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Bratislava Industry Days March 21 – 22, 2022
A new name means a new beginning – 26 successful projects that had been
and new opportunities. pitched at our Works in Progress section,
and within just 12 months that number
It’s been three long years since we last had risen to 33. We were delighted to
met in Bratislava, and we believe that add to the list films that had premiered
now it’s better to look ahead and build at Cannes, Venice, Clermont-Ferrand,
towards the future (since presenting and Hot Docs. We are confident that the
upcoming films is ultimately the core of projects presented at this year’s edition
our program). To make our step into the
will follow their success.
post-pandemic reality even more sym-
bolic, we have tweaked our name. So from
Many thanks to all my colleagues who
now on, you can call us Bratislava Indus-
have invested their energy and exper-
try Days. After last year’s introduction of
a cash award for the most promising proj- tise into making this event happen; many
ect, we have added a prize thanks to our thanks to all our partners for support-
partnership with Cineuropa. ing us; and many thanks to all of you for
staying with us and being interested in
We aim to bring new impulses to Slovak Slovak cinema.
cinema, and to showcase Slovak talent
to international audiences. On the last Tomáš Hudák
pages of last year’s catalogue we listed Head of Bratislava Industry Days
Foreword
Awards...............................................................................................................................................4
Jury......................................................................................................................................................6
Works in Progress projects
Ahoj leto / Hello Summer (animation, short – in pre-production).....................................9
dir. Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharová / Studio Bororo
Dvadsaťsedem / Twentyseven (fiction – in development).................................................10
dir. Gregor Valentovič / MPhilms
Ema a smrtihlav / Ema and the Death’s Head (fiction – in production)...........................11
dir. Iveta Grófová / PubRes
Invalid (fiction – in post-production)........................................................................................ 12
dir. Jonáš Karásek / Azyl Production
Katedrála / The Cathedral (documentary – in post-production).....................................13
dir. Denis Dobrovoda / Kolsa Films SK
Milovník, nie bojovník / Lover, Not a Fighter (fiction – in pre-production).................. 14
dir. Martina Buchelová / NINJA film
Table of content Musíme prežiť / We Have to Survive (documentary – in production)..............................15
dir. Tomáš Krupa / Hailstone
Oči plné piesku / Gritty Eyes (fiction, short – in production)..............................................16
dir. Juraj Janiš / HITCHHIKER Cinema
Pokiaľ ja žijem / Fakir (documentary – in pre-production).................................................17
dir. Roman Ďuriš / Bright Sight Pictures
Prázdna množina / No Elements (documentary, short – in post-production).............. 18
dir. Barbara Vojtašáková / FTF VŠMU
Vtáčnik / The Bird Hill (documentary – in production)........................................................19
dir. Eva Križková / Dayhey
Works in Progress Tutor........................................................................................................ 20
Discussions.................................................................................................................................... 21
Successful projects previously
presented at Bratislava Industry Days.....................................................................23
Program......................................................................................................................................... 28
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Awards
BEST
FEBIO Best Febio Pitch Award
PITCH Sponsored by IFF Febiofest, Bratislava Industry Days’ main prize is € 3 000 for the most
AWARD promising project. Awarded by an international jury.
Cineuropa Work in Progress Award
One project is awarded coverage throughout the various stages of development and
distribution by Cineuropa. Awarded by Martin Kudláč, Cineuropa correspondent.
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Industry Jury
Daniela Cölle Rohan Berry Crickmar Joana de Sousa
Daniela Cölle received her MA and PhD Rohan Berry Crickmar is an Edin- Joana de Sousa is a programmer and
in Film Theory and Critique from the Film burgh-based documentary producer. filmmaker. She studied Communication
and Television Faculty (Academy of Per- He works with the directors Carla Shah Sciences in Lisbon, and subsequently
forming Arts) in Bratislava (SK). After Laroche, Tasos Giapoutzis, and Léa received a full scholarship to study Doc-
her studies, she worked as a film cura- Luiz de Oliveira through his Everything umentary Filmmaking at DocNomads:
tor and journalist, a European Cultural Was Decided in Movement production a co-joint master’s programme across
Society project manager for e-learning company. He has also been part of the universities in Portugal, Hungary and Bel-
film programs, and worked on several documentary programming team at gium. Since 2011, Joana has been a part
independent film productions. She was Edinburgh IFF for five years, and Cork IFF of Rabbit Hole – a collective and inter-
subsequently CEO of the Filmtopia dis- for four years. He has a particular inter- disciplinary artistic platform for creation
tribution company (2012 – 2014) and est and focus on Eastern and Central and experimentation. Between 2010
EURIMAGE Representative Deputy for European documentary, and is keen to and 2012 she was a producer at Queer
Slovak Republic (2014 – 2016). She has see strong narrative docs and formally Lisboa – International Queer Film Fes-
been a co-organizer and artistic director innovative features, especially those tival. Her first short film, Bétail (2014),
of the Film Festival 4 Elements (SK) since embracing unusual perspectives and was selected and awarded by several
2010, and was its executive director until viewpoints. international festivals. She has partici-
2017. In 2016 she joined Pluto Film. pated as a guest curator, jury member,
and speaker at international festivals in
Copenhagen, Lisbon, Porto, Recife, Rio de
Janeiro, among others. She is currently in
the Direction of Doclisboa – International
Film Festival.
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Works in Progress Selected projects
SYNOPSIS included in the Film Collection of MoMA in
Hello Summer is a short comedy film for New York, and won over 50 international
children and their parents about a family awards including the Children Audience
that expects to have the best summer Awards in Annecy and Stuttgart. Martin
holiday ever. But instead they end up recently released the A Year of Good
experiencing a rollercoaster of troubles News illustrated book, and for the last
until they find out what their holiday is two years has been developing the Hello
really about. Summer short animated film.
