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.
The 14th edition of the awards brought several new developments. For the first time, an award was presented in the category of Best Short Fiction or Documentary Film. Another change affected how the ceremony was shared with the public: Slovak Radio and Television (STVR) did not broadcast the event live, but instead only provided the technical production. For the first time in the award’s history, audiences had the opportunity to watch the winners receive trophies— designed by glass artist Oliver Jaššo — exclusively online.
The historical drama Waves converted its 14 nominations into nine awards, including Best Fiction Film and Best Film Direction, making it the most awarded film of the year. The drama The Hungarian Dressmaker earned five awards, including Best Actress in a Leading and Supporting Role. Best Documentary went to Ms. President, and Best Animated Film was Living Large. The inaugural award for Best Short Fiction or Documentary Film went to the student film Confession. The award for Outstanding Contribution to Slovak Audiovisual Culture was presented to film director Miloslav Luther.
BEST FICTION FILM
Waves, dir.: Jiří Mádl prod.: Monika Kristl, Vlasta Kristl, Wanda Adamík Hrycová
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Ms. President, dir.: Marek Šulík prod.: Barbara Janišová Feglová
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Living Large, dir.: Kristína Dufková prod.: Matej Chlupáček, Agata Novinski, Marc Faye
BEST FILM DIRECTION
Jiří Mádl, film: Waves
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jiří Mádl, film: Waves
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Martin Žiaran, film: Waves
BEST FILM EDITING
Filip Malásek, film: Waves
BEST FILM SOUND
Viktor Ekrt, film: Waves
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Michal Novinski, film: Living Large
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Miriam Struhárová, Tomáš Svoboda, film: The Hungarian Dressmaker
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Katarína Štrbová Bieliková, film: Waves
BEST MAKEUP
Andrea Štrbová, Ivo Strangmüller, Tomáš Richter, Viktor Nagy, film: The Hungarian Dressmaker
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ivo Marák, Miroslav Gál, film: Waves
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Alexandra Borbély (Marika), film: The Hungarian Dressmaker
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Éva Bandor (Agnes), film: The Hungarian Dressmaker
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Vojtěch Vodochodský (Tomáš Havlík), film: Waves
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Milan Ondrík (Dušan), film: The Hungarian Dressmaker
BEST TV FILM/MINISERIES/SERIES
Time of Hopes, dir.: Jan Sebechlebský prod.: Zuzana Balkóová, Erik Panák
BEST SHORT FICTION OR DOCUMENTARY FILM
Confession, dir.: Rebeka Bizubová prod.: Academy of Performing Arts
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SLOVAK AUDIOVISUAL CULTURE
Miloslav Luther
AUDIENCE AWARD THE SUN IN A NET
MIKI, dir.: Jakub Kroner prod.: Zuzana Mistríková, Radovan Gerek, David Blümel
Photo: SFTA/Zdenko Hanout
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