They awarded the first two festival awards at the opening ceremony. The actor’s mission is awarded by the actor Milan Ondrík. For the first time, the organizers also awarded the Milan Lasica Award, which is granted in memoriam by important acting personalities of Slovak cinematography. The prize was received by Ivan Mistrík’s family on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
The opening film of the festival in Kunsthalle was the chronicle of the eternal dreamer of director Rastislav Boroš. At the end of the largest film festival in Slovakia, the actor’s mission will also appreciate the Czech actress Daniela Kolářová and the Golden Camera Award Martina Štrba.
The festival will run by June 27 and will offer a wealth of films in both competition and non -competitive sections during eight days. “We put great efforts in the 31th IFF Art Film program. Spectators will see 136 films, 46 of them short and 90 long -time,” The artistic director of the festival Martin Palúch said.
Winners in international competitions of feature films, short films and films from Central and Eastern Europe will also take the Blue Angel statuettes. “We are looking forward to winning the winning film from this year’s Cannes festival, the Golden Palm, awarded film, a small accident from Iranian director Džafar Panáhi. approached Palúch.
The venue of the festival screening is also Kulturpark, the Veritas cinema, the cinema Smile, the Garden Cinema, the Historical City Hall and Tabačka Kulturfabrik. The festival will also offer a rich Industry program for film professionals, including Masterclasses, panel discussions and questions and answers with filmmakers. The accompanying program also includes concerts, exhibitions, special projections in non -traditional places, talk show, but also children’s program.
