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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]1993<\/a><\/strong> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (14-18 June 1993)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Art Film IFF was founded based on the initiative of the director and the screenwriter Peter Hled\u00edk<\/strong>. The first edition took place in Tren\u010dianske Teplice under the auspices of UNESCO. It was an intimate showcase of documentary films that were screened only in the newly renovated Prame\u0148 Cinema. About 400 spectators, 5 journalists and 42 accredited guests watched 102 films during the 6 days of the festival. The competition of the first edition was divided into two categories. The main competition category was thematically devoted to documentaries about the Baroque, in response to the just-completed International Year of the Baroque. An important event of the first year was a representative screening of films by the British director Peter Greenaway<\/strong> and a workshop, which the director organised mainly for film school students.<\/p>\n

1994<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (14-19 June 1994)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The competition categories of the 2nd<\/sup> edition focused on documentary films and student films in two competition categories. A number of experimental, documentary and feature films from different countries were presented in the non-competitive categories. The main competition category and On the Road student film section included 39 films from 18 countries. Four non-competitive sections presented 27 films from 8 countries. Visitors also had the opportunity to see French and Austrian films about art, the program also included an Austrian retrospective category and a section dedicated to the classic Czech documentary filmmaker Ji\u0159\u00ed Lehovec. The competition was divided into two categories; the festival was held under the auspices of UNESCO.<\/p>\n

1995<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (23-29 June 1995)<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the 3rd<\/sup> edition of Art Film in Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the Actor’s Mission<\/strong><\/a> award was given for the first time. The award is given to an actor who has influenced the thinking, lifestyle, and life values of his or her generation and generations to come. The Italian actor Franco Nero<\/strong> became the first ever laureate. Ten years later he returned to Slovakia and could visit his award plate attached there\u00a0 by himself. The main competition category and On the Road student film section included 48 films from 19 countries. Seven non-competitive sections presented 47 films from 11 countries. In 1995, the festival became the official venue for the centenary celebrations organised by the Council of Europe, which also took over the patronage of the festival.<\/p>\n

1996<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (21-27 June 1996)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three well-known personalities of world cinema were honoured by the festival during the 4th edition – Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida,<\/strong> her compatriot Alberto Sordi<\/strong> and the unforgettable Slovak actor Jozef Kroner<\/strong>. His daughter Zuzana received the same award a few years later. The competition was divided into two categories, the five-member international jury was chaired by Ji\u0159\u00ed Menzel. The main competition category and On the Road student film section included 44 films from 18 countries. Seven non-competitive sections presented 61 films from 10 countries. For the first time, the festival presented itself through its own website. It was held under the auspices of the Council of Europe.<\/p>\n

1997<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (20-27 June 1997)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the Prame\u0148 Cinema and video projection, screenings began in the large festival cinema in the concert hall of the Spa Courtyard with a capacity of 700 spectators. The actress Geraldine Chaplin<\/strong>, the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, received the Actor’s Mission Award. She gave smiles everywhere and to everyone and was a very pleasant guest at the festival. As well as Czech actor Vlastimil Brodsk\u00fd<\/strong>, who also received the same award. The members of the international jury of the 5th<\/sup> edition included, among others, the world-renowned Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi and the Czech cinematographer and director Jan \u0160p\u00e1ta, whose 8 selected films were also part of the festival program. Three competition sections included 45 films from 25 countries. Seven non-competitive sections presented 61 films from 9 countries.<\/p>\n

1998<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (19 – 26 June 1998)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A tribute to Swedish cinema, the day of French, Hungarian and Portuguese cinema, and 100 years of Czech cinema were part of the program of the 6th <\/sup>edition of the festival.\u00a0 The Actor’s Mission award was given to Irgman Bergman’s favourite actor and personal friend Erland Josephson<\/strong>. The famous French actress Annie Girardot<\/strong> enchanted the Slovak professional and general public in the very venue of the festival with her charm and directness. At the time, she had made a successful comeback to the film screen. Her role in Lelouch’s Les Mis\u00e9rables won her a C\u00e9sar Award from the French film academy. The Hungarian actress Mari T\u00f6r\u0151csik<\/strong>, who has played roles in films by some of Hungary’s most famous directors, was also honoured at the 6th<\/sup> edition. Three competition sections included 55 films from 25 countries. Seven non-competitive sections presented 79 films from 16 countries.<\/p>\n

