Interview with Katarína Krnáčová, the co-producer of The Editorial Office which premeres at the Berlinale.

Jakub Viktorín talks about I’m Not Everything I Want to Be which premieres at Berlinale 2024.

Mira Fornay will present her new project Twist the Rabbit at the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2024 within the Berlinale Directors section.

Emerging Producers is a promotional and educational project of the Ji.hlava IDFF, designed to connect talented European documentary film producers. Slovak Emerging Producer 2024 is Matej Sotník.

EFM attendees can watch four Slovak films at market screenings.

Once again this year, the program of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 25 – Feb 4, 2024) featured several Slovak films. Explanation for Everything was showcased in the Harbour section, and young audiences had a chance to see the animated shorts The Kite and My Name Is Edgar and I Have a Cow.

Slovak filmmakers are set to make a mark at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (2– 10 February 2024). Two remarkable short films from Slovakia, Cold and Dark by Peter Hošták and Criss Cross by Nina Rybárová and Tomáš Rybár, have been selected to participate in different competition sections, showcasing the diverse talent emerging from the Slovak film industry.

The European Children’s Film Association (ECFA) will present awards for the best films of 2023 in three categories at the 74th Berlinale. Two Slovak co-productions, Even Mice Belong to Heaven and Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light, have been nominated for the 2024 ECFA Award as well. The winners will be determined by the members of the Association.

Slovak cinema will have a strong representation at this year’s 57th Karlovy Vary IFF (June 30 – July 8). The official programme features 12 Slovak films and five Slovak projects will be presented within industry days.