Veronika Zacharová studied graphic
DIRECTOR’S NOTE design in Uherské Hradiště before turn-
The topic of this film comes from my child- ing to animated film. During her studies
Ahoj leto hood, the annual summer holiday with
my parents and brother. Before the holi-
at UTB Zlín, she made several short ani-
mated films, mainly for children. What
Hello Summer day, we were always full of expectations
and imagined having the best time ever.
Happened at the Zoo (2015), What Bears
Love (2015), and her graduate film House
Slovakia – Czech Republic | 10 min. But usually, as soon as we arrived at our (2016) were screened and awarded at fes-
animation | comedy | in pre-production destination, the reality was completely tivals around the world. She authored
different than expected. We started to Anifilm festival’s previous visual and
directors : Martin Smatana, Veronika Zacharová argue, we were frustrated, and some- opening video. She works as animator
screenpl ay : Martin Smatana times we even split and everybody went and illustrator at the Krutart animation
dop : Ondřej Nedvěd their own way. But we soon realised that studio in Prague.
we missed each other. We then met up
editor : Alexander Kashcheev
again, and found some fun activities we ABOUT THE PRODUCER
producer : Martin Smatana (Studio Bororo, SK) enjoyed together. And the holiday was no & PRODUCTION COMPANY
co - producer : Martin Vandas (Maur film, CZ) longer that bad. (Martin Smatana) Studio Bororo is a new collective of sev-
eral creative spirits based in Slovakia,
workshops & forums : Animation Sans Frontières 2019 – 2020, Berlinale ABOUT THE DIRECTOR launched in 2019 by animation direc-
Talents 2020, MIFA Annecy 2020, CEE Animation Forum 2021, Mar tin Smatana (1991, Slovakia) is tor Martin Smatana. Besides producing
Animarkt Stop Motion Forum 2021, Euro Connection 2022 a graduate of Animation at FAMU in several commercials and documentary
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Czech Film Fund Prague. His debut short film Rosso films, Studio Bororo is currently develop-
Papavero (2015) premiered at Berlinale ing two animated projects for children
estimated budget : € 170 000
and won 15 international awards. His – the short Hello Summer and the series
principal photogr aphy : 2022 – 2023 graduation film The Kite (2019) premiered Romeo and Tango.
expected release : February 2024 at Berlinale, was selected for the semi-fi-
nals of the Student Academy Awards,
CONTACT
Studio Bororo
www.studiobororo.com
info@studiobororo.com
Martin
+421 918 580 240 Smatana
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SYNOPSIS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
David (27) and his three best friends from Born in Bratislava in 1992, Gregor Valen-
high school promised that their friend- tovič graduated from the Academy of
ship would last forever. After Hana gets Performing Arts where he studied film
married, Bažo moves abroad, and Maja direction under the guidance of Stan-
falls in love with an adventurous trav- islav Párnický. His short film Kid (2019)
eller, David finds himself all alone. He premiered at the 54th Karlovy Vary IFF
is forced to embark on a new journey 2019. Twentyseven is his feature debut,
to find out that his adult life as a queer and produced by the Slovak production
person might be inherently different company MPhilms.
than of those who grew up with him.
Dvadsaťsedem Twentyseven is a film about the ear-
ly-life crisis of the late-twenties, who
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
& PRODUCTION COMPANY
Twentyseven face the finality of having to grow up,
understanding that happiness is not to
Zora Jaurová is a film producer, cultural
and creative industries policy expert,
Slovakia – Hungary – Czech Republic | 100 min. be pursued, and that home is just a state and politician (vice-chairman of the Pro-
fiction | in development of mind. gressive Slovakia party). She has been
involved in EU affairs and cultural policies
director & screenpl ay : Gregor Valentovič DIRECTOR’S NOTE for several years. She was the co-author
Twentyseven is a film about the early-life and director of Košice – European Cap-
producer : Zora Jaurová (MPhilms, SK)
crisis of the late-twenties who face the ital of Culture 2013. She is the President
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund finality of having to grow up, under- of the Slovak Creative Industry Forum,
standing that happiness is not to be and a member of Ateliers du Cinéma
estimated eudget : € 900 000
pursued, and that home is just a state Européen. She is a film producer and pro-
principal photogr aphy : 2023 ducing partner at MPhilms – a Slovak film
of mind. This quest takes place in Cen-
expected release : 2024 tral Europe, on the border between West production company.
and East, which is changing at a socially filmogr aphy :
Slovakia 2.0 (dir. various,
and politically dizzying pace. Themes 2014), Ex-Prime Ministers (dir. various,
such as reaching adulthood as a queer, 2018), Paradise on Earth (dir. Jaro
Catholic faith and its forms, relocating Vojtek, 2019), Wild Roots (dir. Hajni Kiss,
for a better job at the expense of family, 2021), Power (dir. Mátyás Prikler, 2022),
and the twisted image of identity on Bandits for a Ballad (dir. Vladimír
social media place the issue of friend- Morávek, 2022)
ship into the HERE and NOW, and turn it
into a generational statement.
CONTACT
MPhilms
www.mphilms.sk
mphilms@mphilms.sk
Gregor Zora
+421 910 947 491 Valentovič Jaurová
10SYNOPSIS the Oscars. Grofova’s second film, Little
Ema and the Death’s Head deals with the Harbour, premiered at the 2017 Berlinale
precarious border between humanism – winning the Crystal Bear for the Best
and the protection of one’s own life in Film in the Generation Kplus section.
situations when one excludes the other. At the Sun in a Net Awards – the Slovak
On the Slovak-Hungarian border, Marika National Film Awards – the film won best
Sándorfi is hiding a Jewish boy – Šimon screenplay, cinematography, and art
Holan – during the dramatic First Slovak direction; the film was also awarded the
State era. The boy has a special ability Grand Prix at Tallinn Black Nights Festi-
to survive thanks to his dreaming and val, Best Film – Golden Silk Road Feature
fantasy. Film of the Year, China, etc.
