{"id":38209,"date":"2019-09-12T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/?post_type=novinka&p=38209"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:50:40","slug":"slovak-nomination-oscars-2019-let-there-be-light","status":"publish","type":"novinka","link":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/en\/news\/slovak-nomination-oscars-2019-let-there-be-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovak Nomination for the Oscars is Let There Be Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Slovak nomination for the Best International Feature Film Award of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), also known as the Oscar, is Let There Be Light<\/em><\/a> by Marko \u0160kop.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The submission for the Oscars International Feature Film Category is based on the voting of the members of the Slovak Film and Television Academy<\/a>. SFTA members have chosen \u0160kop\u2018s feature from the following films which met the AMPAS conditions:<\/p>\n

Spirit of Jaguar<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Pavol Barab\u00e1\u0161)
\nThe Band<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Ladislav Kabo\u0161)
\nBy a Sharp Knife<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Teodor Kuhn)
\nPunk Never Ends!<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Juraj \u0160lauka)
\nThe Monument<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Andrej Kolen\u010d\u00edk)
\nThe Siege<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (dir. Zuzana Piussi)
\nLoli Paradicka<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Richard Staviarsky, V\u00ed\u0165o Staviarsky)
\nWho\u2019s Next?<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (<\/strong>dir. Miro Drobn\u00fd)
\nAfrica by Pionier: 15.000 kilometers on the smallest motorbikes<\/strong><\/i><\/a> (dir. Marek Slobodn\u00edk)
\nNever Happened<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Barbora Berez\u0148\u00e1kov\u00e1)
\nLet There Be Light<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Marko \u0160kop)<\/p>\n

Milan (40), a posted worker in Germany, returns to his village in Slovakia for Christmas where his wife and three children are waiting for him. He discovers that his eldest son has become involved with a para-military youth group, suspected of bullying one of his classmates and leading to his death. In order to uncover the truth, Milan must call into question the deep-rooted traditions of his faith and village.<\/p>\n

Let There Be Light<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>was premiered at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 where Milan Ondr\u00edk won the Best Actor Award for the leading role and the film also received Special Mention from the Ecumenical Jury.<\/p>\n

More information at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.sfta.sk\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.oscars.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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