1999<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (18-25 June 1999)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three traditional competition categories (Art Fiction, Artefacts and On the Road) included 50 films from 28 countries, while seven non-competitive sections included 94 films from 18 countries. The thematic days of the 7th<\/sup> edition were dedicated to Austrian, Czech, Israeli, French, Irish, Polish and Portuguese films. A special collection of Dutch cinema was launched by the show By bike to Hollywood. The Actor’s Mission award went to the world cinema legend Sophia Loren<\/strong>, the Czech film star Iva Jan\u017eurov\u00e1<\/strong>, Michele Placido<\/strong>, famous for the Italian series The Octopus, and Daniel Olbrychski<\/strong>, famous for his performance in the Polish film classics.<\/p>\n

2000<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (23-30 June 2000<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The program of the 8th<\/sup> edition was marked by the magical year of 2000. It was conceived under the motto of Film and the 20th<\/sup> Century<\/em> and it also included retrospectives of great filmmakers such as Orson Welles, Juan Antonio Bardem and Ken Russell. The Actor’s Mission awards were given to outstanding actors of Czech and Slovak and also world cinema – the Czech actress Jana Brejchov\u00e1<\/strong>, Ladislav Chud\u00edk<\/strong> and Catherine Deneuve<\/strong>, the French film actress and one of the biggest stars of the silver screen. Three competition sections of the festival presented 46 films from 27 countries. Seven non-competitive sections presented 51 films from 18 countries.<\/p>\n

2001<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Bratislava (22-29 June 2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 9th<\/sup> edition brought to Tren\u010dianske Teplice the star of the French cinema Jean-Paul Belmondo<\/strong>, who personally received the Actor’s Mission award. Its other laureates included the Czech actor Ji\u0159\u00ed Barto\u0161ka<\/strong> and the first lady of Slovak film Em\u00edlia V\u00e1\u0161\u00e1ryov\u00e1<\/strong>. In 2001, for the first time, the Golden Camera<\/strong><\/a> award was given to domestic and foreign professionals of various professions related to film for their significant contribution to the field of cinema. The first laureates included the Slovak director Martin Holl\u00fd<\/strong> and the film critic and publicist Pavol Branko<\/strong>. Festival films were also screened for the first time in Bratislava’s Tatra cinema. In the competition sections, 39 films from 24 countries competed for the jury’s points. Seven non-competitive sections presented 86 films from 24 countries.<\/p>\n

2002<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (21-29 June 2002)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 10th<\/sup> edition offered visitors a rich selection of films in the form of 131 films in 11 sections, of which 39 were in 3 competition sections.\u00a0 For the first time, the festival in Tren\u010dianske Teplice screened films in an open air cinema. The Actor’s Mission award was received at the closing evening of the festival by Bo\u017eidara Turzonovov\u00e1<\/strong>, Boleslav Pol\u00edvka<\/strong> and one of the symbols of Italian cinema, Ornella Muti<\/strong> . The director Juraj Jakubisko<\/strong> and the editor Maximili\u00e1n Reme\u0148<\/strong> received the Golden Camera award.<\/p>\n

2003<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice (20-28 June 2003)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The war drama directed by Roman Pola\u0144ski – The Pianist – opened the festival. The popular Czech actress Ji\u0159ina Bohdalov\u00e1<\/strong>, the Hungarian actor Gy\u00f6rgy Cserhalmi<\/strong>, the Polish film and theatre actor Jerzy Stuhr<\/strong> and the Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer<\/strong> personally received the Actor’s Mission award in Tren\u010dianske Teplice. The recipients of the Golden Camera award are the Armenian director Don Askarian<\/strong>, the Czech-Slovak cameraman Vincent Rosinec<\/strong> and the prominent Slovak set designer Roman Rjachovsk\u00fd<\/strong>. Three competition sections presented 50 films, and the festival programme offered a total of 130 films from all over the world.\u00a0 The retrospective of Federico Fellini’s films, which brought to Slovakia not only reconstructed Fellini’s films but also films about this exceptional Italian director, attracted special attention.<\/p>\n

