The Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) has unveiled the winners of the Sun in a Net Film Awards. Ivo Trajkov's period drama interwoven with folk horror The Ballad of Piargy [+leggi anche:
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As anticipated, The Ballad of Piargy dominated the awards ceremony, securing 12 accolades, including numerous acting and technical honours. However, the film was not given the coveted Best Film Award. According to the SFTA, the best Slovak film of 2022 was Michal Blaško's feature-length debut, the social drama Victim, which also earned him Best Director. The Best Animation Award was presented to Peter Budinský's ambitious feature-length 3D adventure Journey to Yourland [+leggi anche:
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The newly established category for small-screen productions, Best Television Film, Miniseries or Series, shone the spotlight on Peter Bebjak's television film Jozef Mak (see the news). Much like The Ballad of Piargy, it is a literary adaptation of a well-known domestic work. Bebjak, a particularly prolific director, has made his mark on both the small and the big screen.

Last year, Wanda Adamík Hrycová addressed the invasion of Ukraine during the ceremony (see the news), whereas this year, Bebjak commented, “Just because we do not know how to work and function with otherness, that otherness should not be condemned,” alluding to the deadly attack on the LGBTQ+ community in October 2022 that shocked the nation.

Here is the list of full winners:

Best Film
Victim [+leggi anche:
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Best Documentary
Dezo Hoffmann – Photographer of the Beatles - Patrik Lančarič

Best Animated Film
Journey to Yourland [+leggi anche:
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Best Director
Michal Blaško - Victim

Best Script
Jana Skořepová, Ivo Trajkov - The Ballad of Piargy [+leggi anche:
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Best Cinematography
Peter Bencsík - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Editing
Michal Reich - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Sound
Juraj Baláž, Ivo Heger - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Music
Pjoni and Rob – Nightsiren [+leggi anche:
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Best Production Design
Tomáš Berka - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Costumes
Anita Hroššová - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Make-up
Anita Hroššová - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Visual Effects
Jaromír Pesr, Michal Plička - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Actress
Judit Pecháček - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Supporting Actress
Jana Kvantiková - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Actor
Attila Mokos - The Ballad of Piargy

Best Supporting Actor
Attila Mokos - Goldilocks and the Glorious Losers

Best Television Film/Miniseries/Series
Jozef Mak - Peter Bebjak

Extraordinary Contribution to Slovak Audiovisual Culture
Laco Kraus

Extraordinary Contribution to Slovak Audiovisual Culture in Memoriam
Stanislav Párnický

Sun in a Net Audience Award
The Ballad of Piargy - Ivo Trajkov