A rich selection of Slovak films at Bratislava IFF

The 18th Bratislava International Film Festival (Nov 11 – 17, 2016) focuses on the city both as real and cinematic space, and brings on this topic a various film titles from all around the world. The festival does not leave behind the domestic titles as well, and prepares a colourful section Made in Slovakia.

The label section Topic: City, presenting a broad palette of films, ranging from popular stories about the life in the city to film essays to modern variations of urban symphony, a favorite genre of film avantgardists, features also a documentary essay by Martin Kollar 5 October.

Already mentioned sidebar Made in Slovakia presents feature films:Peace to You All (d. Juraj Mravec), Parlika (d. Sahraa Karimi), The Professional Foreinger (d. Anna Grusková) and Murderous Tales (d. Jan Bubeníček); and short films A Tall Tale (d. Lucia Nimcová), The Nest (d. Kristína Leidenfrostová) and Interviews (d. Paula Ďurinová).

The section also includes student films from Bratislava´s VŠMU: Chilli (d. Martina Mikušová), Mila Fog (d. Marta Prokopová), Occupation (d. Martina Mikušová), Perfect Burrow (d. Lea Smitková), I Am Sorry (d. Teodor Kuhn), Handstern (d. Lukáš Figeľ), The Test (d. Gregor Valentovič), [: „If we die tomorrow...“ :] Sára, Emma and Images of Growing Up (d. Lena Kušnieriková); and Banská Bystrica´s AKU: The Moments of Dreams (d. Michal Kočiš), Mundi (d. Martin Malo), Nebojsa (d. Jakub Gajdoš), Trayeces (d. Barbora Vaculová), Alone (d. Monika Vaškorová).

The programme does not forget about the little ones. At the occasion of the 60th broadcasting anniversary of the Radio and Television of Slovakia, the festival prepares screening for the youngest viewers (and their parents) in cooperation with the broadcaster and presents a bedtime series The Tots (d. Vanda Raýmanová, Michal Struss) even before it appears on their TV screens.

And last but not least, Martin Huba, one of the most accomplished Slovak actors of his generation, will receive the award for lifetime artistic achievement during a closing ceremony

Slovak members of the Festival Juries
Monika Mikušová (Fiction Competition Jury)
Viera Čákanyová (Documentary Competition Jury)
Nóra Ružičková (Shorts Competition Jury)
Matúš Kvasnička (FIPRESCI Jury)
Norbert Franko, Juraj Mydla, Adam Straka (student jury)

Related AIC Articles:
2015: Slovak Films at Bratislava IFF 2015
2014: Slovak Films at Bratislava IFF 2014

published: 09.11.2016
updated: 21.11.2016