FNE Country Report 2015: Slovakia
One of the biggest success stories of 2015 was the Weinstein production, Marco Polo 2, which became the first production to benefit from the new Slovak tax incentive scheme.
Russian Fairy Tale Rules the TOP 10 in Slovakia
Bratislava: A Russian movie for children, The Snow Queen 2, based on the classic fairy tale, is leading the TOP 10 of the last weekend in Slovak Cinemas.
PRODUCTION: Alef Producing Documentary
BRATISLAVA: Slovak production company Alef Film&Media Group is developing a documentary about an 81-year-old Slovak artist, Alex Mlynarcik.
Screen Industries in East-Central Europe Unveils Guest Line-up
BRATISLAVA: The fifth annual Screen Industries in East-Central Europe (SIECE) conference, which takes place 20-21 November 2015 in the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, will feature two keynote lectures…
FNE at IFF Bratislava: Land and Shade Takes Top Awards
BRATISLAVA: The Colombian film Land and Shade directed by Cesar Augusto Acevedo won the Best Film and the FIPRESCI prizes at the 17th Bratislava IFF closing ceremony on 16 November…
PRODUCTION: Johanna’s Mystery Rushes toward Christmas Bow
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Juraj Nvota is in postproduction with Johanna’s Mystery, a 75-minute fairytale which will screen on public broadcasters Slovak TV and Czech TV on 24 and 25 December…
Slovakia Reaps Film Industry Benefits
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak film industry is seeing the results of governmental film investment initiatives, on both the domestic and the international landscape, while expanding distribution support.
Slovak Kids Musical Stays Strong in Domestic Box Office
BRATISLAVA: A Slovak family musical, Spievankovo 5, landed in fourth place at the Slovak box office in its second week in release. The film opened in second place, debuting on…
FNE at IFF Bratislava: Family Film Screens in Bratislava Competition
BRATISLAVA: Fresh off its best actor award at the Cottbus Film Festival, Olmo Omerzu’s Family Film will represent Slovakia at the 17th Bratislava IFF which runs 12-17 November 2015.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: The Disciple
COTTBUS: Slovak director/producer Ivan Ostrochovsky tackles a new topic in Slovak film: the infiltration of the Catholic Church by the communist regime in his film The Disciple which was pitched…
PRODUCTION: Kerekes Preps Three Slovak Coproductions
JIHLAVA: Slovak documentary director and producer Peter Kerekes is in development and production with a slate of three documentaries, all of which will be international coproductions, on the heels of…
CEE Screen Industries Conference Heads to Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The fifth annual Screen Industries in East-Central Europe (SIECE) conference, will take place 20-21 November 2015 at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, a reflection of how Slovakia’s…
Slovak IGRIC Announces Annual Winners
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Film Union, Literary Fund and Union of Slovak Television Creators (IGRIC) have announced their awards for the best Slovak films in 2014. This year the IGRIC prize…
Slovakia Selects Koza as Its Oscar Bid
BRATISLAVA: Slovak Film and Television Academy selected Ivan Ostrochovský’s debut feature Koza as Slovakia’s candidate in the Foreign-Language category at the 88th Academy Awards.
PRODUCTION: Matyas Prikler Develops Power
BRATISLAVA: Matyas Prikler’s new project Power (working title), a Slovak/Hungarian/Czech coproduction, is the first Slovak project selected for Holland Film Meeting (24-27 September 2015).
FESTIVALS: The Duke of Burgundy Wins Cinematik Film Festival
PIEŠTANY: The Duke of Burgundy by Peter Strickland won the Meeting Point Europe Award at the 10th Cinematik Film Festival running from 10 to 15 September 2015, while wave vs.…
Cinematik Announces Line Up
PIEŠTANY: The 10nd Cinematik Film Festival (10-15 September 2015) will run its regular competitions Meeting Point Europe and Cinematik.doc, and will focus this year on the Catalan cinema.
Slovak/Czech Doc Scores High in Cinemas
PRAGUE: Miro Drobný’s new documentary Rytmus, the Urban Dream /Rytmus, sídliskový sen had 15,000 admissions in Czech cinemas and ended in the second position last weekend, after the American comedy…
PRODUCTION: Jan Hřebejk Starts Shooting The Teacher
BRATISLAVA: Jan Hřebejk started shooting on a new feature film The Teacher on 8 August 2015. The premiere is planned for autumn 2016.
PRODUCTION: She Is a Harbour Starts Shooting
BRATISLAVA: Iveta Grófová has begun filming her second feature, a Slovak/Czech/Hungarian coproduction entitled She Is a Harbour.
