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Dušan Hanák awarded for Outstanding Contribution in Cinema

Slovak director Dušan Hanák will receive the prestigious Sofia Award at the 18th Sofia IFF in Bulgaria. The award for Outstanding Contribution in Cinema is a joint initiative of Sofia Municipality and Sofia International Film Festival.

322 (1969), Dušan Hanák´s feature fiction debut, will open the Czechoslovak New Wave. 1969. The Forbidden Films section. This section was prepared in cooperation with Slovak Film Institute. 27 laureats from international cinema were honoured with this prestigious award.

The Czechoslovak New Wave. 1969. The Forbidden Films section will also present further classics of this era - Birdies, Orphans and Fools (1969) by Juraj Jakubisko, Celebration in the Botanical Garden (1969) by Elo Havetta and the documentary by Martin Šulík 25 from the Sixties or the Czechoslovak New Wave I., II. (2010), personally presented by the director, as well.

The Documentary Competition will present Velvet Terrorists (2013) by Palo Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský and Peter Kerekes. Ivan Ostrochovský will introduce the movie personally. The Grand Prizes section will represent last year's winner from Rotterdam My Dog Killer (2013) by Mira Fornay. She will also introduce her new project called Cook, F..k, Kill (Women with No Tongues) at the co-production forum Sofia Meetings.

CZECHOSLOVAK NEW WAVE. 1969. FORBIDDEN FILMS

		322 (322) CS - 95 min. - 1969 - fiction director: Dušan Hanák synopsis: A psychological drama of the illness of an individual and the illness of the society. more...

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		BIRDIES, ORPHANS AND FOOLS (Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni) CS - 78 min - 1969 - fiction director: Juraj Jakubisko synopsis: This mosaic-like forlicsome parable takes place in an indefinite dimension of space and time, in a folish universe without ideals - a world of violence, cynism and hopelessness.. more..

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		SLÁVNOSŤ V BOTANICKEJ (Celebration in the Botanical Garden) CS - 83 min - 1969 - fiction director: Elo Havetta synopsis: A colourful "fairy" tale is about the need of miracles in life an of letting the charms of nature, where every single particle is in constant motion, take over as if in ian impressionist painting. more...

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		25 FROM THE SIXTIES OR THE CZECHOSLOVAK NEW WAVE I., II. CZ / SK - 100 min + 105 min - 2010 - documentary director: Martin Šulík synopsis: This feature documentary is part of the project The Golden Sixties. The project continues with a series of documentaries entitled The History of Czechoslovak Cinema of the 1960´s. more...



DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

		VELVET TERRORISTS (Zamatoví teroristi) SK/CZ/HR - min - 2013 - documentary directors: Pavol Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský, Peter Kerekes synopsis: Three men longing to become heroes. During 1980s, they decided to fight the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.raja muži, ktori túžili byť hrdinami. more...

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THE GRAND PRIZES

		MY DOG KILLER (Môj pes Killer) SK - 87 min - 2013 - fiction director: Mira Fornay synopsis: Marek’s best friend is his dog. Marek’s lifechanges when he discovers the secret of his lost mother. more...

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Related AIC articles:
Slovak films in Sofia 2012
Slovak films in Sofia 2011

published: 28.02.2014
updated: 06.10.2014