Ema a smrtihlav DIRECTOR’S NOTE ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Ema and the Death’s Head A historical drama set during the war-
time Slovak State. The current version of
& PRODUCTION COMPANY
Founded in 1993, Zuzana Mistríková and
Slovakia – Czech Republic – Hungary | 100 min. the script for Ema and the Death’s Head Ľubica Orechovská are the main produc-
fiction | in production explores several traumatic episodes ers of PubRes. The company produces
from Slovak history, which our society fiction, animation, and documentary
director : Iveta Grófová has yet to fully reckon with. It begins by short films, feature films, TV series, and
screenpl ay : Peter Krištúfek, Iveta Grófová depicting the expulsion of Czech elites children’s TV shows.
dop : Martin Štrba from Slovakia, and the subsequent purg- selected filmogr aphy :
The Teacher (dir.
ing of Jewish residents from the country. Jan Hřebejk, 2016, Karlovy Vary IFF);
editor : Martin Malo
This is accompanied by rising tensions The Lust For Power (dir. Tereza Nvotová,
producers :
Zuzana Mistríková (PubRes, SK), Ľubica Orechovská between the Hungarian minority and 2017, IDFF Ji.hlava, EFA Documentary
(PubRes, SK) Slovak nationalists, which, right after Selection 2018); Insect (dir. Jan
the war, led to the forced resettlement Švankmajer, 2018, IFF Rotterdam);
co - producers :
Ondřej Trojan (Total HelpArt T.H.A., CZ), Sára László
of Hungarians (in the first wave) to the Alchemical Furnace (dir. Jan Daňhel,
(Campfilm, HU), Marcell Gerö (Campfilm, HU), Radio and Television
Czech Sudetenland. Adam Oľha, 2020, IFF Rotterdam),
Slovakia, Czech Television
The Painted Bird (dir. Václav Marhoul,
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Minority Culture Fund (SK), Eurimages ABOUT THE DIRECTOR 2019, Venice IFF, Oscar shortlisted,
estimated budget : € 2 087 000 Iveta Grofova’s feature debut Made in EFA nominated), Reconstruction of the
Ash (2012) internationally premiered at Occupation (dir. Jan Šikl, 2021, Karlovy
expected release : Spring 2023
Karlovy Vary IFF East of the West com- Vary IFF).
petition, and was selected as the Slovak
entry for Best Foreign Language Film at
CONTACT
PubRes
www.pubres.sk
pubres@pubres.sk
Iveta Zuzana
+421 2 5263 4203 Grófová Mistríková
11SYNOPSIS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
It’s 1998 and Laco, a short-tempered Jonáš Karásek studied at the Academy
museum janitor, knows that he’s finally of Fine Arts in Bratislava and worked
gone too far when he tosses his teenage for many years in advertising as an art
son’s beloved stereo system out of their director. As a commercial director, he
third floor window. In an effort to make directed over 150 spots for international
it up to his son and wife, he tries to buy and national clients, winning a number
a replacement, but instead falls prey to of significant national and major interna-
a gang of local thugs. Laco ends up par- tional awards: (Filip 2009 – The award for
alyzed and in a wheelchair with his family personal contribution to Slovak creativity,
and body shattered, alone and spiraling. Grand Prix at the National Award Golden
Invalid Up to the moment when he meets Gabo,
a kind-hearted Roma who helps Laco see
Nail, Golden Drum, New York Festivals,
Epica Winner multiple times). Filmography:
Invalid things with a new perspective. Revenge
is sweet when Laco takes justice into his
Amnesty (2019), The Swan (2017, short), The
Game (2017, part of The Fear anthology),
Slovakia – Czech Republic | 90 min. hands, but the true victory is conquering My Uprising (2014), The Candidate (2013)
fiction | satirical action comedy | in post-production his anger and winning back his family with
the help of his new friend. ABOUT THE PRODUCER
director : Jonáš Karásek & PRODUCTION COMPANY
screenpl ay : Tomáš Dušička DIRECTOR’S NOTE Peter Veverka graduated from the Film
dop : Tomáš Juríček I intend to make a smart yet accessible and TV Faculty of the Academy of Per-
black comedy with a great cadence of forming Arts in Bratislava and from
editor : Matej Beneš
funny situations and memorable lines, the American Film Institute. He worked
producers : Maroš Hečko (Azyl Production, SK), Peter Veverka (Azyl with three-dimensional, believable char- as a creative executive and producer
Production, SK) acters and an attractive, engagingly told for the LA-based production company
story. The film is set in a small town in Point Road, under a deal with 20th Cen-
co - producers :
Radio and Television Slovakia, HomeMedia (SK),
the late 1990s, serving as a small Euro- tury Fox Studios. In 2018 he commenced
Cinemart (CZ)
pean country’s scale model. We examine a partnership with the Slovak production
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund some of the hot topics of the era, which company Azyl, working on developing
unfortunately have mostly persisted to European content aimed at a global
estimated budget : € 1 079 947
this day, such as corruption, organized audience. His latest films were Amnesty
expected release : June 2022 (2019) by Jonáš Karásek and One of These
crime, complicated family relationships,
generational gaps, and racism. Invalid Days (2020) by Bastian Günther. Azyl Pro-
is a story about a man for whom the duction began as a major producer of
extreme impact of his actions paradox- Slovak short films in 2005 – 2012. After
ically helps him to realize his issues and the success of its first feature film The
CONTACT the real values of friendship and family Candidate (dir. Jonáš Karásek, 2013), it
Azyl Production that he has overlooked all his life. expanded into producing theatrical fea-
www.azyl.sk tures, documentaries, as well as TV and
info@azyl.sk online content. Azyl focuses on working
Jonáš Peter with debut and second-time directors.
