On Tuesday 14th November in kino Lumière were announced the winners of 19th Bratislava IFF. Festival continues in kino Mladost, MIER in Modra, Mier in Senec and Zahoran in Malacky.
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10 Questions for Jean-Marc Barr
(Interview)
Zuzana Golianová asked Jean-Marc Barr 10 questions.
Kinečko staff recommends / 13 November
The core of Kinečko film magazine is here again to recommend a couple of films you can’t miss.
Special projection : House without Roof (dir. Soleen Yusef)
Due to technical problems during the previous screening of the film HOUSE WITHOUT ROOF (dir.Soleen Yusef), we added a special screening on Sunday, November 12 at 1pm in Kine Lumière K4.
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Winning Films from Festivals in Venice, Cannes, Toronto and San Sebastian in Slovak Premieres at Bratislava IFF
The Cinema Now section will present some of the most notable films of this year’s festival season. The retro fantasy The Shape of Water (2017) directedy by Guillermo del Toro, the black comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) directed by Martin McDonagh and the family drama April’s Daughter (Las hijas de Abril, 2017) directedy by Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco.
Bratislava IFF presents competing films
The competing film selection of the Bratislava IFF’s 19th edition will once again offer a diverse range of topics and approaches rendered by several upcoming yet formally distinctive directors. They’ll compete in the sections of the first and second feature films, first and second documentary films, and shorts. The aim of the festival remains to spotlight young film and explore the contemporary world cinema for its most distinctive talents.
The winners will be decided by international juries as well as the festival audience
This year again national as well as foreign film professionals will meet in the jury seats of the Bratislava International Film Festival to decide about its winners. The films will compete in three categories – the first and second feature films, first and second documentaries and short films.
Opening film and a new perspective on the art of film acting
The upcoming 19th edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival will bring a new perspective on the art of film acting, new local releases in their film premieres as well as award-winning hits from festivals around the world. The main faces of the festival will be the remarkable star actor Jean-Marc Barr and the award-winning Canadian director Denis Côté.
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Two actors, kiss scene and green screen – the visual identity of the upcoming festival year
The visual communication of the Bratislava International Film Festival is traditionally based on its current main theme, which also has its own special section in the festival programme.
The finalists of the LUX Prize at 19th Bratislava IFF
As a traditional part of the festival programme, three finalists of the LUX Prize will also be introduced.
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Lexicon of screen acting and a selection of the most interesting European films
The 19th edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival will revolve around and explore film acting, emerging stars of the contemporary film scene as well as time proven festival hits.
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Buy a Festival Passes online
From October 16 till November 7, 2017 you can purchase online Festival Pass or favored Student Festival Pass only at Predpredaj.sk.
Jean-Marc Barr To Receive Bratislava IFF’s Award for Artistic Excellence in World Cinema
One of the most distinctive European actors and a unique director Jean-Marc Barr will receive the festival’s own Award for Artistic Excellence in World Cinema on the 19th edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival.
Prize for the Best Fiction Film of 18th Bratislava IFF Goes to Lebanese-French Co-Production Tramontane
At its closing ceremony, the 18th Bratislava International Film Festival announced the winners of all competitive categories including three international competitions. The main awards went to Tramontane (2016) in the category of fiction films, Communion (Komunia, 2016) in the category of documentary films and Adaptation (Adaptacja, 2016) in the category of short films.
Awards of 18th IFF Bratislava are given out
18th IFF Bratislava has the winners. Closing Ceremony was yesterday on 16 November in cinema Kino Nostalgia. The festival program continues today in two cinemas – Cinema Lumière (K2), and Youth Cinema and also in the festival’s official Lounge Gorila.sk Urban Space.
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Program change
For technical reasons, today’s screening of the film NOCTURNAL ANIMALS in the cinema Nostalgia at 7:30 p.m. superseded by the film THE STUDENT. Information about a new date of projection will be announced on our webside and Facebook. Thanks for your understanding.
Bratislava IFF to Honour Actor Martin Huba, Preview Portrait of Irena Brežná
Martin Huba, one of the most accomplished Slovak actors of his generation, will receive the award for lifetime artistic achievement during a closing ceremony scheduled for November 16. On November 1 5 the festival will screen a documentary portrait of Irena Brežná, an award-winning Slovak author, as part of the special Made in Slovakia section.
