The audience of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival can look forward to the premieres of multiple Slovak films and the launch of a book about Viera Čákanyová.
At the 29th edition of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, a newly published book from the Publishing Department of the Slovak Film Institute (SFI) will be presented. The publication reflects on the work of acclaimed Slovak documentarian Viera Čákanyová. Entitled Human on the Edge of AI with the subtitle The Post-Anthropocene of Viera Čákanyová, it was written by film theorist Jana Dudková. This year’s edition of the MFDF Ji.hlava will take place from October 24 to November 2, with the book launch scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, at 8:00 p.m., before the screening of Čákanyová’s new film Bardo (2025). Both the author of the book and the director will attend the event.
Three new Slovak documentary films, all competing in the Slovakia and Czechia for Human Rights section, will premiere at the 26th edition of the One World International Film Festival
Tereza Smetanová’s short graduation film Seablindness will have its premiere at the Doclisboa festival in the Green Years competition.
In Australia, the 13th edition of the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (CaSFFA) has begun and this year it is taking place in three cities: Brisbane joins Melbourne and Adelaide. In Melbourne (October 9–19), all of the films from the festival line-up will be screened. The festival opens with the successful film Caravan […]
In the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, from October 17 to November 2, the Filmoteca Capitólio will host a showcase titled Heroines of Czechoslovak Film. The event will feature more than forty classic feature and short films that highlight the presence of women in Czech and Slovak cinema. Representing Slovak cinematography at the showcase will be the first lady of animated filmmaking, Jaroslava Havettová.
Two Slovak films have advanced to the pre-selection of 67 feature-length films for the 38th edition of the European Film Awards, based on the voting of the members of the European Film Academy (EFA).
At the 41st Warsaw Film Festival (October 10 – 19, 2025), three feature-length Slovak films — both majority and minority co-productions — will be screened, all in their Polish premieres. In addition, three Slovak projects in development and post-production will be presented as part of the festival’s industry section.
The prestigious Lumière Festival in Lyon is one of the most important events dedicated to presenting films from the golden treasury of world cinema. Several Slovak films have already been presented at this festival in the past; this year, Slovak cinema will be represented by the digitally restored film The Bells for the Barefooted (1965) […]