Berlinale Talents is a programme and inspiration forum for film professionals to connect and exchange experiences and ideas. It is part of the Berlin International Film Festival and since its inception in 2003 it has developed into an unmissable event in the film industry. The Slovak representative at Berlinale Talents 2025 is the cinematographer Simona Weisslechner.
Emerging Producers is an educational and promotional initiative of the Ji.hlava IDFF. Each year, the festival selects 18 talented producers and offers them extensive support throughout the year. Since 2017, the program has included a four-day meeting in Berlin, featuring producers’ presentations as part of the festival. In 2025, Lošťáková represents Slovakia as the Emerging Producer.
The European Children’s Film Association (ECFA) will honor the best films of 2024 during Berlinale in three categories, and among the nominees are two Slovak co-productions – the stop-motion feature film Living Large by Kristina Dufková and the short film My Name Is Edgar and I Have a Cow by Filip Diviak. The winners, who […]
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is one of the most prestigious events in the field of short filmmaking. During its 47th edition, Slovakia will be represented by two films in the main competition section, and the festival will present three Slovak films in total. The Slovak Republic will also be represented in the Short Film Market in the programme for film professionals. The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival takes place from 31 January to 8 February 2025.
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) regularly presents Slovak films in its programme, and the upcoming 54th edition (30 January – 9 February 2025) will be no different. Audiences will have the opportunity to encounter Slovak cinema through the films Perla, Wishing on a Star and Video Kings.
The Slovak animated film Living Large, made in Czech-Slovak-French coproduction and directed by Kristina Dufková, has been nominated for the 2024 European Film Awards in the Best Animated Film and the Best European Film categories. The film, based on Mikaël Ollivier’s novel La Vie, en gros, follows the story of Benjamin, a thirteen-year-old boy navigating […]
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) lasts nearly the entire month of November (8–24 November 2024), and this year again, many Slovak films will be screened in Estonia.
The Film Festival Cottbus has begun (November 5 – 10). This year, it also features a rich representation of Slovak films, also thanks to a section focusing on works by young Czech female directors.
For the first time in the history of Slovak cinema, a new soundtrack is being released for the legendary animated film The Bloody Lady. Electroacoustic composer Claire Rousay presents her album The Bloody Lady, offering her unique musical interpretation of Viktor Kubal’s iconic 1980 animated film.