new and upcoming slovak films
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- 09 Feb 2023
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Slovak cinema was present at all major festivals at the second half of last year. Karlovy Vary IFF hosted the world premiere of Beata Parkanová’s The Word, which was later honoured with the Best Director and the Best Actor Awards at the festival
After premiering in Cannes, Alica Bednáriková’s Liquid Bread was also selected for KVIFF and then Clermont-Ferrand. Four Slovak films premiered in Locarno, including The Nightsiren by Tereza Nvotová which was awarded Pardo d’oro at the Cineasti del presente competition. Asterión, a short experimental film by Francesco Montagner (which later won the main award at EFA nominating Riga IFF), animated short Money and Happiness by Ana Nedeljković and Nikola Majdak Jr., and The Visitors, a feature documentary by Veronika Lišková also premiered at the Swiss festival. Michal Blaško’s feature debut Victim (foto above) premiered at Venice Orizzonti selection and travelled to Toronto IFF, Busan IFF, or Tallinn Black Nights, while Venice Days hosted the world premiere of Ordinary Failures by Cristina Grosan who was awarded with the Directing Prize. Petr Václav’s Il Boemo was selected for San Sebastián IFF and three Slovak films premiered at Tallinn Black Nights: Plastic Symphony by Juraj Lehotský, The Chambermaid by Mariana Čengel Solčanská, and Unbalanced by Zuzana Piussi. Among the most successful documentaries of the last year are The Cathedral by Denis Dobrovoda, which won the main award in Krakow and was selected for Festival dei Popoli, Tallinn Black Nights, or Fipadoc Biarritz, and Fragile Memory by Igor Ivanko, which was awarded at Docaviv and in Krakow and later screened at Sheffield DocFest, Dok Leipzig, or IDFA. Year 2023 started successfully with Mátyás Prikler’s Power premiering in Rotterdam and three films being selected for Berlinale: She – Hero by Mira Fornay, Notes from Eremocene by Viera Čákanyová, and White Plastic Sky by Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó. Read More…
