Slovak films will visit several significant European film festivals in January: they will be available for audiences at 24th Trieste FF (Italy), 25th Premier Plans FF Angers (France), 36th Göteborg IFF (Sweden) and last, but not least at the 42nd Rotterdam IFF (The Netherlands).
The festival in the Italian Trieste starts today and will run till January 23. The documentary play by the directiorial duo Marek Šulík and Jana Bučka Bells of Happiness, which premiered at the 47th Karlovy Vary IFF, will be presented withing the Walls of Sound, which focused at fiction and documentary films about music from Central and East Europe. The film will be personally introduced by the director Jana Bučka and Štefan Bučka. Short films by the VŠMU students from Bratislava will be also screened withing the Eastweek section – the students will personally present their films What Does It Mean For Us (dir. Mária Martiniaková), Terra Nullius (dir. Martina Frajštáková) and Old Bricks (dir. Maxim Melnyk).
Bells of Happiness (Zvonky šťastia)
SK | 62 min. | 2012 | dokumentárny
director: Jana Bučka, Marek Šulík
Walls of Sound ► January 22 ► 16:45 ► Teatro Miela
What Does It Mean For Us (Čo to pre nás znamená?)
SK | 9 min. | 2010 | dokumentárny
director: Mária Martiniaková
Terra Nullius (Terra Nullius)
SK | 7 min. | 2011 | animovaný
director: Martina Frajštáková
Old Bricks (Staré tehly)
SK | 31 min. | 2011 | hraný
director: Maxim Melnyk
Eastweek ► January 19 ► 11:00 ► Sala Video
The French festival Premiers Plans in Angers, focusing on debutes of European directors, will run January 18 – 27. In a French premiere, the debut film by Mátyás Prikler Fine, Thanks will be introduced in the Competion – European Feature Films section – just a few days after its world premiere at the 42nd Rotterdam IFF. The short animation by Michaela Čopíková Dust and Glitter will be screened within the Competation – European Animation Films section, as well.
Fine, Thanks (Ďakujem, dobre)
SK | 134 min. | 2013 | fiction
director: Mátyás Prikler
Competition – European Feature Films:
► January 25 ► 10:00 ► Centre de congrès
► January 26 ► 14:15 ► Les 400 coups
Dust and Glitter (Dust and Glitter)
SK | 11 min. | 2011 | animation
director: Michaela Čopíková
Competition – European Animation Films:
► January 19 ► 17:00 ► Centre de congrès
► January 21 ► 22:30 ► Les 400 coups
► January 23 ► 22:00 ► Les 400 coups
The Swedish Göteborg will welcome Slovak cinema, as well: the Slovak national Oscar nomination, the debut by director Iveta Grófová Made in Ash, which was world-premiered at the 47th Karlovy Vary IFF as the opening film of the East of the West section, will be screened within the Debuter section. The festival runs January 25 – February 4.
Made in Ash (Až do mesta Aš)
SK / CZ | 80 min. | 2012 | fiction
director: Iveta Grófová
Debuter:
► January 27 ► 20:15 ► Biopalatset 5
► January 28 ► 10:15 ► Biopalatset 5
► January 29 ► 20:15 ► Biopalatset 5
More information at:
www.triestefilmfestival.it
www.premiersplans.org
www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
www.giff.se
