Slovak Film Days in Moscow (September 27 – October 3, 2018), the showcase of contemporary Slovak cinema will present seven feature films in seven days. Russian audience of cinema Fitil club will welcome recognized films by Jan Hřebejk, Iveta Grófová, Marko Škop, Rasťo Boroš, Andrea Sedláčková, and Peter Bebjak.
Chinese Film Festival (September 20 – 23, 2018) will present contemporary Chinese cinema at Lumière Cinema in Bratislava. The selection of seven films reflects the wide range of genres and the actual social issues of the country as well.
This year the 6th Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia embraces the theme of “Spring” – the symbol of a fresh start – and commemorates several notable Czech and Slovak anniversaries. The most significant of these are undoubtedly the centenary of The Czechoslovakia independent declaration and a half century since the Prague Spring, a short period of political liberalisation in Czechoslovakia. On this special occasion, festival will bring a film programme that reflects history of the former country, successful contemporary cinema and the short documentaries to the audience of Melbourne (September 12 – 26, 2018) and Canberra (October 18 – 21, 2018).
Spa town Piešťany will welcome International Film Festival Cinematik (September 11 – 16, 2018) for the 13th time! Every year, Cinematik picks one country of focus to introduce its films and filmmakers. This edition will be exploring the cinema of Norway, although many Slovak and co-production films will be presented as well. In the House and Cinematik.doc sections will screen 22 titles.
Filmoteca Española will celebrate the centenary of former Czechoslovakia. On this special occasion, Cine Doré, one of the oldest cinemas in Spain will introduce film showcase Czechoslovak century (November 6 – 29, 2018).
Second Run, a UK-based DVD company specializing in the release of important and award-winning films from all around the world, will release Slovak film The Miraculous Virgin (d. Štefan Uher, 1966). The film adaptation of Dominik Tatarka’s novel was already released by French company Malavida.
Slovak audiovisual production is one of the essential programme elements of the Summer Film School Uherské Hradište (July 27 – August 5, 2018). Its 44th edition will present the latest Slovak films and co-productions, films from National Film Archive collection of Slovak Film Institute and the work of talented film school students.
Recent adjustments in the Audiovisual Support Program of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund led to the formation of Slovak Film Commission (SFC) as a new organizational unit of the Fund. Support for the audiovisual industry based on retroactive support of non-state investments in film production in the Slovak Republic, has gained another impetus for Slovakia to become a more attractive and accessible partner for foreign film productions or domestic investors.
11th edition of Fest Anča International Animation Festival (June 28 – July 1, 2018) will focus on domestic animated films. The festival programme contains works of several generations of Slovak filmmakers, contemporary animations within various competetive sections and archive films that belong to National Film Archive collection of Slovak Film Institute.