The Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) has selected Father by Tereza Nvotová as Slovakia’s national candidate for the 98th Academy Awards (AMPAS) in the Best International Feature Film category. For the second time, this announcement was made at the International Film Festival Cinematik in Piešťany, by SFTA president Katarína Krnáčová.
The nominee was chosen by all members of the academy, who voted from among nine submitted titles. The selection process had to comply with the rules set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS):
Aquabells from Prandorf (dir. Pavol Korec)
Czechoslovak Architecture 58-89 (dir. Jan Zajíček)
ČERNÁK (dir. Jakub Kroner)
Promise, I’ll Be Fine (dir. Katarína Gramatová)
Sluggard Clan (dir. Rastislav Boroš)
Father (dir. Tereza Nvotová)
Another Round (dir. Rudolf Biermann)
Ms. President (dir. Marek Šulík)
Grey Zone (dir. Daniela Meressa Rusnoková)
Father tells the story of a loving father whose peaceful life collapses after a single tragic mistake—his happy marriage falls apart, and he is left completely alone. Despite the looming threat of imprisonment and the crushing weight of guilt, he strives to regain his wife’s trust and save the love that still connects them through the pain. When he discovers that the roots of the tragedy reach deep into the human psyche, a fragile path toward reconciliation begins to unfold.
The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in 2025.
Oscar nominations will be announced on January 22, 2026, and the ceremony itself will take place on March 15, 2026.
