Slovak Film Week 2018
The fourth edition of Slovak Film Week showcase (April 9 – 15, 2018) will present Slovak cinema of 2017, the succesful year of record-breaking attendance. Peter Mihálik Award for recognition of work in the field of film studies will be given during the opening ceremony. The showcase will be held in nine other Slovak cities beside Bratislava: Banská Bystrica, Kežmarok, Košice, Martin, Nitra, Spišská Nová Ves, Trenčín, Trnava a Žilina.
Slovak Film Week will present a total of 39 Slovak films – 22 feature films, 12 documentaries and 5 animations. The selection is focusing on films with remarkably high attendance in domestic cinemas or films that were successful on the international film festival circuit.
SLOVAK FILM WEEK 2018
Features:
Bars Good Film, 2017, d. Jan Stračina, Ice Mother, 2017, d. Bohdan Sláma, They Were There, 2017, d. Tomáš Hučko, Spoor, 2017, d. Agnieszka Holland, Kasia Adamik, Cuky Luky Film, 2017, d. Karel Janák, Červená, 2017, d. Olga Sommerová, The Line, 2017, d. Peter Bebjak, Ten Years of Love, 2017, d. Adam Hanuljak, A Hole in the Head, 2016, d. Robert Kirchhoff, DOGG, 2017, d. Slavomír Zrebný, Vilo Csino, Enrik Bistika, Jonáš Karásek, Little Crusader, 2017, d. Václav Kadrnka, Oddsockeaters, 2017, d. Galina Miklínová, TheLust for Power, d. Tereza Nvotová, Nina, 2017, d. Juraj Lehotský, Detour on the Path to Perfect Illusion, 2016, d. Róbert Fiľo, Out, 2017, d. Gyorgy Kristóf, Little Harbour, 2017, d. Iveta Grófová, Barefoot, 2017, d. Jan Svěrák, Spievankovo and Queen Harmonia, 2017, d. Diana Novotná, Grey Lizard Conspiracy, 2017, d. Maroš Berák, The White World According to Daliborek, 2017, d. Vít Klusák, Filthy, 2017, d. Tereza Nvotová, The Third Wish, 2017, d. Vít Karas, Heavy Heart, 2017, d. Marek Šulík, Kidnapping, 2017, d. Mariana Čengel Solčanská, Addicted to Altitude, 2017, d. Pavol Barabáš, The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street, 2016, d. Jan Němec, All or Nothing, 2017, d. Marta Ferencová, Garden Store: Deserter, 2017, d. Jan Hřebejk, Garden Store: Suitor, 2017, d. Jan Hřebejk, Garden Store: The Family Friend, 2017, d. Jan Hřebejk
Shorts:
39 weeks, 6 days, 2017, d. Joanna Kożuch, Boris Šima, Auuuna, 2017, d. Lina Šuková, Atlantis, 2003, 2017, d. Michal Blaško, Hotel Sunrise, 2016, d. Mária Rumanová, Magic Moments, 2016, d. Martina Buchelová, Varga, 2017, d. Soňa Maletzová, Hero Daddy (episode of Websters series), 2017, d. Katarína Kerekesová, Yellow, 2017, d. Ivana Šebestová
A significant part of the programme of Slovak Film Week consists of the accompanying events. Traditionally, the three panels will be evaluating Slovak feature, documentary and animated works of 2017 and the other four panels will be treating selected topics from the screened films. Masterclass will be held by successful Slovak DOP Martin Žiaran. The film quiz – Clever Monday will challenge the competitors´ knowledge about Slovak cinema. The panel about film studies in Slovakia will be held by film theorists Martin Ciel and Katarína Mišíková, the seminar about important Slovak film publicist Pavel Branko will present his lifelong contribution to Slovak cinema.
TRIBUTE TO PAVEL BRANKO
GEN: Pavel Branko, 2010, d. Jaro Rihák
Hero of Our Time, 2009, d. Zuzana Piussi
The award for the outstanding contribution to Slovak cinema for this year goes to the set designers Viliam J. Gruska and Roman Rjachovský. The exhibition of their work will be installed in Lumière Cinema between April 8th and 29th, 2018. The showcase will also screen the films they worked on.
TRIBUTE TO VILIAM J. GRUSKA & ROMAN RJACHOVSKÝ
A Path Across the Danube, 1989, d. Miloslav Luther
The Death of Mr. Goluža, 1982, d. Živko Nikolić
The event will be held after the Slovak National Film Awards The Sun in a Net 2018 (April 6, 2018) which will be broadcasted live on TV channel Jednotka (RTVS).
Slovak Film Week is organized by Slovak Film and TV Academy (SFTA) in cooperation with Radio and TV of Slovakia (RTVS) and Slovak Film Institute. The showcase is supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund, autors´ company LITA, Slovak Post and the idea was supported by Tatra Banka Foundation.
More information:
web: https://tyzdenfilmu.sk/
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/tyzdenfilmu/
programme in Bratislava: https://tyzdenfilmu.sk/program-bratislava
accompanying events: https://tyzdenfilmu.sk/sprievodne-podujatia
Related AIC news:
Slovak Film Week 2017
Slovak Film Week 2016
Slovak Film Week 2015
published: 03.04.2018
updated: 16.07.2018