The Sun in a Net 2024 – Nominations

28. February 2024

Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) will once again honour the most remarkable films and creative accomplishment of Slovak cinema. Slovak National Film Awards The Sun in a Net 2024 will be announced Friday, April 26, 2024 during the Gala ceremony, broadcasted live on TV channel Jednotka (RTVS).

Academy members reviewed a total of 34 entries in 18 categories. The dark comedy Invalid, directed by Jonáš Karásek, and the historical drama The Chambermaid, directed by Mariana Čengel Solčanská, received the most nominations with a total of 13. In the Best Fiction Film category they are rivalled by Photophobia by Ivan Ostrochovský and Pavel Pekarčík.

Martin Šulík’s Emilia, Viera Čákanyová’s Notes from Eremocene, Hanging Without Walls by Jana Durajová and Lena Kušnieriková, and All Men Will Be Brothers by Robert Kirchhoff are up for the Best Documentary Film Award.

In the Best Animated Film category, the episode The Longest Throw from the series Forest Five directed by Ivana Laučíková is nominated, as well as the the feature films White Plastic Sky directed by the duo Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó and Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light directed by Filip Pošivac.

BEST FICTION FILM

• Photophobia, dir.: Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík prod.: Ivan Ostrochovský, Albert Malinovský, Katarína Tomková, Tomáš Michálek, Kristýna Michálek Květová
• The Chambermaid, dir.: Mariana Čengel Solčanská prod.: Radka Machalová, Simona Bago Móciková
• Invalid, dir.: Jonáš Karásek prod.: Maroš Hečko, Peter Veverka

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

• Emilia, dir.: Martin Šulík prod.: Dávid Čorba, Mario Homolka
• Notes from Eremocene, dir.: Viera Čákanyová prod.: Matej Sotník
• Hanging Without Walls, dir.: Jana Durajová, Lena Kušnieriková prod.: Zuzana Mistríková, Ľubica Orechovská, Arkaitz Basterra Zalbide
• All Men Will Be Brothers, dir.: Robert Kirchhoff prod.: Robert Kirchhoff, Jiří Konečný, Tibor Horváth, Alena Mullerová, Juraj Demovič, Peter Dubecký

BEST ANIMATION

• Forest Five – The Longest Throw, dir.: Ivana Laučíková prod.: Katarína Kerekesová
• Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light, dir.: Filip Pošivač prod.: Jakub Viktorín, Pavla Janoušková Kubečková
• White Plastic Sky, dir.: Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó prod.: Juraj Krasnohorský

BEST FILM DIRECTION

• Mariana Čengel Solčanská, film: The Chambermaid
• Jonáš Karásek, film: Invalid
• Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, film: Photophobia

BEST FILM SCREENPLAY

• Mariana Čengel Solčanská, Hana Lasicová, film: The Chambermaid
• Tomáš Dušička, film: Invalid
• Miro Šifra, film: We Have Never Been Modern

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Ladislav Janošťák, film: The Chambermaid
• Tomáš Juríček, film: Invalid
• Denisa Buranová, film: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

BEST FILM EDITING

• Ondrej Azor, film: The Chambermaid
• Matej Beneš, film: Invalid
• Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, Martin Piga, film: Photophobia

BEST FILM SOUND

• Miloš Hanzély, film: The Chambermaid
• Dušan Kozák, Tobiáš Potočný, film: Power
• Viktor Krivosudský, film: Invalid

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Vladimír Godár, film: Emilia
• Vladimír Martinka, film: The Chambermaid
• Matúš Široký, Marcel Buntaj, film: Invalid

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Pavel Andraško, film: Invalid
• Tomáš Berka, film: The Chambermaid
• Henrich Boráros, film: We Have Never Been Modern

BEST COSTUMES

• Zuzana Bambušek Krejzková, film: Invalid
• Jarmila Dunděrová, film: We Have Never Been Modern
• Katarína Štrbová Bieliková, film: The Chambermaid

BEST MAKE-UP

• Martin Blizniak, Miroslava Krepsová, film: The Chambermaid
• Martin Jankovič, Lenka Nosková, film: We Have Never Been Modern
• Andrea Štrbová, film: Invalid

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Ladislav Dedík, Andrea Vrábelová, film: Perinbaba: Two Realms
• Peter Košťál, film: White Plastic Sky
• Michal Křeček, Josefína Jiráňová, film: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light
• Boris Masník, film: We Have Never Been Modern

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Dana Droppová (Anka), film: The Chambermaid
• Natália Germáni (Andrea), film: Her Body
• Eliška Křenková (Helena Hauptová), film: We Have Never Been Modern

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Éva Bandor (matka Mária), film: Power
• Oľga Belešová (Mária), film: Invalid
• Vica Kerekes (Líza), film: The Chambermaid
• Anna Geislerová (Kristína), film: The Chambermaid

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Ady Hajdu (Daniel), film: Réveillon
• Gregor Hološka (Lacko), film: Invalid
• Daniel Fischer (Peter), film: Réveillon

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Zdeněk Godla (Gabo), film: Invalid
• Milan Ondrík (Róbert), film: We Have Never Been Modern
• Attila Mokos (otec Péter), film: Power

BEST TV FILM/MINISERIES/SERIES

• Dunaj, k vašim službám, dir.: Peter Hoferica, Peter Magát prod.: Peter Kelíšek, Alexandra Dubovská
• Matematika zločinu, dir.: Peter Bebjak prod.: Iva K. Jestřábová, Rasťo Šesták, Peter Bebjak
• Tri zlaté dukáty, dir.: Mariana Čengel Solčanská prod.: Silvia Panáková, Zuzana Balkoová

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