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Bratislava IFF Introduces Films to Compete in Official Categories
The selection of films to compete at the 2016 Bratislava International Film Festival (BIFF) offers a colourful palette of themes and formal approaches preferred by aspiring filmmakers as the festival remains faithful to its principal mission of directing audiences’ attention at young talent of contemporary world cinema. They will vie for the festival’s official awards in the following categories: first and second fiction films, first and second documentary films, and short films.
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Five Juries, 15 Experts, Viewers to Decide on Best Films Competing at Bratislava IFF
Like every year, domestic and foreign experts will sit on five different jury panels to determine the best motion pictures competing at the 18th Bratislava International Film Festival. They will decide on the festival’s official awards in the following three categories: first and second fiction films, first and second documentary films, and short films.
Bratislava IFF Will Honour Yugoslav Actor Rade Šerbedžija with Artistic Excellence in World Cinematography Award
The 2016 edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival (BIFF) is proud to welcome Rade Šerbedžija, one of the most accomplished Yugoslav actors of all time. A “renaissance man” from Croatia who has made it all the way to Hollywood, Šerbedžija will arrive in Bratislava to receive the Award for Artistic Excellence in World Cinematography and to present his directorial debut, The Liberation of Skopje (Osloboduvanje na Skopje, 2016).
City, Canvassing, Colour and Croatia at the Centre of 18th Bratislava IFF
Bratislava International Film Festival’s (BIFF) main theme programme section, which this year focuses on the city, will present a colourful palette of motion pictures, ranging from popular stories about the life in town to film essays to modern variations of urban symphony, a favourite genre of film avant-gardists.
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Bratislava IFF Will Present Celebrated Hits of Festival Season
Every year, the Cinema Now programme section of the 2016 edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival (BIFF) has an ambition to present the most prominent and progressive motion pictures that have resonated during this year’s festival season. Both The Birth of a Nation and Nocturnal Animals are abundant in masterful acting that promises to send chills down festival-goers’ spines.
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From October 17 till November 8, 2016 you can purchase online Festival Pass or favored Student Festival Pass only at Predpredaj.sk.
Rising Star of American Independent Cinema to Appear at Bratislava IFF
The Bratislava International Film Festival is proud to welcome Alex Ross Perry, one of the rising stars of American independent cinema. Not only will Mr. Perry personally present all the feature-length films he has made so far but he will also hold a special masterclass during which he intends to share his ideas and experiences with festival-goers. The 18th edition of the Bratislava IFF will take place from November 11 through 17 in Bratislava municipal cinema theatres and movie clubs.
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The World According to Europe’s Leading Modern Filmmakers
The Bratislava International Film Festival (BIFF) will soon take a look back at this year’s festival season and bring to the Slovak audience films that have climbed high at the most prestigious summits of the cinema world. A vast majority of them will mark a Slovak premiere and in many cases the festival is the sole chance to see them since most of these remarkable motion pictures will not make it to commercial distribution. Like every year, the festival will focus on the starry sky of contemporary European cinema represented by its fixed as well as shooting stars. The 18th edition of the Bratislava IFF will take place from November 11 through 17 in Bratislava municipal cinema theatres and movie clubs.
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Rolls Out the Red Carpet
17th edition of International Film Festival Bratislava will open its gates on Thursday with the Slovak premiere of Steve Jobs, an eagerly-expected biopic starring Michael Fassbender. Besides a heavy load of top-notch films, discussions with filmmakers and a unique “warm-up” projection, festival-goers can look forward to a great multitude of side events – ranging from nostalgic screenings of VHS classics directly off videocassettes, to a special programme for youngest cinema buffs, to concerts and stylish DJ shows, to the ever-popular Slippers Night. The Bratislava Film Festival will take place between from November 12 – 17, in three popular municipal theatres – three cinemas of Kino Lumière as well as in Kino Mladosť and Kino Nostalgia.
Last chance to buy festival pass online!
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Films on Family, Films for Family
Compared to past several years, the upcoming edition of the Bratislava International Film Festival will place greater emphasis on thematic sections. One of the main themes of this year’s edition, which has also determined its visual identity, is family. Festival-goers will have a great opportunity to get acquainted with contemporary filmmakers’ perception of the phenomenon of family, an issue that has rocked not only Slovak society in recent months. Continue reading “Films on Family, Films for Family”
Profuse Programme Featuring Full-Fledged Film Fun
Those who decide to check out the upcoming 17th edition of Bratislava International Film Festival can again look forward to an ample portion of mind-nourishing motion pictures that reflect topical world developments in an unusual way. Á la carte are fledgling filmmakers at the beginning of their creative career as well as established étoiles de ciné and winners of prestigious festivals whose new releases are impatiently awaited every year.
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