2004<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Bratislava (18-25 June 2004)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 12th<\/sup> edition was marked by several changes. In addition to the traditional location in Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the festival has expanded to Bratislava as well. The part in Teplice taking place 18-22 June was traditional, having a festival and work character. The announcement of the results of the film competitions took place on June 22nd<\/sup>. The general public could see the award-winning, the most important and the most attractive films of the festival’s offer from 23 to 25 June in Bratislava cinemas.
\nIn addition to the traditional competition and non-competitive sections, the section dedicated to Brazilian film held a special place in the program. Kv\u011bta Fialov\u00e1<\/strong> and \u0160tefan Kvietik<\/strong> received the Actor’s Mission award in Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the Golden Camera was awarded to the television director Vido Hor\u0148\u00e1k<\/strong>, one of the founders of Slovak animated film Vlastimil Herold<\/strong> (in memoriam) and the Czech film music composer Petr Hapka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2005<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (17-25 June 2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The festival was held equally in the two towns for the first time: Tren\u010dianske Teplice and Tren\u010d\u00edn. The Actor’s Mission was awarded to the Czech actress Dagmar Havlov\u00e1 – Ve\u0161krnov\u00e1<\/strong> and the American film star Nastassja Kinski<\/strong>, the Golden Camera Award for contribution to cinema to the Slovak cameraman Tibor Biath<\/strong> and the Hungarian director Mikl\u00f3s Jancs\u00f3. However, this year was also a premiere in terms of the festival organisation. For the first time, the main organizer was the non-profit organization ART FILM and its producer was J\u00e1n Kov\u00e1\u010dik<\/strong>. Milan Lasica<\/strong> became president of the festival and its founder, Peter Hled\u00edk, the vice-president and the director of the Actor’s Mission and the Golden Camera. Since 2005, the awards in the competition categories were named Blue Angel<\/strong>, after the legendary film starring Marlene Dietrich. Seven festival cinemas held 130 performances, at which the festival presented 160 short and feature-length films.<\/p>\n

2006<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (23 June – 1 July 2006)<\/strong><\/p>\n

170 films from 40 countries of the world were screened to the audience at the 14th<\/sup> edition, which was opened by Jacqueline Bisset<\/strong> and Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut’s film American Night, in which she took the main role. The actress also received the Actor’s Mission award and this year Lubom\u00edr Lipsk\u00fd<\/strong> also attached the plate with his name to the Bridge of Fame. The directors Andrzej Wajda<\/strong> and Du\u0161an Han\u00e1k<\/strong> left the festival with the Golden Camera award. In addition to film events in 3 competition and 15 informative screenings, the festival also held 23 press conferences, 5 workshops and seminars, 4 photo exhibitions, in cooperation with the Academe of Fine Arts and Design an exhibition of works by young artists Imagine!\u00a0 and dozens of live concerts.<\/p>\n

2007<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (22-30 June 2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 15th<\/sup> edition offered viewers 162 short and full-length, feature, documentary and animated films from 46 countries around the world. More than 170 film screenings took place in five festival cinemas. It also included eight live concerts, the largest of which was a performance by the Wedding and Funeral Band of the Serbian composer Goran Bregovi\u0107, the accompanying program was enriched by two exhibitions, several installations, multimedia projects and performances by leading Slovak and foreign DJs. The festival events were attended by 25,420 spectators. The Serbian actress Mirjana Karanovi\u0107<\/strong>, the French star Isabelle Huppert<\/strong> and the Slovak actor Mari\u00e1n Labuda<\/strong> came to Tren\u010dianske Teplice to receive the Actor’s Mission award. The Golden Camera award went to the Russian director, actor and teacher Oleg Tabakov<\/strong>, the world-renowned director of Polish origin Roman Pola\u0144ski<\/strong> and the Czech director Ji\u0159\u00ed Menzel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2008<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (27 June – 6 July 2008)<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the 16th<\/sup> edition, almost 30,000 people attended the festival and the accompanying events. Film fans could watch a total of 185 short and full-length, feature, documentary and animated films. In addition to the three competition sections – Main Competition, Panorama of the East and Short Film Competition, Art Film IFF also presented the New Chinese Film exhibition,\u00a0 the traditional Panorama section with hot new films, a selection of the best Czech and Slovak student films Yin And Young or a collection of documentary films. The novelty of this year was the Tatra banka cinema tent in Tren\u010dianske Teplice. The Italian actress Chiara Caselli<\/strong>, the protagonist of the great films Lawrence of Arabia or Doctor Zhivago Omar Sharif<\/strong>, the Slovak actor Ivan Pal\u00fach<\/strong> and the Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann<\/strong> came to Tren\u010dianske Teplice to receive the Actor’s Mission award. The festival’s Golden Camera award went to legendary Italian screenwriter Tonino Guerra<\/strong>, the world-renowned Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ond\u0159\u00ed\u010dek <\/strong>and the Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2009<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (20-27 June 2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The total attendance of the 17th<\/sup> edition exceeded 31,000 people. Film fans could watch a total of over 150 short and full-length, feature, documentary and animated films. The festival welcomed world-renowned actor Jeremy Irons<\/strong>, who received the festival’s Actor’s Mission award in person. The Czech actor Jarom\u00edr Hanzl\u00edk<\/strong> also received the same award. One of the most famous Italian directors of the last 50 years, Ettore Scola<\/strong>, won the Golden Camera, while the iconic director, the first lady of Czech cinema, V\u011bra Chytilov\u00e1<\/strong>, came to receive the award. The visit by Stanley Kubrick’s close producer, Jan Harlan, who presented the iconic horror film Shining, was also a unique occasion. Out of the 15 films in competition, the victorious film was the British director Steve McQueen’s The Hunger, which had received the Golden Camera award for Best Debut at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. The festival paid tribute to the famous Czech director Petr Weigl. The Czech creator of musical films, operas and ballets received a special gift from the festival, prepared by the organiser of the meeting, the actress Magda V\u00e1\u0161\u00e1ryov\u00e1.<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (18-26 June 2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the 18th <\/sup>edition, exactly 240 films from 48 countries were shown in the festival cinemas divided into a record number of 17 competition sections, official selection as well as retrospectives and tributes to film industry personalities. The number of screenings that the audience could enjoy reached a record of 270. During the opening ceremony, Josef Abrh\u00e1m<\/strong>, a Czech actor with Slovak roots, received the Actor’s Mission award and V\u00e1clav Vorl\u00ed\u010dek<\/strong>, one of the most successful Czech directors, received the Golden Camera. During the festival, the Actor’s Mission was awarded to Milan K\u0148a\u017eko<\/strong> and the Golden Camera to Stanislav Szomol\u00e1nyi<\/strong>. In its conclusion, G\u00e9rard Depardieu<\/strong> received the third Actor’s Mission in Tren\u010dianske Teplice. Among the many accompanying events, it is also worth mentioning the baptism of the book about the legendary Slovak director Pavol Bielik and the screening of the restored version of the film Captain Dabac attended by Ladislav Chud\u00edk.<\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (17-25 June 2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The film marathon of the 19th<\/sup> edition kicked off with the opening ceremony, at which the Hungarian actor J\u00e1nos B\u00e1n<\/strong>, representing the legendary Ot\u00edk from the iconic film My Sweet Little Village, received the Actor’s Mission award and the world-renowned director Emir Kusturica the Golden Camera award. They were gradually joined during the festival by Czech actor and screenwriter Zden\u011bk Sv\u011br\u00e1k<\/strong> and Zuzana Kronerov\u00e1<\/strong> (Actor’s Mission) as well as the French screenwriter and long-time collaborator of Milo\u0161 Forman, Jean-Claude Carri\u00e8re<\/strong>, and the Slovak set designer Milan \u010corba<\/strong> (Golden Camera). In the International Competition of Feature Films, 15 films competed for the Blue Angel Awards, several of which have already won awards at well-known festivals. The winners were decided by a jury led by the Slovak film legend Juraj Jakubisko. The festival ended with the exclusive Slovak premiere of the only film by the Czech writer and politician V\u00e1clav Havel, Leaving.<\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (16-23 June 2012)<\/strong><\/p>\n

During its 20th<\/sup> edition, the festival offered film enthusiasts 13 sections, including tributes to award-winning personalities, and prepared for spectators 157 films, 86 feature-length and 71 short films, from around the world. 184 festival screenings were held in six cinema halls. It has managed to bring up to seven of the films that most impressed at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The famous French actress Emmanuelle B\u00e9art<\/strong> personally received the Actor’s Mission award, and Miroslav Donutil<\/strong>, one of the most popular Czech actors, came to Tren\u010dianske Teplice to receive the same award. Finally, the Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley<\/strong> visited the festival venue to also receive the Actor’s Mission award. During the opening ceremony, the festival awarded the Golden Camera to one of the most acclaimed Russian directors who conquered Hollywood, Andrei Konchalovsky<\/strong>, and Slovak cinematographer Dodo \u0160imon\u010di\u010d<\/strong>. At the closing ceremony, the founder of Slovak animated film, playwright and director Rudolf Urc<\/strong> received the award.<\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (21-26 June 2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The core of the 21st<\/sup> edition was located in the town of Tren\u010d\u00edn. In the Festival Park in Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the Slovak acting legend Martin Huba<\/strong> and the\u00a0 world actress from Slovakia Barbora Bobulov\u00e1<\/strong> attached their brass plates themselves. Art Film Fest also honoured the master life work by J\u00falius Satinsk\u00fd<\/strong> with the Actor’s Mission. On the occasion of the 10th<\/sup> anniversary of the death of this unforgettable actor, it also dedicated a special program section to him as a tribute, for which films were selected by the president of the festival, Milan Lasica. The festival also honoured two film professionals for their significant contribution to the field of cinematography. The Golden Camera award went to the world-renowned Austrian director Ulrich Seidl<\/strong>, whose films have achieved success at the most prestigious festivals, and the renowned Slovak director Juraj Herz<\/strong>. A total of 153 films from 48 countries were screened in thirteen sections.<\/p>\n

2014<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (21-27 June 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 22nd<\/sup> edition screened 133 films from 49 countries during the seven-day film marathon. The Czech actor Ivan Trojan<\/strong> received the Actor’s Mission award and attached the plate with his name in the Festival Park in Tren\u010dianske Teplice, as did the world-famous Claudia Cardinale<\/strong>. The Golden Camera award was received by the Oscar-winning director Istv\u00e1n Szab\u00f3<\/strong> as well as the prominent Slovak screenwriter Ondrej \u0160ulaj<\/strong>. One of the highlights of the festival’s offer was the program section War and Film, which offered the audience a set of works that have already become genre classics – among them famous films by Kubrick, Petersen, Klimov, Tarkovsky, Lean, as well as Bielik, Holl\u00fd and Barab\u00e1\u0161.<\/p>\n

2015<\/strong><\/a> Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010d\u00edn (19-26 June 2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 23rd<\/sup> edition was held for the last time in Tren\u010d\u00edn and Tren\u010dianske Teplice. During the eight-day film marathon it screened 126 films from 50 countries. The program was divided into 14 sections, including tributes to award-winning\u00a0 personalities. The Actor’s Mission award for outstanding contribution to the art of acting in film went to the Czech diva, the winner of five Czech Lions, Anna Geislerov\u00e1<\/strong>, and one of the most important Slovak actors, who has made a name for himself at home and abroad through his art – Juraj Kukura<\/strong>. The Golden Camera award was received at the opening ceremony by the renown Slovak cameraman J\u00e1n \u010euri\u0161<\/strong>. During the closing ceremony, the organisers surprised the director and the founder of the festival Petr Hled\u00edk<\/strong> with it.<\/p>\n

2016<\/strong><\/a> Ko\u0161ice (17-25 June 2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n

After 23 years, the festival moved to the metropolis of Eastern Slovakia, where it found excellent conditions in terms of the infrastructure necessary for its organisation. During the nine-day film marathon, it screened 160 films from 57 countries, divided into 15 sections, including tributes to award-winning personalities. In addition to the traditional awards, since the 24th<\/sup> edition, the spectator award has also been added. The British director Sir Alan Parker<\/strong> – creator of unforgettable films and winner of numerous festival and film awards – was honoured for his outstanding artistic contribution to cinema. The Golden Camera was given to the British director by the most recent laureate of the Actor’s Mission award, Karel Roden<\/strong>. In addition to them, two other outstanding personalities were awarded during the 24th<\/sup> edition. The Golden Camera award went to the acclaimed British director Stephen Daldry.<\/strong> The Serbian actor Lazar Ristovski<\/strong> received the Actor’s Mission from his colleague Mirjana Karanovic, who got this award in 2007.<\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/a> Ko\u0161ice (16-24 June 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n

