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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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. 

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Deeper than skin. 19th edition reveals its first guest – Denis Côté

 

19th Bratislava IFF will host yet another star of North American independent film. Following last year’s guest Alex Ross Perry, this year’s Profile will be dedicated to Canadian Denis Côté who will also personally present principal pieces from his filmography.

 

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