The Slovak Film and Television Academy decided to nominate the film MY DOG KILELR (orig. Môj pes Killer) by Mira Fornay as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Awards, also known as the Oscars.
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions have announced the titles of the 46 films on this year’s selection list, the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013. Among them is the Slovak-Czech film by Mira Fornay – My Dog Killer (2013).
The MIDPOINT workshop, aimed at supporting talents and script developing, announced its winner: among the awarded projects was the Slovak upcoming film Magda H..
For the first time, Slovak film classics are released on DVD for the UK market. The Sun in a Net by Štefan Uher is the first title of the Slovak film series presented in the collection of Second Run.
Slovak films marked couple of successful results in the last days: not only they received awards at the prestigious 48th Karlovy Vary IFF, but they also scored at festivals in Munich, Germany, Lagow, Poland, Fest Anča in Žilina and FEST in Portugal.
The rich participation of Slovak films at the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF (28. 6. – 6. 7. 2013) resulted in a successful finale: three of the Slovak-participated films received awards.
The Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) nominated two Slovak films for the European Film Awards – the Tiger Award winning film from this year´s Rotterdam IFF My Dog Killer by Mira Fornay and the documentary Normalization by Robert Kirchhoff, which has gained considerable audiences after opening in Slovak cinemas on May 16,2013.
It’s been a successful week for the short student animation film Pandas by Matúš Vizár.
The International Festival of Animation Films in Annecy (10. – 15. 6. 2013) is one of the most significant events for animation. This year, the festival presents two Slovak titles – Pandas by Matúš Vizár and Mimi and LIsa – Twins from the Cards by Katarína Kerekesová.