The 13th International Animation Festival Fest Anča, which takes place from August 27 to August 30, 2020, will once again offer a rich Slovak representation.

UK-based company Second Run has published so far five Slovak films licensed by the Slovak Film Institute (SFI). The latest entry, feature debut of Martin Šulík Tenderness (1991), will world premiere on Blu-ray on August 10, 2020.

The 46th Summer Film School Uherské Hradište (7 – 12 August 2020) will once again, even at the expense of losing a few days, present a rich programme with a traditionally large Slovak representation.

Thanks to the nomination by Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), upcoming documentary Olympic Halftime will be presented at the 8th edition of Goes to Cannes.

Market screenings schedule at Marché du Film 2020 includes ten Slovak films.

The film festival in Sodankylä will be the first Finnish festival to move its edition online due to the pandemic. The online edition of the event, dubbed Midnight Sun Forever (June 10 – 14, 2020) will present more than 50 films including four Slovak gems from the 1960s. This will be the very first screening of Slovak classic films at an international online film event.

The 20th goEast (Festival of Central and Eastern European Film) will take place despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On the promised dates (May 5 – 11, 2020) it is however moving to the online space. As the art of film belongs to the cinema, the festival team decided to postpone several program sections until the end of this year with promised participation of expected guests.

The 10th Slovak National Film Awards The Sun in a Net 2019, presented by the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA), will honour the most remarkable films and creative accomplishment of Slovak cinema. The Gala ceremony will take place on Friday, April 17, 2020 and will be broadcasted live on TV channel Jednotka (RTVS).

An interview with Ivan Ostrochovský about his new film Servants which premieres at Berlinale’s Encounters section.