Producer Rastislav Šesták is a graduate of Theatre Directing from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. In 2001, together with the director and producer Peter Bebjak, he founded D.N.A. Production, a production company he continues to lead to this day. His producing portfolio is broad and award-winning, encompassing fiction and documentary films as well […]
The International Animation Festival Fest Anča, the only one of its kind in Slovakia, will focus in this year’s programme on the theme of bodies and everything related to corporeality. During its upcoming 18th edition, taking place from June 24 to 29, the festival will present up to 25 Slovak majority and minority films across […]
At the upcoming 31st edition of the Košice-based IFF Art Film, taking place from June 20 to 27, 2025, a variety of classic and contemporary Slovak films will be screened. Ten titles from the collections of the Slovak Film Institute (SFI) will be presented, seven films will compete in the festival’s competition sections, and an […]
The International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zlín Film Festival (May 29 – June 4, 2025), the oldest festival of its kind in the world, consistently features a strong Slovak presence in its program, and it is therefore no surprise that the 60th anniversary of Slovak animation will be celebrated here. During the festival’s […]
Thanks to the film Caravan, Slovakia is once again represented in the program of the Festival de Cannes, whose 78th edition takes place from 13 to 24 May 2025. Other Slovak film professionals will be present at the Marché du Film as well. The Slovak-Czech-Italian feature film Caravan by the first-time director Zuzana Kirchnerová will […]
The feature film Caravan explores timeless themes of freedom, love, and the courage to choose one’s own happiness through the story of a mother, Ester, and her mentally disabled son, David. The Slovak-Czech-Italian co-production, directed by Zuzana Kirchnerová, was filmed based on her own script (co-written with Tomáš Bojar and Kristina Majová), which draws from […]
On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the Slovak Radio building in Bratislava hosted the ceremonial presentation of the The Sun in a Net National Film Awards for 2024. The awards are presented annually by the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA), with the Slovak Film Institute (SFI) serving as a co-organizer and partner of the event.
During the current edition of Febiofest, Bratislava Industry Days, the regular gathering for film professionals, will take place on March 24 and 25, 2025.
The 32nd edition of the International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava (March 19 – 25, 2025) will once again showcase a range of Slovak films.