Focus Visegrad at Fipadoc Biarritz

This year’s edition of International Documentary Festival Fipadoc in Biarritz, France is focusing on Visegrad countries. Festival’s program includes two Slovak films while its Industry Days will present two Slovak works-in-progress, enable Slovak and French producers to meet and discuss their projects, and talk about documentary output and film industry in V4 countries. Industry Days run online on January 18 – 22, 2021.

Two Slovak projects will be presented at International Pitch, one of the main activities of Industry Days: Tomáš Krupa’s We Have to Survive about various effects the climate change is having on multiple locations on Earth; and Velvet Generation by Ivana Hucíková on a search for identity with the backdrop of an emerging Czech and Slovak ballroom scene.

Producers meet producers program will enable producers from the Visegrad countries to meet producers from France and exchange about their documentary projects. Slovak participants are Matej Sotník (Guča) a Maroš Hečko (Azyl Production).

During five discussions the Industry Days will also explore the rich creative documentary landscape of the Visegrad countries. Jakub Viktorín will talk about co-producing with Slovakia, Peter Kerekes will discuss working with archival materials, Martin Kollar will be part of panel discussion on innovative documentaries, Eva Križková will map Slovak festivals and markets, and Ondrej Starinský will speak about TV stations.

Even though Industry Days are happening as planned, all the festival screenings in Biarritz are postponed due to coronavirus restrictions in France. Two Slovak films will be part of the program: The Good Death by Tomáš Krupa and The Band by Ladislav Kaboš. The later is also up for the Best music documentary award.

Slovak film professionals can apply for Industry accreditation for free here: industry@fipadoc.com.

Slovak Film Institute, Association of Independent producers, and Slovak Institute in Paris are partners of Focus Visegrad.

published: 14.01.2021
updated: 18.01.2021