At the 79th edition of Festival de Cannes (May 12 – 23, 2026), Slovakia will be represented at the Marché du Film (May 12 – 20, 2026) across three different programmes, as well as in the Producers on the Move programme.
The upcoming feature fiction film Attention Whores by debut director Alice Bednáriková will be presented at a pitching session, the culmination of the screenwriting workshop La Résidence. Read an interview with Alice Bednáriková, who became the first Slovak director to take part in the 50th edition of this prestigious Paris-based residency programme.
As part of Cannes Docs – Docs-in-Progress, the documentary film Sisters by director Tereza Bernátková will be presented. Read more about this Czech-Slovak-French co-production.
Producer Agata Novinski will take part in the 27th edition of the Producers on the Move programme, a networking initiative by European Film Promotion. Read an interview with Agata Novinski.
As part of the Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry market catalogue, three Slovak co-produced short films will be included: the student documentary How to Listen to Fountains directed by Eva Sajanová, Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe! by animator Andrea Szelesová, and a triptych of films presented under the title Forms of Silence (screening on May 20 at 13:00, Palais F), comprising three short dance-experimental films: Aftermath of Silence (dir. Juraj Krén), Circle Within Us (dir. Lucia Juklová), and Relics (dir. Maroš Pulščák).
Accredited participants of the Marché du Film can also watch three Slovak co-produced fairy tales at the market screenings.
For the 22nd time, the Slovak Republic will have its representation at the Marché du Film within the joint Slovak and Czech pavilion (No. 139, Village International). The Slovak Film Institute will ensure the presentation of Slovak audiovisual works at the stand while also providing a space for meetings of Slovak film professionals.
The presentation of Slovak cinema at the Marché du Film in Cannes is organised by the Slovak Film Institute with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Film Agency, the organisational unit of the Audiovisual Fund.
Participants at the Marché du Film:
Slovak Film Institute:
Peter Dubecký (May 15 – 19)
Rastislav Steranka (May 13 – 20)
Tomáš Hudák (May 12 – 20)
Barbara Nováková (May 12 – 20)
Slovak Audiovisual Fund:
Vladimír Burianek (May 12 – 14)
Zuzana Bieliková (May 13 – 20)
More information can be found on the websites of the Cannes Film Festival and the Marché du Film.
