Five short animated classic films from the collections of the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute will be presented to the audience during the Kaohsiung Film Festival (October 7 – 22, 2023) in Taiwan. In addition, the festival will also screen a contemporary Slovak film My Name is Edgar and I Have a Cow, which will […]
The Slovak nomination for the Best International Feature Film Award of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), also known as the Oscar, is Photophobia by Pavol Pekarčík and Ivan Ostrochovský. The submission for the Oscars International Feature Film Category is based on the voting of the members of the Slovak Film and Television Academy. SFTA members […]
With its sixth edition, Beast International Film Festival (September 27 – October 1, 2023) returns to the big screens of Porto with a selection primarily aimed at films that have Eastern Europe as its backdrop. This year, Slovakia is well represented by a selection of four short films by the Slovak Queer Film Festival, celebrating its 16th edition in 2023.
Slovak cinema leaves a strong mark at 36th edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival (September 22 – 27, 2023). The festival will screen 20 Slovak films, half of which are up for the awards.
The 18th edition of International Film Festival Cinematik (September 12 – 17, 2023) brings more than two dozens Slovak films including internationally awarded works such as Photophobia or Stepne.
Young Horizons Industry and Cinekid for Professionals welcome seventeen European producers selected for the third edition of Producers LINK. The programme is designed to stimulate the production of top-quality children’s content and pan-European co-productions, providing crucial follow-up both during and after these two leading autumn young audience events. Slovak director and producer Andrej Kolenčík is among this year’s participants.
The prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (September 7 – 17, 2023) will present two Slovak co-production films. In the TIFF Discovery section, the feature film Solitude (dir. Ninna Pálmadóttir) will have its world premiere, while Electra (dir. Daria Kashcheeva) will be screened in the Short Cuts section.
The 80th edition of the Venice International Film Festival (August 30 – September 9, 2023) will present the world premiere of Gábor Reisz’s Explanation for Everything in the Orizzonti competition. In addition, the Slovak film Photophobia, directed by Ivan Ostrochovský and Pavol Pekarčík, will premiere in the independent sidebar Giornate degli Autori.
The Slovak representation at the 49th edition of the Summer Film School Uherské Hradište (July 28 – August 3, 2023) will be even richer than usually. Seventeen Slovak feature films, four short student films, and four films by Miloslav Luther, who is this year’s guest of the LFŠ, will be screened.