The Slovak director Dušan Hanák will receive the prestigious Sofia Award at the 18th Sofia IFF in Bulgaria. The award for Outstanding Contribution in Cinema is a joint initiative of Sofia Municipality and Sofia International Film Festival.
322 (1969), Dušan Hanák´s feature fiction debut, will open the Czechoslovak New Wave. 1969. The Forbidden Films section. This section was prepared in cooperation with the Slovak Film Institute. Twenty-seven laureats from the international cinema were honoured with this prestigious award.
The Czechoslovak New Wave. 1969. The Forbidden Films section will also present further classics of this era – Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969) by Juraj Jakubisko, Celebration in the Botanical Garden (1969) by Elo Havetta and the documentary 25 from the Sixties or the Czechoslovak New Wave I.,II. (2010) by Martin Šulík, personally introduced by the director.
The Documentary Competition will present Velvet Terrorists (2013) by Palo Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský and Peter Kerekes. Ivan Ostrochovský will introduce the movie personally. The Grand Prizes section will represent last year’s winner from Rotterdam My Dog Killer (2013) by Mira Fornay. She will also introduce her new project called Cook, F..k, Kill (Women With No Tongues) at the co-production forum Sofia Meetings.
Czechoslovak New Wave 1969. The Forbidden Films:
322 (322)
CS- 95 min – 1969 – fiction
director: Dušan Hanák
synopsis: A psychological drama of the illness of an individual and the illness of the society.
Cinema House ꟾ February 28, 2014 ꟾ 18:00
Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni (Birdies, Orphans and Fools)
CS / FR – 78 min – 1969 – fiction
director: Juraj Jakubisko
synopsis: This mosaic-like forlicsome parable takes place in an indefinite dimension of space and time, in a folish universe without ideals – a world of violence, cynism and hopelessness…
Cinema House ꟾ March 6, 2014 ꟾ 20:15
Slávnosť v botanickej záhrade (Celebration in the Botanical Garden)
CS – 83 min – 1969 – fiction
director: Elo Havetta
synopsis: A colourful “fairy” tale is about the need of miracles in life an of letting the charms of nature, where every single particle is in constant motion, take over as if in ian impressionist painting.
Cinema House ꟾ March 6, 2014 ꟾ 18:30
25 from the Sixties, or the Czechoslovak New Wave I., II. (25 zo šesťdesiatych alebo Československá nová vlna I., II.)
CZ / SK – 100 min + 105 min – 2010 – documentary
director: Martin Šulík
synopsis: This feature documentary is part of the project The Golden Sixties. The project continues with a series of documentaries entitled The History of Czechoslovak Cinema of the 1960´s.
Documentary Competition
Velvet Terorists (Zamatoví teroristi)
SK /CZ / HR – min – 2013 – documentary
directors: Pavol Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský, Peter Kerekes
synopsis: Three men longing to become heroes. During 1980s, they decided to fight the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.raja muži, ktori túžili byť hrdinami.
Cinema House ꟾ March 26, 2014 ꟾ 15:40
Euro Cinema ꟾ March 13, 2014 ꟾ 21:15
The Grand Prizes
My Dog Killer (Môj pes Killer)
SK / CZ – 87 min – 2013 – fiction
director: Mira Fornay
synopsis: Marek’s best friend is his dog. Marek’s lifechanges when he discovers the secret of his lost mother.
Euro Cinema ꟾ March 15, 2014 ꟾ 19:40
Cinema House ꟾ March 22, 2014 ꟾ 14:00
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