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675 articles available in total starting from 27/07/2005. Last article published on 04/12/2025.

Miki and Černák dominate Slovak movie theatres

Miki and Černák dominate Slovak movie theatres

The two parts of Jakub Króner’s crime biopic on mafia boss Mikuláš Černák topped the list of local films at the domestic box office in 2024 and opened strongly in 2025, respectively  

14/02 | Box Office | Slovakia

Figure skater Ondrej Nepela gets a double biopic treatment

Figure skater Ondrej Nepela gets a double biopic treatment

Two Slovak-Czech teams are shooting biopics in parallel about the Slovak legend 36 years after his untimely death  

14/02 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic

Alexandra Makarová • Director of Perla

Interview: Alexandra Makarová • Director of Perla

“It might be difficult to have sympathy for Perla because people grow up with this mother figure that’s always caring and loving”

The Austrian director unpicks her portrait of a woman and mother, detailing her inspiration and how her own background influenced the script  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition

Review: Perla

Review: Perla

Alexandra Makarová’s second feature is a taut melodrama focusing on the struggles of a resilient Slovak artist who escaped to Vienna following the Prague Spring  

05/02 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition

Bratislava to host the 12th Visegrad Film Forum

Bratislava to host the 12th Visegrad Film Forum

From 19-22 March, the Slovakian capital will once again become a hub for cinephiles and filmmakers as the industry event celebrates cinematic artistry  

17/01 | Visegrad Film Forum 2025

IFF Art Film Košice opens submissions for its competitive and non-competitive sections

IFF Art Film Košice opens submissions for its competitive and non-competitive sections

Organisers expect to screen over 130 films during the event, unspooling from 20-27 June; the prestigious Blue Angel Award will be presented to the best film in each competition section  

26/12/2024 | Festivals | Awards | Slovakia

Alexandra Makárová’s sophomore feature, Perla, to celebrate fearless women

Alexandra Makárová’s sophomore feature, Perla, to celebrate fearless women

The autofiction drama about a painter torn between Czechoslovakia and Austria in the early 1980s will bow in IFFR’s Tiger Competition  

19/12/2024 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Austria

Marko Škop explores mother-daughter toxicity in his latest drama film, Anna

Marko Škop explores mother-daughter toxicity in his latest drama film, Anna

The Slovak filmmaker has wrapped shooting on his upcoming movie told from the perspective of an adult daughter who is being manipulated by her domineering mother  

11/12/2024 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)

The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support  

28/11/2024 | The Co-production Podcast

Viktor Tauš • Director of Girl America

Interview: Viktor Tauš • Director of Girl America

"Hope and faith have a transformative power"

The Czech filmmaker delves into his newest film, about a little girl in a strict socialist orphanage who tries to overcome fears, insecurity and loneliness  

22/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Competition

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