+421 903 463 767 Karásek Veverka
12SYNOPSIS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
In his t wenties , J us to Gallego was Denis Dobrovoda is a London-based Slo-
expelled from a monastery. After suffer- vakian director whose films include the
ing from a bout of depression, he decided award-winning short Savage (2019), which
to devote the rest of his life to God. He was screened at multiple Oscar-qualify-
did this by selling his family’s land and ing festivals and broadcast on the BBC;
spending the next six decades build- and Apparition (2016) which was screened
ing a Sagrada Familia-size cathedral. at 40 film festivals across all continents
He achieved this with no help, no archi- and received 12 awards. He has directed
tectural knowledge, and by using only and shot TV programmes for ITV2 and
recycled materials. But structural and Channel 4, and his TV documentary They
Katedrála legal complications led to the cathe-
dral being declared illegal. Now at the
Never Came Back (2020) was broadcast
on RTVS last year.
The Cathedral age of 95 and with his health deterio-
rating, Justo’s desire to live is withering ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Slovakia – Great Britain | 85 min. and the future of the cathedral and his & PRODUCTION COMPANY
documentary | biographical | in post-production legacy is in danger… Matthew Bremner is a Scottish journalist
and producer. His work has appeared
director : Denis Dobrovoda DIRECTOR’S NOTE in The FT, BBC, LA Times, The Econo-
screenpl ay : Denis Dobrovoda, Matthew Bremner The film rests on three main pillars. mist, Bloomberg, and The Guardian. In
dop : Gonzalo Hernández-Vallejo Fernández, Israel Seoane Firstly, our present day footage with 2019 Bloomberg nominated him for the
Justo that includes him working, inter- American National Magazine Award.
editor : Ona Bartroli, Denis Dobrovoda
acting with us, and explaining his views He is also working as a co-producer on
producers :Denis Dobrovoda (Kolsa Films SK, SK), Matthew Bremner on the cathedral’s future, his life, and reli- Blow Up about the drug trade on Sao
(Kolsa Films SK, SK) gion. Secondly, we make extensive use of Miguel island, and has had the rights to
archive footage which shows the build- his pieces optioned by JJ Abrams such
workshops & forums : dok.incubator SK 2021, DOCNYC Only ing’s progression and the uniqueness of as Stowaway in a deal with Warner Bros
in New York 2021 the process and its creator. Finally, the studios.
support : ScreenCraft Film Fund present day visual narrative of the cathe- Kolsa Films SK is a Bratislava-based com-
expected release : June 2022 dral is based on high-quality Steadicam pany founded by Denis Dobrovoda and
and drone footage of the building, which Matthew Bremner, it’s the main produc-
shows its splendour and vastness. tion company behind The Cathedral.
CONTACT
Kolsa Films SK
denisdobrovoda@gmail.com
+421 904 525 631
Denis Matthew
+44 7599 00 5729 Dobrovoda Bremner
13SYNOPSIS short film Green Line. She was awarded
Lover, Not a Fighter is a desperate, the prestigious Young Talents prize by
funny, and cute love stor y about the Tatra Banka Foundation in 2018 for
20-year-old Andrej – who lives at his directing Magic Moments. Since 2019
Grandma’s apartment and tries not to she has co-directed three youth-focused
climb high trees when drunk because documentaries in Rimavská Sobota
then he cannot get down safely – and (Slovakia), Coventry (UK), and Istanbul
Miša – who doesn’t want to live in (Turkey) as part of the EU CHIEF project.
a nuclear shelter where her family plans
to move. ABOUT THE PRODUCER
& PRODUCTION COMPANY
Milovník, nie bojovník DIRECTOR’S NOTE
We want to playfully and urgently tell the
Michaela Kaliská finished her Mas-
ter’s degree at the Film and TV Faculty
Lover, Not a Fighter story of a contemporary melodramatic
love between two young people who
of the Academy of Performing Arts in
Bratislava, Department of Production
Slovakia – Czech Republic | 90 min. have to deal with themselves as well as and Distribution in 2021. She also stud-
fiction | romantic tragicomedy | in pre-production complicated and chaotic reality. Hope ied at FAMU in Prague for one semester.
for a happy ending seems absurd, but Apart from short films, TV spots and
director & screenpl ay : Martina Buchelová their love for one another, for close ones, a few commercials, she worked as an
dop : Adam Mach for the world, and for themselves helps executive producer of three documen-
them continue. tary films for the EU CHIEF European
editor : Katarína Pavelková
Union project. She works as head of
producers :Michaela Kaliská (NINJA film, SK), ABOUT THE DIRECTOR production for NEXT: the advanced
Erika Paulinská (NINJA film, SK) Martina Buchelová graduated in Film and experimental music festival. She
and TV Directing at the Film and Televi- is a co-founder of the new NINJA
co - producer : Julie Žáčková (Unit and Sofa, CZ)
sion Faculty of Academy of Performing film production company, and is cur-
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund Arts in Bratislava in 2018. She spent rently developing her feature debut
estimated budget : € 405 000 one year at FAMU in Prague through Lover, Not a Fighter.
principal photogr aphy : March – April 2023 the Erasmus programme, and also has NINJA film is a newly-established (2020)
a Bachelor degree in Cultural Studies Bratislava-based film production com-
expected release : January 2024
from Comenius University in Bratislava. pany, co-founded by producer Michaela
Her bachelor short film Magic Moments Kaliská and director Martina Buchelová.
premiered at Toronto IFF in 2017. In 2015 They aim to give space to young creators
she was selected for the Future Frames and bolder approaches in filmmaking.
programme at Karlovy Vary IFF with her
CONTACT
NINJA film
m.kaliska@gmail.com
+421 917 640 496
Martina Michaela
Buchelová Kaliská
14SYNOPSIS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Mankind is unlikely to stop climate Tomáš Krupa (1983) is a film director
change, but it can adapt to the new, and producer based in Bratislava, Slo-
harsher conditions. The human sto- vakia. He graduated in 2009 from
ries- driven We Have to Sur vive the Documentary Film Department
documentary takes us on a journey to at the Academy of Arts in Slovakia. In
the four corners of the planet. There 2013 he established the Hailstone pro-
we meet men and women who have duction company. His latest feature
already had to change their lifestyles documentary The Good Death (2018) is
and customs in order to survive and an international co-production between
continue to live where they were born Slovakia, France, Austria, and the Czech
Musíme prežiť and raised. The process of adaptation
to climate change’s impacts the pro-
Republic. The film received multiple
international awards including The Sun
We Have to Survive tagonists go through is the basis of the
film’s narrative.
