The 76th Locarno Film Festival (2 – 12 August 2023) will present a minority Slovak co-production (kerekesfilm) in its programme. A film Stepne will world premiere in the Concorso Internazionale section.
Slovak cinema will have a strong representation at this year’s 57th Karlovy Vary IFF (June 30 – July 8). The official programme features 12 Slovak films and five Slovak projects will be presented within industry days.
The 63rd edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zlín Film Festival (1 – 7 June 2023) will present new Slovak films, feature films, short and student films will be competing in various programme sections.
Electra will have its world premiere at the Festival de Cannes in La Cinef selection. Film’s lead animator Marek Jasaň answered a couple of our questions.
This year, twenty promising film producers from different European countries have been brought together by the Producers on the Move initiative once again. The programme is aimed at connecting young, enterprising European producers with potential co-production partners, strengthening their industry networks, and at the same time, providing a solid and visible platform for this next generation of European filmmakers. This year, Slovakia is represented by Juraj Krasnohorský, the producer of successful films such as White Plastic Sky (d. Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó) which just premiered at the Berlinale.
Market screenings schedule at Marché du Film 2023 includes three Slovak films.
A Happy Man, a feature doc debut by Soňa G. Lutherová, will celebrate its world premiere at the biggest North American documentary festival Hot Docs in Toronto (April 27 – May 7, 2023).
The Czech and Slovak Film Festival in Australia (CaSFFA) will screen Peter Solan’s classic The Barnabáš Kos Case (1964) in March. The festival, which is known for showcasing Slovak and Czech cinema in the first spring month, will be taking place from 24 March to 2 April 2023 in Sydney. In addition to Solan’s film, thirteen contemporary Slovak long and short films will also be featured at the festival.
Slovak adventure film for children She – Hero, directed and produced by Mira Fornay, won The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury.