11th edition of Fest Anča International Animation Festival (June 28 – July 1, 2018) will focus on domestic animated films. The festival programme contains works of several generations of Slovak filmmakers, contemporary animations within various competetive sections and archive films that belong to National Film Archive collection of Slovak Film Institute.
The 26th edition of Art Film Fest (June 15 – 23, 2018) has prepared an appealing programme with a number of Slovak films. International film festival will present contemporary Slovak cinema mainly within Slovak Season section, archive films will commemorate events of great significance and historical milestones as the 100th anniversary of The Founding of Czechoslovakia and a major figure of Slovak filmmaker Fero Fenič as well.
The Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) granted the Slovak national film awards The Sun in a Net 2018 on Friday, April 6.
The fourth edition of Slovak Film Week showcase (April 9 – 15, 2018) will present Slovak cinema of 2017, the succesful year of record-breaking attendance. Peter Mihálik Award for recognition of work in the field of film studies will be given during the opening ceremony. The showcase will be held in nine other Slovak cities beside Bratislava: Banská Bystrica, Kežmarok, Košice, Martin, Nitra, Spišská Nová Ves, Trenčín, Trnava a Žilina.
After a two succesful years, the upcoming 25th IFCF Febiofest Bratislava will once again host a third edition of Industry Days (March 20 – 21, 2018). The platform is intended predominantly for producers, film professionals and university students, but also for the wider public with an interest in specific topics related to film production.
The 25th edition of International Film Clubs Festival Febiofest (March 15 – 29, 2018) will kick off in a few days. Touring festival starts in Bratislava and then continues to Banská Bystrica, Kežmarok, Košice, Levice, Martin, Poprad, Prešov, Prievidza, Trenčín and Trnava.
The Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) will once again honour the most remarkable films and creative accomplishment of Slovak cinema. Slovak National Film Awards The Sun in a Net 2018 will be announced Friday, April 6, 2018 during the Gala ceremony, broadcasted live on TV channel Jednotka (RTVS).
The Winter Film Festival 4 elements will take a place in Banská Štiavnica at the end of winter (February 23 – 25, 2018). The festival will traditionally enrich the long weekend with live-action films, documentaries, animations, master classes, concerts and visual art. The topic of this edition The Beginning will bring the Slovak shorts into the programme, as most filmmakers start their careers with making the short films.
After the record-breaking year of 2016, Slovak cinema is again hitting the peak of attendance. In 2017, a total of 6,692,871 viewers attended Slovak cinemas.