in a Net 2020 from the Slovak Film and
Television Academy. He was selected
Slovakia – France – Austria | 90 min. among 18 young promising talents in the
documentary | in production DIRECTOR’S NOTE Emerging Producers 2020 programme
Heat, drought, desertification, and presented at Ji.hlava IDFF and Berlinale.
director & screenpl ay : Tomáš Krupa flooding are the four dominant char-
dop : Ondřej Szollos, Martin Čech acteristics of global climate change. ABOUT THE PRODUCER
I decided to follow these four cardinal & PRODUCTION COMPANY
editor : Peter Kudlička
directions, and uncover four stories that Hailstone is a Slovakia-based production
producer : Tomáš Krupa (Hailstone, SK) individually and collectively reveal the company, which since 2013 has focused
co - producers :
Christian Popp (Yuzu Productions, FR), Arash T. Riahi global extinction threat we face – and on independent films about society,
(Golden Girls Filmproduction, AT), Radio and Television Slovakia, solutions. We follow a lead charac- current affairs, social issues, and por-
ARTE G.E.I.E. (FR), PULS4 (AT) ter in each location as a story of social traits. Our previous releases successfully
context and also defined by other char- collaborated with European TV broad-
sales agent : Taskovski Films acters and their abilities to collaborate casters such as ARTE, Czech Television,
workshops & forums :
Fipadoc Biarritz – International Pitches 2021, in a community. The four stories will be Radio and Television Slovakia. In 2020
WEMW Co-Pro Forum 2021, East Doc Platform – East Doc Market 2021 edited in parallel, showing the world is we won The Sun in a Net, the Slovak
much more connected than we think. national film award.
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Creative Europe – Media
estimated budget : € 713 000
expected release : February 2025
CONTACT
Hailstone
www.hailstone.sk
krupa.tom@gmail.com
Tomáš
+421 902 204 060 Krupa
15SYNOPSIS Epica Awards, silver at the ADC Europe
When a fifteen-year-old boy from a broken Awards, and was twice a finalist at the
home gets sucked into a burglary that New York Advertising Festival. Juraj
goes terribly wrong, he is brutally forced is now developing the feature length
to reconsider just who he can really trust Gabriel documentary film about trans-
before it’s too late. gender youth in Slovakia. Gritty Eyes is
Juraj’s first directorial step into longer
DIRECTOR’S NOTE format narrative live-action film.
I believe in the healing power of a story.
That’s why I regard the making of a film ABOUT THE PRODUCER
about poverty and its consequences as & PRODUCTION COMPANY
Oči plné piesku my contribution to the society in which
I live. But the story of Gritty Eyes is also
Barbara Janišová Feglová is a graduate
in Film Theory and Criticism from the
Gritty Eyes my expression of the belief that people
always have a choice to change for the
Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava,
Slovakia. In 2012 she founded HITCH-
Slovakia – Czech Republic | 30 min. better, no matter how bad the cards are HIKER Cinema, where she develops and
fiction | coming-of-age drama | in production dealt against them by life. As much as produces creative documentaries and
my film might feature elements of social feature films that reflect social and
director & screenpl ay : Juraj Janiš commentary, it is above all a personal cultural issues in the Central European
dop : Filip Marek drama, a coming-of-age story concern- region. She produced the international-
ing a fraction of human experience that ly-awarded documentary A Hole in the
editor : Marek Kráľovský
keeps reappearing throughout the his- Head (2016) by Robert Kirchhoff, and the
producer : Barbara Janišová Feglová (HITCHHIKER Cinema, SK) tory of mankind. winning Ji.hlava IDFF 2021 film – Lines by
Barbora Sliepková. Barbara was one
co - producers :
Júlie Žačková (Unit and Sofa, CZ), Zuzana Balkóová
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR of the Emerging Producers 2018 at the
(Radio and Television Slovakia)
Juraj Janiš is an award-winning director Jihlava Festival. She teaches at the Acad-
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Czech Film Fund of commercials. He studied photog- emy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.
estimated budget : € 220 000 raphy in the Czech Republic and has
principal photogr aphy : March 2022 a degree in film studies from De Mont-
fort University in the UK. Apart from
expected release : February 2023
numerous local creative awards, he
won silver at the esteemed international
CONTACT
HITCHHIKER Cinema
www.hitchhikercinema.sk
info@hitchhikercinema.sk
Juraj Barbara
+421 905 858 808 Janiš Janišová Feglová
16SYNOPSIS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
The fea ture documentar y Fakir Roman Ďuriš graduated in 2018 from
tells the story of a young man from Film and TV Directing at the Film and
a marginalized community who tries to Television Faculty of the Academy of
gain better control of his life and helps Performing Arts in Bratislava. His grad-
make his family whole again. 23-year- uation movie Something Is Happening
old Romani Dalibor’s seen and survived (2019) world premiered at the 41st Cairo
more than any of us can even imagine. International Film Festival in the Cinema
To escape his traumatic past, Dalibor of Tomorrow competition. He is currently
hides in a travelling circus. Fascinated preparing his first documentary feature
by the magic of circus artistry, he finds Fakir about Dalibor, a young Romani boy
Pokiaľ ja žijem a creative way that helps him overcome
his inner pain.
who wants to become a circus performer.
