BERLINALE
International Film Festival Berlin

Il Boemo

Director: Petr Václav
CZ – IT – SK | 2022 | 130 min. | fiction

Inspired by the work with the documentary “Olimpiade”, this feature film tells the life-story of Josef Myslivecek, friend and teacher of Mozart. Myslivecek was known as “Il Boemo”. He was a composer who sacrificed everything in order to be free, beloved and famous. Yet he died alone, sick and forgotten. 

Leaving to Remain

Director: Mira Erdevički
SK – GB – CZ | 2022 | 90 min. | documentary

Leaving to Remain is a film with three protagonists: Ondrej Olah, Denisa Ganon and Peter Toták. They represent a generation of Roma children who emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1990s and at the beginning of the new millennium. They were given chances in England that they were denied in their native lands – Slovakia and the Czech Republic – and now they are educated and confident Europeans. However, Brexit and the world-wide pandemic have intervened in their lives. We observe the consequences very closely, through the eyes of the film’s protagonists. 

 
Contacts:

Producer: PubRes, +421 2 5263 4203, pubres@pubres.sk, www.pubres.sk

The Chambermaid

Director: Mariana Čengel Solčanská
SK – CZ | 115 min. | fiction

Just before World War 1, the fifteen-year-old poverty-stricken Anne from a small Slovak town is sent to Prague to be a maid in a wealthy family. She meets Resi, the daughter of a noble family, who was born and raised to be an adornment and a trophy – of the house, of her family, of Austria-Hungary. Anne and Resi, two girls born in the same year, but at the other ends of the social ladder, find a soulmate in each other. They become best friends, lovers and the only light in a male-dominated world.

Screenings:

FEB 19 / 09:00 / CinemaxX 1

FEB 20 / 11:00 / Virtual Cinema 8

 Contacts:

Producer: Bright Sight Pictures, +421 910 325 680, hello@brightsight.sk, www.brightsight.sk

Sales: Picture Tree International, +49 (0) 30 4208 248 - 0, pti@picturetree-international.com, www.picturetree-international.com

Nightsiren

Director: Tereza Nvotová
SK – CZ | 105 min. | fiction

A young woman returns to her native village in the mountains, searching for answers about her troubled childhood. As she tries to uncover the long-buried truth, dark ancient legends seem to come to life, leading to the local villagers accusing her of witchcraft. 

Screenings:

FEB 19 / 17:00 / CinemaxX 12

FEB 19 / 18:15 / Virtual Cinema 10

 Contacts:

Producer: BFILM, info@bfilm.sk, www.bfilm.sk

Festivals: Intramovies, maria@intramovies.com, www.intramovies.com

Sales: Intramovies, marco@intramovies.com, www.intramovies.com

White Plastic Sky

Directors: Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó
HU – SK | 111 min. | animation

2123. Faced with diminishing resources, the human race can only survive through a trade-off: at the age of 50, every citizen is gradually turned into a tree. When Stefan discovers that his beloved wife Nora has voluntarily signed up for donating her own body before her time, he sets out on an adventurous journey to save her at all costs. 

Screenings:

FEB 18 / 14:00 / Virtual Cinema 15

FEB 19 / 09:00 / CinemaxX 3

FEB 19 / 12:00 / Virtual Cinema 17

 Contacts:

Slovak Producer: ARTICHOKE, +421 904 185 692, artichoke@artichoke.sk, www.artichoke.sk

Sales: Films Boutique, gabor@filmsboutique.com, www.filmsboutique.com