Václav Macek:

Ján Kadár

The book by film historian, Václav Macek, published in both Slovak and English, investigates the film journey and the trials and tribulations that the significant Slovak film director, Ján Kadár, winner of the Academy Award and Golden Globe, encountered during his lifetime. The author analyses Kadár’s films, examines how they came into existence, explains the context of the period, introduces the festival life of his works and the reactions of film professionals and audiences, and succeeds in interlinking Kadár’s artistic career with events in his personal life. At the same time, he attempts to capture the nature and course of Kadár’s collaboration with his Czech colleague, Elmar Klos, as these two made a total of eight full-length feature films together, including The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze, 1965). After leaving Czechoslovakia, Ján Kadár continued making films in Canada and the United States. The English version of the book was published by FOTOFO Central European House of Photography in cooperation with the SFI and the Academy of Perfoming Arts in Bratislava.

 

Peter Hames:

Best of Slovak Film (1921 – 1991)

The British film historian and film critic, Peter Hames, writes about thirty-five Slovak films made between 1921 and 1991 which are among the key works of Slovak cinematography. Hames writes in the form of brief observations detailing the characteristic attributes of the given work. Excerpts from media reactions to the given film are added after every contribution. The book also includes profiles of the directors who made the selected films. The films were chosen by Slovak experts in Slovak film history – Václav Macek, Jelena Paštéková, Martin Ciel, Peter Michalovič, Mária Ferenčuhová and Martin Kaňuch.

 

Slovak Films 12 – 13

(A Guide to Slovak Films and Film Industry)

The bi-lingual Slovak-English handbook provides information on Slovak films made in 2012 and about projects planned to be premièred by the end of 2013. Projects are divided into the following chapters: Full-length Feature Films – 2012, 2013; Full-length Documentary Films Released and in Preparation – 2012, 2013; Short Films Released and in Preparation (selection) – 2012. Each film includes a brief summary and the names of the filmmakers, information on distribution, festival participation and awards, the filmography of the director and contact information on the producers. In addition, the publication also includes a Practical Guide with important statistical data related to Slovak film production or distribution and information on support from the Audiovisual Fund, Eurimages and the MEDIA Programme. The reader will find a directory with contact data of selected production and distribution companies, film festivals and showcases, film schools, institutions, professional and interest groups and associations, and television companies at the end of the handbook.

 

Upcoming Slovak Films 13 – 14

(A Catalogue of Upcoming Slovak Films with Expected Theatrical Release in 2013 – 2014)

The bi-lingual Slovak-English catalogue includes titles with the distribution premières planned for 2013 and 2014. The publication includes a total of seventy-eight films divided into the following chapters: Full-length Feature Films (In Development, In Production, In Post-production), Full-length Documentaries (In Development, In Production, in Post-production), Full-length Animated Films (In Development, In Production) and Short Films. The catalogue includes twenty-six documentaries, thirty-six feature films, three animated projects and thirteen short films. The individual films contain information on filmmakers, the completion date and planned release date, budget, eventual participation in co-production forums and markets, filmography of the director, a short synopsis and contact data of the producers.

 

Renáta Šmatláková, Martin Šmatlák:

Film Profiles

The bi-lingual Slovak-English publication contains information on sixty-eight Slovak directors of full-length feature films. The book includes filmmakers who made films from 1921 to 2005. The date of birth, schools attended, film and other creative or teaching activities, membership in film associations and awards won are given for every director. Of course, the filmographies of the filmmakers are sequenced chronologically, with a selective bibliography. A study entitled Film Direction and Film Reflection is appended at the end of the publication.

 

Report on the Slovak Audiovisual Situation in 2012

The Report on the Slovak Audiovisual Situation contains basic information on various branches of local cinematography and on events in the audiovisual space. It explains the legislative background, describes the situation in film education, summarises information on Slovak film production, provides an overview of support granted by the Audiovisual Fund, MEDIA programme, the Council of Europe cinematographic fund – Eurimages – and the Literary Fund. One part of the Report is dedicated exclusively to cinema and video distribution, and cinema and film club statistics. The Report also provides information on film festivals, showcases and awards for Slovak films and filmmakers, as well as including a directory of institutions, associations, funds and other entities operating in Slovak audiovision.