Fakir DIRECTOR’S NOTE
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
& PRODUCTION COMPANY
Slovakia | 90 min. Fakir is a psychological portrait of a boy Simona Bago Móciková is co-founder
documentary | portrait | in pre-production from a dysfunctional family who dreams of the Bright Sight Pictures production
of becoming a fakir in the circus. The film company. Currently, she’s working on the
director : Roman Ďuriš focuses on overcoming the traumas that postproduction of the Avalanche of Love
screenpl ay : Roman Ďuriš, Michaela Hošková cause problems in his personal relation- romantic comedy (dir. Jakub Machala,
dop : Michaela Hošková ships and disrupt his inner integrity. As to be released in May 2022), the period
the traumas affect his psyche and also historical drama The Chambermaid
producers :
Simona Bago Móciková (Bright Sight Pictures, SK), Radka his memory, I opted to reflect on this (dir. Mariana Čengel Solčanská, to be
Babincová (Bright Sight Pictures SK) specific feature by not telling the story released in October 2022), pre-produc-
chronologically. The past intersects with tion of the Fakir documentary portrait,
workshops & forums : Dox in Vitro 2020, goEast East-West Talent Lab and the development of the series Little
the present, and the viewer will better
2021, Ex Oriente Film 2021 understand Dalibor’s inner world: what Big League (dir. Jakub Machala). Simo-
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund he’s struggling with and what he consid- na’s goal is to cultivate artistic freedom
estimated budget : € 172 000 ers most important in life. while maintaining commercial sensibility
and engaging audiences with social-
principal photogr aphy : June 2022 – November 2022
ly-responsible marketing that makes
expected release : September 2023 a difference.
CONTACT
Bright Sight Pictures
www.brightsight.sk
hello@brightsight.sk
Roman Simona
+421 910 325 680 Ďuriš Bago Móciková
17SYNOPSIS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
No Elements is an audiovisual dialogue Barbara Vojtašáková studies Direction
between two young people. Four years of Documentary Film at the Academy of
after their break-up, they reflect on Performing Arts in Bratislava. She was
their relationship. They were reunited attended Lodz Film School as an Eras-
because of the joint film footage, and mus student. Her film The Princess Diary
Michal’s desire to return to filming. (2020) was screened at the Summer Film
The film comprises the mood board of School Uherské Hradiště; her film The
Piešťany town, and the voiceovers of Next Stop Is (2021) was screened and
Michal and Tereza. We gradually dis- made with the co-production of One
cover the main reason for their breakup, World Film Festival. She writes poetry
Prázdna množina and whether it’s possible not to feel emo-
tions. Will one of them complete the
and teaches piano.
No Elements project and turn documentary observa-
tions into a film with a story?
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
& PRODUCTION COMPANY
Slovakia | 20 – 25 min. Patrícia Alexia Pošová is No Elements’
documentary | experimental | in post-production DIRECTOR’S NOTE production manager. Last year, she
For the last few years, I have been trying graduated from the Production and
director : Barbara Vojtašáková to “learn to feel emotions”. A while ago, Distribution Department at the Film and
screenpl ay : Barbara Vojtašáková, Ema Nemčovičová I had something called Alexithymia - Television Faculty, Academy of Perform-
dop : Hugo Činčala a personality trait that strongly affects ing Arts in Bratislava. During her studies,
the ability to understand and feel emo- she was responsible for the production of
editor : Petra Vrbová
tions. Its main feature is an inability to several fiction (“M”, dir. Gabriela Gažová,
producer : Patrícia Alexia Pošová (FTF VŠMU, SK) distinguish between feelings and bodily 2018) and documentary films (Layers of
sensations. An interview with a friend Helga Hošková’s Memory, dir. Alexandra
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund (Michal) convinced me to return to Szakálová-Frančeková, 2018). She also
estimated budget : € 7 665 this topic through the story of his past has experience in music and film festi-
relationship. val production (IFF Febiofest, Visegrad
expected release : May 2022
Film Forum, Fest Anča, Festival Azyl, Jazz
Days, Pohoda).
CONTACT
Academy of Performing Arts –
Film and TV Faculty (FTF VŠMU)
www.ftf.vsmu.sk
festivals@vsmu.sk
Barbara Patrícia Alexia
+421 2 5930 3577 Vojtašáková Pošová
18SYNOPSIS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Fragments of residents’ local stories in Eva Križková is a film publicist, docu-
the distinctly-named Bird Hill district mentary film distributor, and current
are mixed with current ornithological executive director of the International
research and reflections on the bird Festival of Documentary Films One
community. The director and old settlers’ World in Bratislava. In 2016, she won the
views are mixed with the birds’ view. So national My Street Films competition of
research about the oldest living species short films with the short documentary
on Earth pushes a local urban problem The Bird Hill, or The Film about the Devel-
to the global philosophical level: what oper. In 2018, she took part in a directing
does our behaviour, settlement, and workshop with Béla Tarr in Lisbon, where
Vtáčnik coexistence say about the future of our
species? Will pragmatism or imagination
under his supervision she made The Fight
short documentary. The Bird Hill is her
The Bird Hill help humanity survive on this planet? feature-length debut.
Slovakia – Czech Republic | 70 min. DIRECTOR’S NOTE ABOUT THE PRODUCER
documentary | in production We don’t aim to create a perfect film & PRODUCTION COMPANY
illusion, but rather to transform some Silvia Panáková is an independent film
director & screenpl ay : Eva Križková scientific knowledge into an artistic producer. After graduating in produc-
dop : Martin Jurči, Tomáš Hulík film form: an ultraviolet vision of birds, tion and management at the Academy
editor : Andrea Culková Symphony of Birds (a symphonic com- of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2003,
position by Hollis Taylor), recordings of she co-founded DAYHEY in 2008. Silvia
producer : Silvia Panáková (Dayhey, SK) industrial disturbances, and neighbour- is a member of the Slovak Film and Tele-
co - producer : Jarmila Poláková (Film & Sociologie, CZ) hood birds singing, etc. The Bird Hill vision Academy, the European Film
follows in the footsteps of Elo Havetta Academy, and the ACE Producers net-
support : Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the New Wave to lend the contem- work; she is also an alumna of Producers
estimated budget : € 99 200 porary digital-asphalt world a bit of on the Move and the Emerging Produc-
poetry, as a counterpoint to the seem- ers programme. Silvia has produced or
expected release : April 2023
ingly reportage-like topic of real estate co-produced around 20 feature and
development and urbanism. An impact documentary films with Czech Republic,
campaign in urban planning participa- Hungary, Bulgaria, Netherland, Macedo-
tion is also planned. nia, Iran, Germany and other countries.
