{"id":37905,"date":"2016-01-25T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/?post_type=novinka&p=37905"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:07:35","slug":"two-slovak-films-at-the-45th-rotterdam-iff","status":"publish","type":"novinka","link":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/en\/news\/two-slovak-films-at-the-45th-rotterdam-iff\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Slovak films at the 45th Rotterdam IFF"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The 45th Rotterdam IFF<\/strong><\/a> (January 27 \u2013 February 7, 2016) will feature two Slovak films in their world premieres. The selection of the respected festival contains a mid-length film 5 October<\/em><\/a> by Martin Kollar and a short Gardeners<\/em> by Mira Fornay.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The mid-length debut of the established cinematographer and photographer Martin Kollar 5 October<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0will be screened in the official selection programme Bright Future: Mid-length with another nine films.\u00a0The film portrays director\u00b4s brother Jan and tells a quiet story about a man facing the possibility of only having a few months to live and embarking on a vagrant journey with only a \u201cdeadline\u201d \u2013 5 October. The film has already\u00a0drawn attention at the 50th Karlovy Vary IFF\u00b4s presentation Docu Talents from the East (under its previous title The Sphere).
\nMartin Kollar made his directorial debut with\u00a0a short autobiographical picture Autoportrait<\/em><\/strong>. As a cinematographer he has worked on a number of films, including Koza<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (dir. Ivan Ostrochovsk\u00fd), Velvet Terrorists<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Pavol Pekar\u010d\u00edk, Ivan Ostrochovsk\u00fd, Peter Kerekes), Cooking History<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Peter Kerekes), 66 seasons<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Peter Kerekes) and others.<\/p>\n

Gardeners, <\/strong><\/em>a film by successful Slovak director and producer Mira Fornay, is part of the festival\u00b4s combined programme This Is Where Reconstruction Starts. IFF Rotterdam asked six filmmakers from all corners of the world to make a cinematographic reflection on the theme of “reconstruction” to mark the events surrounding 75 years of the reconstruction of Rotterdam, a city that now has inhabitants from 175 different countries. Mira Fornay has decided to capture a story of Kon whose life is in danger in Tanzania. With unexpected aid he finally manages to find somewhere safe in Europe.
\nRotterdam audience is already\u00a0familiar with Mira Fornay, as her second feature My Dog Killer<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0won the Hivos Tiger Award and in 2010 her debut Foxes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was screened within the Bright Future section.<\/p>\n

5 October<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

SK \u2013 CZ | 2016 | 50 min. | documentary<\/p>\n

director and screenplay: Martin Kollar
\ncast: J\u00e1n Kollar, Barbora Katri\u0148\u00e1kov\u00e1, J\u00e1n Dobo\u0161
\nproduction: Punkchart films (SK), HBO Europe (CZ), endorfilm (CZ), 71km (SK)<\/p>\n

A quiet story about a man waiting for an important surgery. After he learns he\u2019s facing thepossibility of only having a few months to live, he embarks on a vagrant journey with only a \u201cdeadline\u201d \u2013 5 October.
\nFrom the notes in his diary and his daily search for a place to spend the night, we discover what he is running away from: fear, discomfort, testing weather conditions, and his deteriorating health. Reality, however, keeps reminding him of what lies ahead \u2013 a surgery with possibly fatal consequences.<\/p>\n

Screenings:
\n<\/strong>February 1 | 15.00 | LantarenVenster 3
\nFebruary 2 | 19.15 | Cinerama 6
\nFebruary 4 | 15.00 | Cinerama 2 (Press&Industry screening)
\nFebruary 6 | 12.00 | Cinerama 3<\/p>\n

Gardeners<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

SK \u2013 NL | 2016 | 20 min. | fiction<\/p>\n

director and screenplay: Mira Fornay
\n<\/strong>cast: Hamisi Kikololo, M\u00e1ria Fornayov\u00e1, Cypri\u00e1n \u0160ulej, Jozef Hrn\u010d\u00edrik, Juliana Johanidesov\u00e1
\nproduction: MIRAFOX<\/a> (SK), Smart House Films<\/a> (NL)<\/p>\n

Kon\u2019s life is in danger in Tanzania. With unexpected aid he finally manages to find somewhere safe in Europe. Gardeners<\/em><\/strong> is a story of compassion for those who left hearth and home in search of a new homeland.<\/p>\n

Screenings:
\n<\/strong>February 1 | 19.30 | de Doelen Willem Burgerzaal
\nFebruary 2 | 19.30 | Cinerama 2
\nFebruary 5 | 14.00 | Cinerama 6<\/p>\n

More information at: www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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