This year during the Cannes IFF, Slovakia will be represented in the Producers on the Move (organized by European Film Promotion, Slovak Film Institute being a member), as well: the Slovak "POM" is Marek Urban (sentimentalfilm).
Marek is following the footsteps of the previous Slovak "POMs" - Mátyás Prikler (MPhilms), Mira Fornay (MIRAFOX), Michal Kollár (Sokol Kollar), Silvia Panáková (ARINA), Marko kop (Artileria), Peter Kerekes (Peter Kerekes) and Marek Veselický (Farbyka).
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MAREK URBAN
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After graduating from Bratislava's Academy of Performing Arts, Marek Urban and fellow student Ivan Ostrochovský set up sentimentalfilm in 2004. His productions included award-winning documentaries - Erika Hníková's Matchmaking Mayor, as well as Juraj Nvota's fiction film Hostage and Music. Marek saw Ostrochovský's boxer drama Koza premiering at this year's Berlinale's Forum, and he is now preparing on new projects by György Kristof, Juraj Lehotský and Miro Remo. |
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FILMOGRAPHY |
2015: Koza (Koza / dir. Ivan Ostrochovský / SK-CZ) |
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UPCOMING PROJECTS |
OUT (Vychladnutie / SK-HU-CZ-FR-LV) |
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CONTACT |
Marek Urban / sentimentalfilm |
The Slovak Producer on the Move 2015 was nominated by the Slovak Film Institute (member of EFP) and his participation was financially supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund.
Press Release by European Film Promotion: POM 2015
Interview with producer Marek Urban
More information at: www.efp-online.com
published: 07.05.2015
updated: 14.10.2015