CONTACT
Dayhey
eva.krizkova@gmail.com
+421 907 626 627
Eva Silvia
Križková Panáková
19Michaela Sabo
Michaela studied at VŠMU (Slovakia), DAMU (Czech Republic)
and UCLA (Los Angeles). In 2014, Michaela moved to Berlin to
be part of the Serial Eyes program, an intensive 8-month post-
graduate course on TV writing and show running based in Berlin.
Michaela found her network during the studies and is currently
living in Berlin. Michaela was part of the EPI European TV Drama
Series Lab in the year 2013.
Apart from her own work as a freelance writer and creative pro-
ducer (five TV series already aired, several feature film and TV
series projects in different stages of development or produc-
tion), Michaela is also working as a pitching trainer (Sarajevo
Film Festival, Serial Eyes – DFFB, Series Mania – Writers Campus,
Works in Progress Tutor
MIDPOINT workshops, Odessa International Film festival, Anta-
lya Film Forum, Tallinn Black Nights, etc.).
In cooperation with
20Enviro platforma na Slovensku a podpora
udržateľného nakrúcania z AVF a SFA /
Enviro Platform in Slovakia and support for
Sustainable Filmmaking from the Slovak
Audiovisual Fund and the Slovak Film
Commission
(v slovenčine / in Slovak)
EURECA (Európska environmentálna tak budú môcť požiadať aj o príspevok
kalkulačka) je pilotnou aktivitou v rámci na certifikovaného ekokonzultanta.
európskeho projektu Green Screen, ktorej Ekokonzultant nielenže nastaví pod-
cieľom je vyvinúť jednotnú európsku mienky udržateľnosti na natáčanie,
uhlíkovú kalkulačku pre audiovizuálny ale jeho úlohou bude aj merať uhlíkovú
stopu projektu, zbierať ďalšie dáta
Discussion
priemysel. EURECA umožní zmerať
uhlíkovú stopu audiovizuálnych produk- a vypracovať záverečnú správu. AVF,
cií, zvýšiť povedomie tvorcov o vplyve ich prípadne Slovenská filmová agentúra
činností na životné prostredie a pomôcť (SFA) či sami producenti tak budú môcť
im pri plánovaní nakrúcania. ďalej motivovať ďalších filmárov na
všetkých úrovniach pomocou príkladov
Sloven sko pa trí k priekopní kom
dobrej praxe, osvedčených praktík či
udržateľného nakrúcania na úrovni
overených dodávateľov.
štátnych fondov, ktorým sa podarilo
presadiť prvky udržateľnosti aj do grant- Zuzana Bieliková zo SFA predstaví kalku-
ového riadenia Audiovizuálneho fondu lačku EURECA a možnosti jej využitia
(AVF). V rámci pilotného roku 2022 počíta v rámci slovenskej audiovizuálnej tvorby
AVF s aktívnou podporou vzdeláva- a Martin Šmatlák, riaditeľ AVF, predstaví
nia environmentálnych konzultantov, podporné mechanizmy environmentál-
ktorí budú pripravovať, monitorovať neho nakrúcania. Projektová manažérka
a vykazovať výsledky znižovania uhlík- Marta Kuchynková z Asociace pro-
ovej stopy na jednotlivých projektoch, ducentů v audiovizi priblíži nástroje
ktoré dostanú podporu z AVF. Slovenskí a príklady z praxe greenfilming v Českej
producenti žiadajúci o podporu AVF, ktorí republike.
sa rozhodnú svoje projekty produkovať V spolupráci so Slovenskou filmovou
s dodržiavaním princípov udržateľnosti, agentúrou.
21Around the World with your Short Film
Student short films from Slovakia are regularly shown at prestigious international
festivals, and interest in the professional production of short films is also increas-
ing. Short films help young filmmakers establish themselves in the world of cinema,
and are also an independent artform. Alexandra Gabrižová (Disco Sailing), Adriana
Belešová (Ji.hlava IDFF), Lea Pagáčová (Slovak Film Institute), and Michał Hudzikowski
(Studio Munka) will discuss the place of short films – both student and professional –
Discussion
on the festival circuit, the importance of premiere status for (student) short films, the
advantages of personally visiting festivals, and the training/networking platforms
available to young filmmakers.
In partnership with Disco Sailing.
22Successful projects previously Of the films presented at BID Works in Progress
since 2016, 33 have been completed and many
presented at Bratislava Industry Days enjoyed a successful festival and distribution run.
