What One Candidate Is Capable of Doing The year 2013 again showed what one hit is capable of doing. Jonáš Karásek’s debut, The Candidate (Kandidát), was only premièred in October; nevertheless, in just a few weeks, with 80,234 viewers it achieved seventh rank in the list of top domestic films over the era of independent Slovakia […]
What One Candidate Is Capable of Doing The year 2013 again showed what one hit is capable of doing. Jonáš Karásek’s debut, The Candidate (Kandidát), was only premièred in October; nevertheless, in just a few weeks, with 80,234 viewers it achieved seventh rank in the list of top domestic films over the era of independent Slovakia […]
Under the Audiovisual Act, the main tasks of the Slovak Film Institute (SFI) in the areas of audiovision and cinema are the preservation, protection and restoration of the audiovisual heritage as part and parcel of the cultural wealth of the Slovak Republic. However, in the past few years, the SFI has found itself more and […]
We Are in the Middle of Europe Slovakia is in the middle of Europe, not only in geographical terms, but also based on the preliminary distribution results for 2012. This conclusion derives from a press release issued by the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) during the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. We have not achieved the […]
We Are to Believe a Miracle Director Juraj Lehotský made his début in 2008 with the full-length documentary Blind Loves and his first film already became a small miracle. Its international première took place at the Cannes IFF in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) section; it won the C.I.C.A.E. (International Confederation of Art Cinemas) Award […]
3 + 3 = Velvet Terrorists Three documentary filmmakers, Peter Kerekes, Ivan Ostrochovský and Pavol Pekarčík, came together on account of the full-length project Velvet Terrorists. They made a film about three men who expressed their hatred towards the regime during communism. Nevertheless, this documentary is (also) about love. It is in Slovak cinemas since […]
Crime and Punishment. The Cervanová Case Probably everyone in Slovakia has heard of the Cervanová case. Many questions surrounding the murder of student Ľudmila Cervanová in 1976 have not yet been clarified. Is it even possible to uncover the truth after so many years? The documentary tragedy by Robert Kirchhoff called Normalization (Kauza Cervanová) offers […]
Thanks? Fine? The full-length feature début of Mátyás Prikler Fine, Thanks is a social drama with minimalistic elements which captures the world during the economic crisis. The film is actually made up of three stories and it is not clear why they are joined in a single film – their topics, narration and, in part, […]
A Killer’s Attitude It is claimed that a director’s second full-length feature film is a real test of his or her talent. Mira Fornay could scarcely have received a more resounding affirmation of her matching the promise of her début Foxes (2009) than the prestigious award for first and second films of young directors from […]
Slovak Cinema Is Becoming More Visible The National Cinematographic Centre (NCC) is a part of the Slovak Film Institute (SFI). What is concealed behind this name that arouses respect? A lot of work, organising, travelling,… All this in the interest of Slovak film. The Director of NCC, Alexandra Strelková, could talk about all this (and […]
The Slovak Film Institute Was Almost Shut Down The Slovak Film Institute celebrates its fiftieth anniversary; during its existence it has undergone several changes, from almost ceasing to exist to finally becoming a respected institution. It has been working steadily since 1999 under its General Director Peter Dubecký and today it most certainly does not […]
The Director on Her Own Route The second film by director Mira Fornay, My Dog Killer (Môj pes Killer), has achieved several international successes since its international première at Rotterdam IFF 2013 where it won the main award – the Hivos Tiger Award for best full-length feature film. This only goes to show that its […]
