Meet Ivan Ostrochovský (1972), film author, director and producer. Before his fiction feature debut Koza (2015) premiered at the 64th Berlinale, Ostrochovský made several documentaries, eg. Lesser Evil (2004), Ilja (2010) and Velvet Terorists (2013) with Palo Pekarčík and Peter Kerekes, awarded with the Fedora Award at the 48th KVIFF and Tagesspiegel Readers Award at the 63th Berlinale. He produced Nina (2017) by Juraj Lehotský, 5 October (2016) by Martin Kollar and Sunrise Hotel (2016) by Mária Rumanová and coproduced documentary by Erika Hníková Matchmaking Mayor (2010), feature debut of Iveta Grófová Made in Ash (2012) and many more.

The first time Peter Krištúfek introduced his work at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, it was in 2009. His feature-length documentary debut Snapshots, portrait of Slovak music legend Dežo Ursiny, world-premiered in section 2009: A Musical Odyssey. Two years later, Krištúfek returned with his feature debut Visible World screened within East of the West Competition.

The 26th edition of Art Film Fest (June 15 – 23, 2018) has prepared an appealing programme with a number of Slovak films. International film festival will present contemporary Slovak cinema mainly within Slovak Season section, archive films will commemorate events of great significance and historical milestones as the 100th anniversary of The Founding of Czechoslovakia and a major figure of Slovak filmmaker Fero Fenič as well.

The main topic of 58th Zlín Film Festival for children and youth (May 25 – June 2, 2018) will be the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. The celebration will be reflected in multiple programme sections that will show a number of contemporary, as well as archive Slovak films.

The 5th edition of Czech and Slovak film festival Czech-In Film Festival (May 18 – 23, 2018) will commemorate the 100th anniversary of founding of the 1st Czechoslovak Republic also by screening five Slovak and co-production films in Christine 21 Cinema, Paris.

The 5th edition of touring Czech & Slovak Film Festival in Australia is heading to its last stop. After the screenings in Melbourne, Canberra and Perth, festival will take place in Sydney (May 16 – 20, 2018) and will introduce seven feature and six short films.

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (May 3 – 8, 2018), one of the world’s most respected short film events, will present a programme of six Slovak archive shorts entitled Traces of Experiment in Slovak Short Film.

Interview with Slovak Producer on the Move 2018.

Thanks to the nomination by Doc Alliance, upcoming documentary Dubček: All Men Become Brothers (d. Robert Kirchhoff) will be presented at platform Goes to Cannes.