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658 articles available in total starting from 27/07/2005. Last article published on 17/07/2025.

GoCritic! Review: Aurora’s Sunrise

GoCritic! Review: Aurora’s Sunrise

Inna Sahakyan’s heartfelt animated documentary is a testament to the human spirit set against the backdrop of the Armenian genocide  

31/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

GoCritic! Review: Fest Anča’s International Competition of Shorts 2

GoCritic! Review: Fest Anča’s International Competition of Shorts 2

The second shorts block of the Slovak festival’s competition programme offered a kaleidoscopic range of films that probe the tension between communal connection and isolation  

29/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

Peter Kerekes follows the stars in travelling doc-comedy Wishing on a Star

Peter Kerekes follows the stars in travelling doc-comedy Wishing on a Star

The Slovak director captures a Neapolitan astrologer and her five clients seeking to alter their destinies in an optimistic documentary premiering in Venice's Orizzonti  

26/07/2024 | Production | Funding | Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia

GoCritic! Review: Wereawolf

GoCritic! Review: Wereawolf

Niko Mlynarčík’s ambitious winning film of the Slovak shorts competition at Fest Anča candidly explores online bullying but overwhelms its topic by overstraining the narrative  

19/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

GoCritic! Review: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

GoCritic! Review: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

Filip Pošivač's stop-motion feature debut draws the viewer into a vibrant world of possibilities, using a warm visual style to explore acceptance and childhood creativity  

19/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

GoCritic! Review: Hello Summer

GoCritic! Review: Hello Summer

Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová's animated short playfully captures nostalgic memories of an eventful Eastern European family vacation  

18/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

GoCritic! Review: Cryptozoo

GoCritic! Review: Cryptozoo

In their over-the-top animation hit, Dash Shaw and Jane Samborski create a fascinating world populated by magical beasts, but the narrative arc is disappointingly stereotypical  

18/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

GoCritic! Review: Martyr’s Guidebook

GoCritic! Review: Martyr’s Guidebook

Maks Rzontkowski’s comedic approach to this short puts an end to our misunderstanding of people-pleasing once and for all  

18/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

Iveta Grófová  • Director of The Hungarian Dressmaker

Interview: Iveta Grófová • Director of The Hungarian Dressmaker

"I wanted to get under the skin of my characters"

The Slovak filmmaker discusses her period drama set in the challenging wartime, which forced people to confront highly complex dilemmas  

11/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Klára Tasovská  • Director of I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

Interview: Klára Tasovská • Director of I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

“This film is Libuše Jarcovjáková’s biggest exhibition”

The forgotten Czech photographer finally gets her due – and tells her own story – in this intriguing documentary  

09/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

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