{"id":54556,"date":"2025-09-19T14:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/?post_type=novinka&p=54556"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:06:36","slug":"slovak-animated-shorts-ireland","status":"publish","type":"novinka","link":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/en\/news\/slovak-animated-shorts-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovak short animated films will be presented to audiences in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of Ireland\u2019s annual Culture Night<\/a>, celebrating its 20th anniversary on 19 September 2025, twelve Slovak short animated films will be presented online under the title Slovak Animated Shorts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to a curated selection by the Slovak Film Institute (SFI), audiences will have the opportunity to explore the history of Slovak animation and view rarely accessible works by renowned Slovak filmmakers. On this day, the films will be available for free online on the website of the event\u2019s organizer<\/a>, the Cork International Film Festival<\/a>, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and will be accessible exclusively within Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The selection of twelve digitized films offers international audiences a representative overview of the most valuable works from the history of Slovak animation preserved in the SFI collections. The children\u2019s program includes five films: What Happened to Johnny on the Road<\/strong> <\/em>(dir. Viktor Kubal, 1981), The Disobedient Little Wheel<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Vladim\u00edr Pikal\u00edk, 1983), Tom Thumb at the<\/strong> Magician\u2018s<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Viktor Kubal, 1973), Joey\u2019s Space Adventure<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Vladim\u00edr Pikal\u00edk, 1990), and Baby at the Spaceport<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Vladim\u00edr Mal\u00edk, 1990). Seven titles are intended for adult audiences: The Apple of Knowledge<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Vlastimil Herold, 1955), Model of Marriage<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Jozef Zachar, 1966), Earth<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Viktor Kubal, 1966), The Statue<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Jaroslava Havettov\u00e1, 1969), Cinema<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Viktor Kubal), The Town on the Danube<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Rudolf Urc, 1985), and If I Were a Little Bird\u2026<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Ondrej Slivka, 1986).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Slovak Animated Shorts collection showcases a diverse range of storytelling and animation techniques \u2013 from hand-drawn and puppet animation to stop-motion and digital processing. Genre-wise, the films span a variety of categories, including educational, comedic, instructional, advertising, and promotional works, reflecting themes such as conformity, industrialization, interpersonal conflict, the history of the capital city, and ecology. A prominent place in the selection is given to the legacy of Viktor Kubal, a pioneer often referred to as the \u201cfather of Slovak animation,\u201d whose works are presented alongside those of other significant authors such as Vladim\u00edr Pikal\u00edk and Jaroslava Havettov\u00e1. The curatorial selection covers the years 1955 to 1990, marking the end of an era of state-centralized film production. At the same time, the screening continues the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the institutional foundation of Slovak animation, which was marked earlier this year at the International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zl\u00edn Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program was prepared by Mari\u00e1n Hausner, director of the National Film Archive of the SFI, and Barbara Nov\u00e1kov\u00e1 from the National Cinematographic Centre of the SFI. The organizer is the Cork International Film Festival<\/a>, Ireland\u2019s oldest film event, which will be held for the 70th time this November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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