During its 25th<\/sup> edition, the festival presented more than 170 films and was attended by many famous personalities. The Actor’s Mission awards were acquired by Ond\u0159ej Vetch\u00fd<\/strong> and Magda V\u00e1\u0161\u00e1ryov\u00e1<\/strong> . For the first time, the Award of the Festival’s President<\/strong><\/a> – Milan Lasica – was given \u00a0right at the beginning to Ji\u0159\u00ed Barto\u0161ka<\/strong> and M\u00e1ria Kr\u00e1\u013eovi\u010dov\u00e1<\/strong>. The Slovak director Du\u0161an Tran\u010d\u00edk<\/strong> and the Czech director Jan H\u0159ebejk<\/strong> took home the Golden Camera Awards from Ko\u0161ice. Since 2017, the traditional festival diary has been supplemented by a festival TV, which records the atmosphere at individual venues on a daily basis, as well as interviews with personalities from the film world and festival visitors.<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong><\/a> Ko\u0161ice (15-23 June 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 26th<\/sup> edition offered a total of 206 films from 49 countries, 268 screenings in 19 program sections over the period of 9 days. Another new feature is Azyl Festival – an international online festival of one- and five-minute films and video clips. The Festival President’s Award went to the director Fero Feni\u010d<\/strong>, who also introduced his own section of his favourite films. The 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the birth of Ingmar Bergman, the great world filmmaker, was also a part of the program, and his son Ingmar Bergman Jr. arrived in Ko\u0161ice to mark the occasion. The Actor’s Mission Award went to the actresses Zuzana Maur\u00e9ry<\/strong> and Ivana Ch\u00fdlkov\u00e1<\/strong>, the Golden Camera was awarded to the\u00a0 Russian director Alexey German Jr.<\/strong> Miro \u017dbirka, who personally performed a restored version of the famous cartoon Yellow Submarine with his beloved band The Beatles, also enjoyed great attention at the festival.<\/p>\n

2019<\/strong><\/a> Ko\u0161ice (14-22 June 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the 9 days of the 27th<\/sup> edition, the festival offered more than 150 films, among them a number of premieres of domestic films and world premieres that have made their mark at the most prestigious festivals. For the first time, the program included the so-called industry programme, which consisted of film screenings and subsequent presentations or lectures by filmmakers, as well as discussions on filmmaking topics that resonated in our region. At the closing ceremony, Milan Lasica awarded the Festival President’s award to \u0160tefan Kvietik<\/strong>, who received it from the hands of his long-time acting colleague Em\u00edlia V\u00e1\u0161\u00e1ryov\u00e1. The Golden Camera, which Art Film Fest awards to creators for their significant contribution in the field of cinema. The winner of the Golden Camera award is the Hungarian director Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3<\/strong>, who has won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival and has had a number of internationally successful films. Roman Lukn\u00e1r<\/strong> and Ji\u0159\u00ed L\u00e1bus<\/strong> received the Actor’s Mission award in Ko\u0161ice at ceremonies in Kunsthalle as well as in the presence of the public at the Main Square in Ko\u0161ice. The festival premiered a digitized version of the musical film Rabaka with the participation of Jo\u017ea R\u00e1\u017e, J\u00e1n Bal\u00e1\u017e and Boris Filan, while the legendary \u0160koda 110 R from the film also arrived in the metropolis of the East as a sought-after prop for taking photos.<\/p>\n

2021<\/strong><\/a> Ko\u0161ice (23-27 June 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2020, the festival had to be cancelled due to the global Covid19 pandemic. Despite various limitations associated with it, which persisted even a year later, the 28th<\/sup> edition once again brought exclusive film premieres that currently resonated in the world, films honoured with awards from prestigious festivals, as well as gems of cinema history. At the opening ceremony of the Art Film Fest, the Actor’s Mission award was given to the Czech actor Petr N\u00e1ro\u017en\u00fd<\/strong>. The festival president’s award was given in memoriam to the director and cameraman Jaroslav Siake\u013e<\/strong>, one of the creators of the first Slovak feature film J\u00e1no\u0161\u00edk (1921). The festival screened the film a day later in the packed courtyard of the Hangman’s Bastion (Katova Ba\u0161ata), with live musical accompaniment by musicians David Kollar and Tom\u00e1\u0161 Mutina. During the Art Film Fest, a five-day workshop of the friendly online festival Azyl took place.
\nNot even a month after the end of the 28th<\/sup> edition, the only president in its history, Milan Lasica,<\/strong> left us forever.<\/p>\n

