Slovak films at festivals in January
Slovak films will visit several significant European film festivals in January: they will be available for audiences at 24th Trieste FF (Italy), 25th Premier Plans FF Angers (France), 36th Göteborg IFF (Sweden) and last, but not least at the 42nd Rotterdam IFF (The Netherlands).
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The festival in the Italian Trieste starts today and will run till January 23. The documentary play by the directiorial duo Marek Šulík and Jana Bučka Bells of Happiness, which premiered at the 47th Karlovy Vary IFF, will be presented withing the Walls of Sound, which focused at fiction and documentary films about music from Central and East Europe. The film will be personally introduced by the director Jana Bučka and cinematographer Štefan Bučka. Short films by the VŠMU students from Bratislava will be also screened withing the Eastweek section - the students will personally present their films What Does It Mean For Us (by Mária Martiniaková), Terra Nullius (by Martina Frajštáková) and Old Bricks (by Maxim Melnyk).
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BELLS OF HAPPINESS (Zvonky šťastia) SK - 62 min. - 2012 - documentary director: Jana Bučka, Marek Šulík |
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| Walls of Sound | ► 22.01. ► 16:45 ► Teatro Miela | |
| WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US (Čo to pre nás znamená?) SK - 9 min. - 2010 - documentary director: Mária Martiniaková TERRA NULLIUS (Terra Nullius) SK - 7 min. - 2011 - animation director: Martina Frajštáková OLD BRICKS (Old Bricks) SK - 31 min. - 2011 - fiction director: Maxim Melnyk |
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| Eastweek | ► 19.01. ► 11:00 ► Sala Video |
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The French festival Premiers Plans in Angers, focusing on debutes of European directors, will run January 18 - 27. In a French premiere, the debut film by Mátyás Prikler Fine, Thanks will be introduced in the Competion - European Feature Films section - just a few days after its world premiere at the 42nd Rotterdam IFF. The short animation by Michaela Čopíková Dust and Glitter will be screened within the Competation - European Animation Films section, as well.
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FINE, THANKS (Ďakujem, dobre) SK - 134 min. - 2013 - fiction director: Mátyás Prikler |
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| Competition - European Feature Films | ► 25.01. ► 10:00 ► Centre de congrès ► 26.01. ► 14:15 ► Les 400 coups |
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DUST AND GLITTER (Dust and Glitter) SK - 11 min. - 2011 - animation director: Michaela Čopíková |
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| Competition - European Animation Films | ► 19.01. ► 17:00 ► Centre de congrès ► 21.01. ► 22:30 ► Les 400 coups ► 23.01. ► 22:00 ► Les 400 coups |
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The Swedish Göteborg will welcome Slovak cinema, as well: the Slovak national Oscar nomination, the debut by director Iveta Grófová Made in Ash, which was world-premiered at the 47th Karlovy Vary IFF as the opening film of the East of the West section, will be screened within the Debuter section. The festival runs January 25 - February 4.
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MADE IN ASH (Až do mesta Aš) SK / CZ - 80 min. - 2012 - fiction director: Iveta Grófová |
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| Debuter | ► 27.01. ► 20:15 ► Biopalatset 5 ► 28.01. ► 10:15 ► Biopalatset 5 ► 29.01. ► 20:15 ► Biopalatset 5 |
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More on the Slovak participation at the 42nd Rotterdam IFF here.
More information at:
www.triestefilmfestival.it
www.premiersplans.org
www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
www.giff.se
Related AIC articles:
The House receiving an award at the Trieste FF 2012
Slovak films at Trieste FF 2012
Award for Dušan Hanák at Trieste FF 2011
Slovak films at Trieste FF 2011
Slovak films at Trieste FF 2010
Slovak films at Göteborg IFF 2012
Slovak films at Göteborg IFF 2010
published: 17.01.2013
updated: 18.01.2013