Viera Čákanyová

Slovakia

Viera Čákanyová graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava where she currently pursues her Doctor’s degree, majoring in scriptwriting, as well as from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, majoring in documentary filmmaking. Her student films, Under Underground (2006), Piraňa (2007), Alda (2009) and 100 Days (100 dní, 2009) have received several international awards. In her work, she often likes to dwell on the border between different genres, particularly between fiction and documentary film; her most recent picture, Letiaci kôň, is an animated documentary. Outside her own projects, Viera also works as script editor and editor for independent film productions

Juries 2016

Fiction Competition Jury

Canan Gerede

Turkey

Štěpán Hulík

Czech Republic

Documentary Competition Jury

Nenad Puhovski

Croatia

Shorts Competition Jury

Úna Feely

Ireland

Noud Heerkens

Netherlands

FIPRESCI Jury

Student Jury

Norbert Franko

Slovakia

Juraj Mydla

Slovakia

Adam Straka

Slovakia