PRODUCTION: Slovak Director Mariana Čengel Solčanská Preps The Chambermaid

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Mariana Čengel Solčanská starts preproduction on the Slovak/Czech historical drama The Chambermaid / Slúžka. The film is based on Hana Lasicová’s bestseller published in 2013 about lesbian…
20-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Slovak/Icelandic/Czech Coproduction Little Kingdom In Postproduction

BRATISLAVA: Young Slovak director Peter Magát is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Little Kingdom / Malá ríša. This Slovak/Icelandic/Czech coproduction in English is going to have its distribution…
09-08-2019

Slovak Broadcaster JOJ To Rebrand TV Stations Starting 1 December

BRATISLAVA: Slovak broadcaster JOJ will change the names and the format of the thematic channels acquired from the Czechoslovak Film Society (Československej filmovej spoločnosti) in mid-March 2019. The changes will…
31-07-2019

Slovak Romantic Comedy Ranked Second in Weekend BO

BRATISLAVA: Low budget romantic comedy Loli paradička by Richard Staviarsky and Víťo Staviarsky ranked second at the Slovak box office this past weekend. The film premiered at Art Film Fest…
30-07-2019

PRODUCTION: Slovak Director Iveta Grófová to Adapt Peter Krištúfek’s Book Ema and Death's

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Iveta Grófová is in preproduction with Ema and Death's – Head / Ema a smrtihlav, originally written and directed by Peter Krištúfek, who died in 2018. The…
19-07-2019

PRODUCTION: Slovak Director Jaro Vojtek in Preproduction with Anesthesia

BRATISLAVA: The renowned Slovak documentary filmmaker Jaro Vojtek is in preproduction with his second feature film Anesthesia / Anestéza (working title). According to the producer Mátyás Prikler from MPhilms, the…
09-07-2019

FESTIVALS: Audience Award for Loli Paradicka at Art Film Fest

KOSICE: Monos directed by Alejandro Landes won the Blue Angel for Best Film at the closing ceremony of Art Film Fest on 22 June 2019. The Slovak film Loli Paradicka…
24-06-2019

FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: Docs Shine in Slovak Season

KOSICE: The plentiful offerings in the Slovak Season section of Art Film Fest, running through 22 June 2019, are largely thanks to a new batch of documentaries that underscore the…
18-06-2019

FESTIVALS: FEST Anča Announces Lineup

ŽILINA: The 12th International festival of animated films Fest Anča, which takes place in the North Slovak city of Žilina, announced the films in its four competition sections: including International…
17-06-2019

FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: By a Sharp Knife

KOSICE: The debut film by Teodor Kuhn, By a Sharp Knife / Ostrým nožom is screening in the Slovak Season of Art Film Festival, which runs through 22 June 2019…
17-06-2019

FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: Slovak Tragicomedy Loli Paradicka Premieres in Kosice

KOSICE: Loli Paradicka, a tragicomedy by Slovak novelist/scriptwriter Vito Staviarsky along with his sons, director Richard Staviarsky and editor Juraj Staviarsky, and daughter, producer Marka Staviarska, will have its premiere…
14-06-2019

FNE IDF DocBloc: Kerekes's French/Czech/Slovak Doc BATAstories Premieres at Art Film Fest

KOSICE: The Slovak Season section of Art Film Fest, which opens on 14 June 2019, is rich with documentary premieres including the latest work from one of the most highly…
14-06-2019

PRODUCTION: Slovak/Hungarian Animated Sci-Fi White Plastic Sky in Production

BRATISLAVA: White Plastic Sky / Umelohmotné nebo, an animated/live action feature by Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó, is currently in production. The sci-fi drama is produced by Slovakia‘s Artichoke and…
11-06-2019

FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: Latvian Coproduction The Humorist Heads to Art Film Fest Competition

KOSICE: Michael Idov’s debut feature The Humorist is one of two Latvian coproductions screening in the main competition of the Art Film Festival, which runs 14 – 22 June in…
11-06-2019

FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: Oleg Competes in Kosice

KOSICE: The Latvian/Belgian/Lithuanian/French coproduction Oleg by Juris Kursietis screens in the main competition of the 27th Art Film Fest, which takes place 14 – 22 June 2019 in the Eastern…
11-06-2019

PRODUCTION: Martin Šulík Completes Shooting on Slovak/Czech Man with Rabbit Ears

BRATISLAVA: Renowned Slovak director Martin Šulík completed the last day of filming on his Slovak/Czech comedy Man with Rabbit Ears / Muž so zajačími ušami on 6 June 2019.
07-06-2019

FESTIVALS: Slovakia Sends Four Animated Films to Annecy

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia will be out in force at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and MIFA, sending an eight-person delegation, including five producers among the attendees.
07-06-2019

PRODUCTION: Slovak Big Budget Animated Film Heart of a Tower Starts Production

BRATISLAVA: Director Peter Budinský is in production with his debut film Heart of a Tower / Srdce veže, an animated adventure film. The story was writen by Patrik Pašš jr.,…
06-06-2019

MIDPOINT Intensive Slovakia Calls for Applications

BRATISLAVA: MIDPOINT is accepting applications for a three-day intensive workshop through 16 August 2019.
06-06-2019

FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: Two Latvian Films in Main Competition

KOSICE: The Latvian production company Tasse Film will be competing against itself at the 27th Art Film Fest, which takes place 14 – 22 June 2019 in the Eastern Slovakia…
05-06-2019