SLOVAK VISUAL in Brazil

The SLOVAK VISUAL – Mostra do Cinema Eslovaco kicks off on October 6 and runs till November 2, 2016. A touring showcase of Slovak films gives Brazilians a unique opportunity to discover significant archive films, as well as essential  pieces from contemporary Slovak cinema.

The SLOVAK VISUAL – Mostra do Cinema Eslovaco starts in Rio de Janeiro (Oct 7 – 13) and continues to Cabo Frio (Oct 15 - 16), the capital city Brasilia (Oct 12 - 14), Florianopolis (Oct 21 - 23), Porto Alegre (Oct 28 - 30) and Sao Paulo (Nov 1 - 2).

The programme consists of 5 archive features, 5 contemporary films, 10 short films and a slot of Slovak music-videoclips. The aim of the showcase is to present the individualistic approach of Slovak cinema and its core specifics, which are almost unknown in the region.
The curators´ pick intends to introduce the most important era of Slovak cinematography – the Czechoslovak New Wave; and continues with remarkable titles from the present as a demonstration of cinemtagraphic continuity build upon authenticity, intimacy and offsetting boundaries between the fiction and documentary genre.

All films are screened in original version with Portuguese subtitles. For this purpose, an exceptional collection of Portuguese subtitles has been prepared and will be available for future events hosted in lusophone countries.

Slovak director and producer Peter Kerekes attends the opening in Rio De Janiero and also the following screening in Cabo Frio, where he introduces his acclaimed film 66 seasons.

The Slovak Visual – Mostra do cinema Eslovaco is organized by Slovak distribution company Filmtopia, in co-operation with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Brazil and Slovak Film Institute.

Archive feature films:
The Sun in a Net (d. Štefan Uher, 1962)
Before Tonight is Over (d. Peter Solan, 1965)
Celebration in the Botanical Garden (d. Elo Havetta, 1969)
Birdsie, Orphans and Fools (d. Juraj Jakubisko, 1969)
Pictures of the Old World (d. Dušan Hanák, 1972)

Archive short films:
Tom Thumb and the Bacilli (d. Viktor Kubal, 1974)
Contacts (d. Jaroslava Havettová, 1981)
Umbrella (d. Ondrej Slivka, 1984)
Cock-a-doodle-do (d. František Jurišič, 1985)
Baby in the Bank (d. Vladimír Malík, 1988)

Contemporary feature films:
66 Seasons (d. Peter Kerekes, 2003)
Made in Ash (d. Iveta Grófová, 2012)
Tigers in the City (d. Juraj Krasnohorský, 2012)
Comeback (d. Miro Remo, 2014)
The Cleaner (d. Peter Bebjak, 2015)

Contemporary short films:
Arsy Versy (d. Miro Remo, 2009)
Pandas (d. Matúš Vizár, 2012)
Twins (d. Peter Budinský, 2011)
In Line (d. Kamila Kučíková, 2014)
5km2 (d. Janka Mináriková, 2011)

Slovak Visual – mostra do cinema Eslovaco´s Avenues:
Escola Darcy Ribeiro de Cinema, Rua da Alfândega, 5 , Rio de Janeiro, www.escoladarcyribeiro.org.br

Instituto Cultural Carlos Scliar, Rua Marechal Floriano, 253 Orla Scliar, Cabo Frio, www.carlosscliar.wordpress.com

Sala PF Gastal, Avenida Presidente João Goulart, 551, Porto Alegre, www.salapfgastal.blogspot.sk

Unibes Cultural, Rua Oscar Freire, 2.500 - Sumaré - São Paulo, http://unibescultural.org.br/

SLOVAK VISUAL – Mostra do Cinema Eslovaco Fun Page on FCB

published: 03.10.2016
updated: 07.10.2016