2023<\/strong><\/a> Ko\u0161ice (16-23 June 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the traditional and proven festival program (8 days \/ 12 sections \/ 42 countries \/ 118 films \/ 148 screenings), the 29th<\/sup> year was marked by a tribute to the only president of the festival in its history. Magda V\u00e1\u0161\u00e1ryov\u00e1 and her granddaughters received the Actor’s Mission Honorary Award and a separate musical evening was also dedicated to Milan Lasica<\/strong>. The presentation of the longest film in the history of the festival to date was also exceptional – the more than seven-hour opus Satanic Tango by the world-renowned Hungarian director B\u00e9la Tarr<\/strong>. The winner of the Golden Camera award personally presented it at the end of his five-day stay in Ko\u0161ice. The Actor’s Mission award was received by Zdena Studenkov\u00e1<\/strong> and Eva Holubov\u00e1<\/strong> in the warm atmosphere of the festival fans.<\/p>\n

2024<\/strong><\/a> Ko\u0161ice (21-28 June 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 30th anniversary edition of the festival presented 13 program sections, featuring 143 films across 171 screenings in 8 theaters, along with 54 additional accompanying events. This year, a third competition category was added to the traditional two competitive sections \u2013 the International Competition for Films from Central and Eastern Europe. The inaugural winner of this section was the debut feature Ultima Thule by Polish director Klaudiusz Chrostowski. Three distinguished directors were honored with the Golden Camera Award: Miloslav Luther<\/strong> (Slovakia), Cristi Puiu<\/strong> (Romania), and Sergei Loznitsa<\/strong> (Ukraine). Another honorary award, the Actor\u2019s Mission, was presented at the closing ceremony to Ant\u00f3nia Li\u0161kov\u00e1<\/strong>, recognized for her successful career in Italian and later Slovak films, and Maro\u0161 Kram\u00e1r<\/strong>. The organizers and representatives of the city of Ko\u0161ice signed a memorandum of cooperation during the event, committing to collaborate on the festival for the next ten years.<\/p>\n

2025<\/a> Ko\u0161ice (20-27 June 2025)<\/b><\/p>\n

For the very first time, the Milan Lasica Award was presented, commemorating the memory of its first and only president and bestowed in memoriam upon outstanding figures of our cinematography. Hana Lasicov\u00e1, together with her daughters Stela and Ester, presented the award to the family of the legendary Ivan Mistr\u00edk<\/b>. The Actor\u2019s Mission Award was taken over at the opening gala by Milan Ondr\u00edk<\/b>, and subsequently in Prague also by Czech actress Daniela Kol\u00e1\u0159ov\u00e1<\/b>, who was unable to attend the festival for health reasons. A new addition to the competition program was the FIPRESCI Award (of the International Federation of Film Critics), which was awarded to the Slovak\u2013Austrian film Perla<\/em>. The Golden Camera was received by the outstanding cinematographer and filmmaker Martin \u0160trba<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The program, divided into 17 sections, offered 135 films (46 short films and 89 feature-length films), including 33 Slovak or Czechoslovak titles. Film professionals met at 13 events within the Industry program, and 169 screenings were complemented by 54 additional accompanying events. The festival was attended by filmmakers from 58 countries around the world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” hide_element=”true”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Art Film Fest is the oldest international film festival in the Slovak Republic, which profiles itself as one of the most important and most visited cultural and social shows in the country. A characteristic asset of Art Film Fest is the conceptual programme dramaturgy, which presents sections, popular with the audience, as well as new selections with an ambition for originality and inventiveness.<\/p>\n

The dominant feature of the programme is the international film competition. This is attended by filmmakers who have made their first, second or third feature film in professional conditions. The chosen criterion provides an optimal space for the presentation of outstanding talents in contemporary cinematography. The main category of feature films also predetermines the awarding of statutory prizes – the Blue Angel for the best film, the best director, actress and actor. The competition is judged by a 5-member international jury, composed of respected representatives of the film professions. The second competition category of short films Art Film Fest presents professional and student films with a maximum length of 30 minutes. It is judged by a 3-member international jury, which will determine the Blue Angel for the best film.<\/p>\n

