we wear maks, and we go to cinema”, because of the currently unstable pandemic situation. The program will present also five Slovak feature films, including the world premiere of The Man with Hare Ears.
Digitally restored film Night Riders (1981) by Martin Hollý will world premiere at the of one of the largest and most respected international festivals of the classic film Lumière Festival in Lyon (October 10 – 18, 2020). This is the fourth digitally restored film from the collections of the National Film Archive of the SFI that festival has selected for its program in the past four years.
The 49th Lubuskie Film Summer (August 30 – September 6, 2020), International Film Festival of Central and Eastern European Cinema, will present multiple Slovak films of the past two years.
The 46th Summer Film School Uherské Hradište (7 – 12 August 2020) will once again, even at the expense of losing a few days, present a rich programme with a traditionally large Slovak representation.
The 20th goEast (Festival of Central and Eastern European Film) will take place despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On the promised dates (May 5 – 11, 2020) it is however moving to the online space. As the art of film belongs to the cinema, the festival team decided to postpone several program sections until the end of this year with promised participation of expected guests.
After last year’s exceptional success, Slovak shorts continue to thrive. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (January 1 – February 8, 2020), one of the world’s largest and most prestigious film festivals dedicated to short films, will present two Slovak animated films in its program. Furthermore, Slovakia will be represented for the second time within Short Film Market (February 3 – 6, 2020).
The 48th IFF Rotterdam (Jan 22 – Feb 2, 2020) will present three full-length Slovak films.
One of the biggest film festivals in Northern Europe with busiest regional industry platforms Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 15 – December 1, 2019) will introduce at its 23rd edition two Slovak features including world premiere of Mira Fornay’s absurd drama Cook, F**k, Kill. Slovak cinema will also be present within Tallinn’s sub-festivals Just Film, PÖFF Shorts and at programs dedicated to film industry professionals.
Film Festival Cottbus (November 5 – 10, 2019) with special focus on East and Central European cinema will present up to 10 Slovak films in 9 program sections at its 29th edition!