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330 articles available in total starting from 10/10/2005. Last article published on 19/06/2025.

Vera Lacková  • Director of How I Became a Partisan

Interview: Vera Lacková • Director of How I Became a Partisan

“I hope my film will inspire historians to keep excavating this strand of history”

The Slovak filmmaker discusses her resistance against oblivion and unearthing a hidden past from Roma history  

26/04/2021 | goEast 2021

Robert Kirchhoff • Director of All Men Become Brothers

Interview: Robert Kirchhoff • Director of All Men Become Brothers

“Alexander Dubček rightly fits into the pantheon of the 1960s, alongside Martin Luther King, the Kennedys, Marilyn Monroe and Willy Brandt”

The Slovak documentarian breaks down his upcoming, unconventional biopic of Alexander Dubček, “the icon of socialism with a human face”  

23/03/2021 | East Doc Platform 2021

Federico Fellini to appear in Matej Mináč’s comedy road movie Never Give Up

Federico Fellini to appear in Matej Mináč’s comedy road movie Never Give Up

Based on Mináč’s own encounter with the Italian master of cinema, the film will feature authentic, never-before-seen footage with Fellini  

22/03/2021 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic

Slovak documentarian Miro Remo finishes his latest project, At Full Throttle

Slovak documentarian Miro Remo finishes his latest project, At Full Throttle

The film, capturing the life story of two quinquagenarians against the backdrop of amateur autocross, will tackle “transformation frustration”  

18/03/2021 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic

The “Czech devil” to be summoned on the big screen in Arvéd

The “Czech devil” to be summoned on the big screen in Arvéd

Vojtěch Mašek’s period biopic and claustrophobic mystical thriller, about Czech occultist Jiří Arvéd Smíchovský, has started shooting in Prague  

17/03/2021 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

Tomáš Hodan aims to set the historical record straight with The Last Race

Tomáš Hodan aims to set the historical record straight with The Last Race

The Czech director has started shooting a period drama film about the tragic true story of a 1913 skiing race, previous versions of which tended to omit a crucial person for political reasons  

09/03/2021 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

Peter Bebjak starts shooting revenge thriller Shadowplay

Peter Bebjak starts shooting revenge thriller Shadowplay

The Slovak director’s latest feature-length project will be shot in the new film noir style  

04/01/2021 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia

Slovak animated short SH_T HAPPENS enters race for coveted statuettes on both sides of the Atlantic

Slovak animated short SH_T HAPPENS enters race for coveted statuettes on both sides of the Atlantic

The Slovak short film has qualified for the 2021 Oscar nominations and was picked as one of 12 animated short films nominated for the César Award  

31/12/2020 | Shorts | Slovakia/Czech Republic/France

Robert Kirchhoff prepares a feature-length project about “the icon of socialism with a human face”

Robert Kirchhoff prepares a feature-length project about “the icon of socialism with a human face”

The Slovak director is working on the documentary All Men Become Brothers, about Alexander Dubček  

29/12/2020 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic

Czech director Beata Parkanová shoots sophomore feature The Word

Czech director Beata Parkanová shoots sophomore feature The Word

Czech-Slovak 1960s drama The Word, inspired by the director’s grandparents, is a second instalment in a planned trilogy  

28/12/2020 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/Poland

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