{"id":41817,"date":"2024-06-22T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T06:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/novinky\/karlovy-vary-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:19:01","slug":"karlovy-vary-2024","status":"publish","type":"novinka","link":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/en\/news\/karlovy-vary-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Slovak films to premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is a strong year for the Slovak cinema at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which takes place from June 28 to July 6, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Slovak films will compete for prizes in the Crystal Globe Competition. The first of them is the historical drama The Hungarian Dressmaker<\/strong><\/a><\/em> directed by Iveta Gr\u00f3fov\u00e1, produced by PubRes and co-produced by RTVS, among others. An adaptation of Peter Kri\u0161t\u00fafek\u2019s novel of the same name, the film is set in the Slovak-Hungarian border region during World War 2 and follows the story of the Hungarian widow Marika and Jewish boy \u0160imon who is in hiding. You can learn more about the film in a short <\/strong><\/a>interview with Iveta Gr\u00f3fov\u00e1<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beata Parkanov\u00e1\u2019s follow-up to her 2022 directing award-winner, The Word<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, is called Tiny Lights<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (SK co-prod. AZYL Production, RTVS). This intimate family drama captures a day in the life of six-year-old Am\u00e1lka, whose parents are going through a marital crisis. Adam Martinec will present his feature debut Our Lovely Pig Slaugher<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (SK co-prod. filmsomnia), a study of Czech nature that evokes the works of the Czech New Wave. The film takes placeduring what is known as “zab\u00edja\u010dka” in Slovakia \u2013 a traditional event where the entire family gathers to slaughter a pig and process the meat \u2013 which means that the drama does not take long to unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Proxima Competition section dedicated to fresh and formally bolder works also gives space to the feature debut of Paula \u010eurinov\u00e1 titled Lapilli<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>(SK prod. gu\u010da films), a personal experimental documentary about coping with the loss of grandparents, rock formations, and sea currents. Paula \u010eurinov\u00e1 talks more about the film in a short interview<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema section, co-organized by the European Film Promotion, of which the Slovak Film Institute is also a member, focuses on young filmmakers. This year’s Slovak representative is Katar\u00edna Gramatov\u00e1 with a short graduation documentary film A Good Mind Grows in Thorny Places<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (SK prod. FTF V\u0160MU) about young people growing up in a small Slovak village. Katar\u00edna Gramatov\u00e1 told us more about the film in a short interview<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Out of the Past section is dedicated to the history of cinema. Actress<\/strong><\/a><\/em> directed by Theodora Remundov\u00e1, co-produced by PubRes, Slovak Film Institute, and RTVS, is a feature documentary about the prominent Czechoslovak film and theater actress Iva Jan\u017eurov\u00e1, filmed through the eyes of her daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After its success at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the Czech audience will have a chance to see Living Large<\/strong><\/a><\/em> directed by Kristina Dufkov\u00e1, produced on the Slovak side by NOVINSKI and co-produced by RTVS and Magiclab. Slovak producer Agata Novinski tells us more about the film telling the story of a 12-year-old boy who comes to terms with his weight in a short interview<\/strong><\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year\u2019s Venice Orizzonti winner Explanation for Everything<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. G\u00e1bor Reisz, SK co-prod. MPhilms) about graduation turned into a national scandal was also selected for the Horizonssection.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As part of the Special Screenings section, the audience in Karlovy Vary can look forward to four Slovak films. Czechoslovak Architecture 58\u201389<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Jan Zaj\u00ed\u010dek, SK co-prod. AZYL Production, RTVS), as the name suggests, takes a closer look at Czechoslovak post-war architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marie-Magdalena Kochov\u00e1\u2019s feature debut The Other One<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (SK co-prod. gu\u010da films) is an intimate portrait of a family in which one child has special needs, while their sister always remains \u201cthe other one\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ji\u0159\u00ed M\u00e1dl\u2019s Waves<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (SK co-prod. Wandal Production) takes us back to the end of the 1960s 1960s, portraying the dramatic struggles of personalities at the Czechoslovak Radio’s international news office for freedom during challenging times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a successful premiere at the Berlinale, a documentary portrait of the prominent Czech photographer Libu\u0161a Jarcovj\u00e1kov\u00e1 entitled I\u2019m Not Everything I Want to Be<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dir. Kl\u00e1ra Tasovsk\u00e1, SK co-prod. nutprodukcia) will have its Czech premiere in Karlovy Vary. Back in February, we spoke with the Slovak producer Jakub Viktor\u00edn about the film.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In the Pragueshorts at KVIFF selection, we can also find the short animated film Electra<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, directed by Daria Kashcheeva and co-produced by ARTICHOKE, which premiered at the Festival de Cannes last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martina Buchelov\u00e1’s Lover, Not a Fighter<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u00a0(SK prod. NINJA FILM) will be part of the KVIFF Eastern Promises Works in Progress program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information and screening schedule on the festival’s website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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