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.
This year’s main theme is the art of film acting. The idea and execution of the festival spot was entrusted to the director Martin Hasák, who was inspired by joining the old and the new, the classic and the technical – subjects also included in Bratislava IFF’s programme. The seemingly simple single-shot spot hides a surprise, related to the notions of film illusion and special-effects technology as a backdrop to the iconic motif of a kiss on screen.
The events accompanying the main festival programme will include a number of great musical evenings, thought-provoking discussions and masterclasses of this year’s main festival faces Jean-Marc Barr and Denis Côté. The theme of acting will also sound throughout the lecture of Ladislav Dedík, the founder of Studio 727 post-production company, who will talk about the issue of the digital actor, motion-capture technology and full-body scan, linked to the future of film acting in the era of computer generated and special effects films and video games.
The screenings of the 19th edition of Bratislava IFF will take place in two screening rooms of Kino Lumière, in Kino Mladosť and Kino Nostalgia. For the first time, the festival programme will step out of the capital and appear in the cities around Bratislava. Selected films will be screened in the cinemas MIER in Modra, Mier Senec and Zahoran Malacky. This year again, the official festival café is Gorila.sk Urban Space. Apart from its pleasant atmosphere, the visitors will have a chance to enjoy special screenings and some of the festival’s accompanying events. The popular Bratislava club Fuga – Space for the missing culture will hosts several great concerts and music parties.
