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Martin Kudlac


983 articles available in total starting from 26/09/2013. Last article published on 14/05/2025.

The Zlín Film Festival celebrates 65 years of spotlighting global youth cinema

The Zlín Film Festival celebrates 65 years of spotlighting global youth cinema

The world’s oldest and largest festival dedicated to children’s cinema returns with nearly 300 films, and retrospectives focusing on Slovak animation and Studio Ghibli  

14/05 | Zlín 2025

Czech Republic’s Anifilm goes sci-fi

Czech Republic’s Anifilm goes sci-fi

The festival will explore science fiction in animation, pairing genre-defining films with an industry platform for cinema, gaming, and XR professionals  

05/05 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemas

Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemas

The second film in the saga about a local mafia boss, directed by Jakub Króner, outgrossed its first part, which dominated Slovak cinemas last year  

02/05 | Box Office | Slovakia

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival set to honour the legacy of John Garfield

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival set to honour the legacy of John Garfield

The festival’s industry strand, KVIFF Eastern Promises, is adding a new initiative, KVIFF Central Stage, intended for established filmmakers with fiction projects from Central Europe  

24/04 | Karlovy Vary 2025

Waves wins big at Slovakia’s Sun in a Net Awards

Waves wins big at Slovakia’s Sun in a Net Awards

Jiří Mádl’s Czech-Slovak co-production has nabbed nine national awards, while another period drama, The Hungarian Dressmaker, netted five  

17/04 | Festivals | Awards | Slovakia

Andrej Kolenčík, Anna Ďurišíková  • Directors of Animals of the East

Interview: Andrej Kolenčík, Anna Ďurišíková • Directors of Animals of the East

“The film is about the disconnect between modern life and nature”

The winners of the Cineuropa Work in Progress Award discuss their project tackling environmental consciousness, social marginalisation and the subtle resistance shown through caring for animals  

08/04 | Febiofest Bratislava 2025 | Bratislava Industry Days

Series review: Kabul

Series review: Kabul

The European geopolitical miniseries helmed by Kasia Adamik and Olga Chajdas follows the Taliban’s takeover during the final days of the USA’s withdrawal from Afghanistan  

01/04 | Series Mania 2025

Lukáš Hanulák directing Canal+ political thriller miniseries Moloch Files

Lukáš Hanulák directing Canal+ political thriller miniseries Moloch Files

As the only foreign platform currently investing in original scripted content in the Czech Republic, Canal+ is clearly keeping up its regional momentum  

01/04 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/Ukraine

Animals of the East wins the Cineuropa Work in Progress Award at the Bratislava Industry Days

Animals of the East wins the Cineuropa Work in Progress Award at the Bratislava Industry Days

The short Seablindness was also an industry winner; the Hungarian drama Lesson Learned and the Ukrainian-Norwegian doc Fragments of Ice nabbed the main awards at the festival proper  

28/03 | Febiofest Bratislava 2025 | Bratislava Industry Days/Awards

REPORT: Work in Progress @ Febiofest Bratislava Industry Days 2025

REPORT: Work in Progress @ Febiofest Bratislava Industry Days 2025

The industry event introduced Slovak projects in development, production or post-production by emerging domestic filmmakers, with documentaries predominating over fiction works  

27/03 | Febiofest Bratislava 2025 | Bratislava Industry Days

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