In the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, from October 17 to November 2, the Filmoteca Capitólio will host a showcase titled Heroines of Czechoslovak Film. The event will feature more than forty classic feature and short films that highlight the presence of women in Czech and Slovak cinema. Representing Slovak cinematography at the showcase will be the first lady of animated filmmaking, Jaroslava Havettová.

The prestigious Lumière Festival in Lyon is one of the most important events dedicated to presenting films from the golden treasury of world cinema. Several Slovak films have already been presented at this festival in the past; this year, Slovak cinema will be represented by the digitally restored film The Bells for the Barefooted (1965) […]

As part of Ireland’s annual Culture Night, celebrating its 20th anniversary on 19 September 2025, twelve Slovak short animated films will be presented online under the title Slovak Animated Shorts. Thanks to a curated selection by the Slovak Film Institute (SFI), audiences will have the opportunity to explore the history of Slovak animation and view […]

The International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zlín Film Festival (May 29 – June 4, 2025), the oldest festival of its kind in the world, consistently features a strong Slovak presence in its program, and it is therefore no surprise that the 60th anniversary of Slovak animation will be celebrated here. During the festival’s […]

For the first time in the history of Slovak cinema, a new soundtrack is being released for the legendary animated film The Bloody Lady. Electroacoustic composer Claire Rousay presents her album The Bloody Lady, offering her unique musical interpretation of Viktor Kubal’s iconic 1980 animated film.

Five short films from the rich animated works of Viktor Kubal will be screened this month at the Kaohsiung Film Festival, an international film festival in Taiwan. The event, which is the largest international platform for short films in Taiwan, will take place from 12 to 27 October 2024, and Slovak classic cinema will be […]

An exceptional screening of Czechoslovak films from the 1960s will take place in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. Under the title The Forbidden Czechoslovak World, five digitally restored Slovak films from the new wave period will be screened. The showcase, composed of Czech and Slovak titles, will run from September 26 to October 13.

2023 – the year of the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Slovak Film Institute, began with our dear comrade Kos carrying on with his travels around the world. Within the project The Central European Cinema of the Absurd, 1958–1990, a satirical Kafkaesque comedy The Barnabáš Kos Case (dir. Peter Solan, 1964) has yet […]

The Czech and Slovak Film Festival in Australia (CaSFFA) will screen Peter Solan’s classic The Barnabáš Kos Case (1964) in March. The festival, which is known for showcasing Slovak and Czech cinema in the first spring month, will be taking place from March 24 to April 2, 2023 in Sydney. In addition to Solan’s film, thirteen contemporary Slovak long and short films will also be featured at the festival.