The 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).
The 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 (dir. 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.
Once again, Lubuskie Film Summer in Lagow (June 24 – July 1, 2018), International Film Festival of Central and Eastern European Cinema will introduce a wide range of Slovak films to Polish audiences. Nine films will be presented in tree competiton sections, and many more will be screened in the non-competition programme.
Every year, Out of the Past section brings classic, cult, rare and unfairly overlooked films, screened in their original or restored versions to Karlovy Vary IFF. This year’s edition will introduce digitally restored film Signum Laudis (d. Martin Hollý) in its international premiere. Back then, when this World War I psychological drama was presented for the first time at the Festival in 1980, it received the Special Jury Prize. In 1981, an interview with Martin Hollý was published in Czechoslovak film magazine Film a doba, in which the director describes his relationship with history and the way he reflects it in the film.
Despite being raised in a family strongly rooted in theatre, Michal Ďuriš (1993) decided to study film instead. After four years of education in film photography, editing and sound design at Private Secondary Art School in Košice, he worked as camera operator, grip, assistant director and director of photography on short promo videos, commercials and music videos. In 2014 he got accepted to the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, where he is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Film and Television Directing; he also collaborates with several theatres as freelance director.