The Slovak Film and Television Academy decided to nominate the film MADE IN ASH (orig. Až do mesta Aš) by Iveta Grófová 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 international scriptwriting workshop aimed at supporting talents and developing the European scriptwriting and script editing MIDPOINT, organized for the third time by the Prague Film School FAMU, announced its winners: besides the Polish short film project The Seventh, the Slovak project Rubicon was awarded as the best feature project.
Locarno IFF´s Industry Days will present a professional program of industry screenings (including a Digital Library), a work in progress session, forums and roundtables focused on sales and distribution issues.
Just seconds away from the beautiful Regents Park and London ZOO, or only 25 minutes travel distance from the Olympic Village, the fans will have a chance to “taste” also a little bit of Slovak culture.
The 38th edition of the Summer Film School in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic will start July 21 and will last until July 28. Several Slovak titles will appear in the programme this year.
Slovak films continue in their success, which they achieved in a number of significant film festivals.
The new independent production documentary short The Star (dir. Andrej Kolenčík, 2012) is celebrating its first successes. After receivign the Honorable Mention of the Jury at Leiden International Short Film Experience, it will be presented at the significant Palm Springs International ShortFest.
The 14th edition of the Cinema at the Border film showcase, taking place in Český Těšín and Cieszyn at the Czech-Polish border, April 28 – May 3, 2012, will honour Slovak film director Štefan Uher.
Perhaps the most significant event dedicated to short films is starting in Clermont-Ferrand tomorrow. The prestigious International Short Film Festival (27. 1. – 4. 2. 2012) will welcome a Slovak representative, as well.