Ak som sa stala partizánkou / How I Became a Dobrá smrť / The Good Death Ostrým nožom / By a Sharp Knife
Partisan SK – CZ – FR – DE – AT | dir. Tomáš Krupa | prod. Hailstone SK – CZ | dir. Teodor Kuhn | prod. nutprodukcia
SK – CZ | dir. Vera Lacková | prod. Media Voice BID 2017 | WP: Ji.hlava IDFF 2018 BID 2016 | IP: Shanghai IFF 2019
BID 2019 | WP: goEast Wiesbaden 2021 Et j’aime à la fureur / Flickering Ghosts of Loves Pivnica / The Cellar
Amnestie / Amnesty Gone By SK – RU – CZ | dir. Igor Vološin | prod. FURIA FILM
SK – CZ | dir. Jonáš Karásek | prod. AZYL Production FR | dir. André Bonzel | prod. Les films du poisson (FR) BID 2017 | IP: Busan IFF 2018
BID 2019 | WP: 2019 BID 2016 | WP: Festival de Cannes 2021
Po sezóne / Off Season
Architekt drsnej poetiky / Architect of Brutal Poetry Hluché dni / Silent Days SK | dir. Andrea Kalinová | prod. Archimera
SK – CZ | dir. Pavol Pekarčík | prod. partizanfilm BID 2018 | WP: IFF Cinematik Piešťany 2018
SK – CZ – BR | dir. Ladislav Kaboš | prod. EDIT Studio
BID 2021 | WP: Cinematik IFF 2021 BID 2017 | WP: Karlovy Vary IFF 2019
Raj na zemi / Paradise on Earth
Backstage Hotel Úsvit / Sunrise Hotel SK | dir. Jaro Vojtek | prod. Mphilms
SK – CZ | dir. Andrea Sedláčková prod. | ARINA SK | dir. Mária Rumanová | prod. Punkchart films BID 2018 | WP: Ji.hlava IDFF 2019
BID 2016 | WP: Zlín IFF 2018 BID 2016 | WP: IDFA 2016
Skutok sa stal / Never Happened
Bolo raz jedno more... / Once There Was a Sea... Kid SK – CZ | dir. Barbora Berezňáková | prod. LEON Productions
SK – PL | dir. Joanna Kożuch | prod. BFILM SK | dir. Gregor Valentovič | prod. FTF VŠMU, ARTICHOKE
BID 2018 | IP: Warsaw FF 2019
BID 2017 | IP: Clermont-Ferrand ISFF 2022 BID 2018 | WP: Karlovy Vary IFF 2019
Služobníci / Servants
Cenzorka / 107 Mothers Letní rebeli / Summer Rebels
SK – RO – CZ – IE | dir. Ivan Ostrochovský
SK – CZ – UA | dir. Peter Kerekes | prod. Punkchart films SK – DE | dir. Martina Saková | prod. Silverart (SK),
prod. Punkchart films | BID 2016 | WP: Berlinale 2020
BID 2016 | WP: Venice IFF 2021 PROJECTOR23 (DE) | BID 2016 | WP: BIKY Busan 2020
Spoons
Cesta do nemožna / The Impossible Voyage Loli paradička
SK | dir. Jana Smokoňová | prod. Teren production
SK – CZ | dir. Noro Držiak | prod. MEDIA FILM (SK), SK | dir. Richard Staviarsky, Víťo Staviarsky
BID 2018 | WP: 2019
KABOS Film & Media (CZ) | BID 2019 | WP: 2019 prod. STAVIARSKY | BID 2018 | WP: Art Film Fest Košice 2019
Malá ríša / Little Kingdom Správa / The Auschwitz Report
Čiara / The Line
SK – IS | dir. Peter Magát | prod. FilmFrame SK – CZ – DE | dir. Peter Bebjak | prod. D.N.A.
SK – UA | dir. Peter Bebjak | prod. Wandal Production
BID 2019 | WP: 2019 BID 2018 | WP: 2020
BID 2017 | WP: Karlovy Vary IFF 2017
Čiary / Lines Nech je svetlo / Let There Be Light The Sailor
SK | dir. Barbora Sliepková | prod. HITCHHIKER Cinema SK – CZ | dir. Marko Škop | prod. ARTILERIA SK | dir. Lucia Kašová | prod. TOXPRO
BID 2018 | WP: Jihlava IDFF 2021 BID 2018 | WP: Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 BID 2019 | WP: Hot Docs Toronto 2021
Diera v hlave / A Hole in the Head Neviditeľná / Unseen To ta monarchia / King Bee
SK – CZ | dir. Robert Kirchhoff | prod. HITCHHIKER Cinema SK | dir. Maia Martiniak | prod. ARINA SK | dir. Vladislava Sárkány | prod. sarkany
BID 2016 | WP: Ji.hlava IDFF 2016 BID 2020 | WP: CPH:DOX 2020 BID 2019 | WP: IDFF One World Slovakia 2020
Divoké bytosti / Wild Beasts Nina Učiteľka / The Teacher
SK – CZ | dir. Marta Prokopová, Michal Blaško | prod. Super film SK – CZ | dir. Juraj Lehotský | prod. Punkchart films SK – CZ | dir. Jan Hřebejk | prod. PubRes
(SK), MAUR film (CZ) | BID 2017 | IP: Uppsala Short FF 2020 BID 2017 | WP: Karlovy Vary IFF 2017 BID 2016 | WP: Karlovy Vary IFF 2016
23MIDPOINT Institute is an international
audiovisual training and networking
institution organizing a wide range
of programs focused on script and
project development, post-production
and the education of aspiring script SHORTS
consultants and development executives. FEATURE LAUNCH
SERIES LAUNCH
WRITERS‘ ROOM
INTENSIVE
SMASH CUT
EDITING ROOM COLD OPEN
With the financial support of: Under the auspices of:
www.midpoint-institute.euwww.popupfilmresidency.org
project selection : Tomáš Hudák, Rastislav Steranka, Ondrej Starinský
catalogue compiled by : Tomáš Hudák
gr aphic design : Milan Stolár, www.intuitio.studio
proofreading : Darren Chastney
industry days crew : Tomáš Hudák, Rastislav Steranka, Ondrej Starinský, Peter Dubecký, Ľubica Orechovská,
Monika Lošťáková, Barbora Šályová, Boris Šlapeta, Zita Hosszúová, Barbara Sigmundová, Martina Hornová
special thanks : Barbora Struss, Braňo Rozbora, Michaela Sabo, Zuzana Bieliková, Alexandra Gabrižová
organized by : with a financial patrtners :
support of:
pop
up
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FILM RESIDENCYProgram
March 21 March 22
Works in Progress presentation Enviro platforma na Slovensku
11:00 | Lumière Cinema K1 a podpora udržateľného nakrúcania
z AVF a SFA
Networking lunch Enviro Platform in Slovakia and support for Sustainable Filmmaking
12:30 | Bistro St. Germain from the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Slovak Film Commission
( v slovenčine / in slovak )
Individual meetings 10:00 | Lumière Cinema K2
14:00 | Lumière Cinema | KafeHaus Barzzuz
Around the World with your
Awards Ceremony & screening Short Film
of Occupation 11:30 | Lumière Cinema K2
20:00 | Lumière Cinema K1
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