The programme concept of the festival includes an integral section dedicated to the showcase of the Slovak audiovisual environment. The Slovak season offers a representative selection of fiction, documentary, animation and television films – in premieres or screenings, where the titles that have resonated the most in the last 12 months are included. The featured films enjoy great popularity with the festival audience, as they naturally create an authentic space for an immediate and spontaneous reaction between the participating filmmakers and the audience. The programme dramaturgy is made up of profiled sections with the clear intention of covering a wide and diverse range of world cinema. Art Film Fest fulfils the ambition to present contemporary, up-to-date works that are appreciated by the cinematographic world, on the other hand, it also creates a suitable space for profiles and retrospectives of personalities of Slovak and world cinema. Another tradition of Art Film Fest is the commemoration of important cinematographic anniversaries and the awarding of renowned film personalities from the domestic and international scene in the specific sections Actor’s Mission and Golden Camera.<\/p>\n

Art Film Fest 2018 – 2023:<\/p>\n

In 2016, ART FILM was held for the 3rd time in Ko\u0161ice, where it continued to credit the high quality of its programme. For the first time, the “Neighbours Online” section was included in the programme, offering audience films from Hungary, Austria, Poland and Ukraine, which immediately ranked among the most attended. At the same time, for the first time, the festival expanded within the Ko\u0161ice region and offered screenings to visitors in Spi\u0161sk\u00e1 Nov\u00e1 Ves as well.<\/p>\n

The year 2019 was a period of growth for Art Film Fest, when the number of visitors to the festival increased and other accompanying events were added to the programme in addition to important cinematographic works. At the same time, for the first time, the festival included an Industry programme for film professionals, which was a great success. This time the festival was expanded within the Ko\u0161ice municipality by an event in the village of Kechnec.<\/p>\n

The years 2020 and 2022 were marked by the global pandemic of the Covid -19 virus, which was one of the triggers of the economic crisis. The situation was exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, which contributed to the economic problems and sidelined culture. This also had an impact on the Art Film Fest, which did not take place for a year and was implemented in a shortened form for one year.<\/p>\n

Finally, in 2023, we could bring the festival back to Ko\u0161ice, where 146 film screenings took place in 7 screening venues over the course of 8 days and almost 20 side events (masterclasses, lectures, workshops, panel discussions, baptisms, exhibitions, concerts, etc.) Two competition sections attracted the most attention: the International Feature Film Competition (9 titles from all over the world) and the International Short Film Competition (36 titles from all over the world). In total, we screened 118 films in 10 programme sections, 81 of which were features and 37 shorts. The total number of Slovak films (long and short, including Czechoslovak) was 31 (29\/2). The total number of screenings for children was 4. The number of long feature films was 62 and long documentaries 19. Two international juries awarded a total of 5 prizes and 2 special mentions. The Actor’s Mission Award was given to two actresses – Eva Holubov\u00e1 and Zdena Stud\u00e9nkov\u00e1. The Golden Camera Award went to B\u00e9la Tarr. Milan Lasica was awarded the Actor’s Mission in Memoriam Award. The total attendance reached 18 379 spectators. Our thanks go to the entire Art Film Fest team, which consisted of up to 100 organizers in various positions during the event – from top to volunteer.<\/p>\n

In 2024, the ART FILM IFF celebrates its 30th anniversary. This year it is expanding its programme offer with a new competition section: the International Competition of Films from Central and Eastern Europe. Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Moldova, Albania, Armenia.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” hide_element=”true”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Artfilm Film Festival was first held in 1993, the year the Slovak Republic was established. It is the longest continuously running international film festival in Slovakia.<\/p>\n

The Artfilm tradition began upon the initiative of film director Peter Hled\u00edk, the festival\u2019s long-time artistic director.<\/p>\n

According to Hled\u00edk, the festival\u2019s founding was a product of its time. It was, after all, in the early 1990s that Koliba Film Studios vanished, funding for Slovak cinema rapidly dried up and films in Slovakia simply stopped being made. Artfilm was thus intended as a substitute for a living, breathing film industry. The first edition commenced on 14 June 1993 in the town of Tren\u010dianske Teplice, under the auspices of UNESCO. It was an intimate affair focused on documentaries, screened in just one cinema for two hundred viewers.<\/p>\n

What started as an intimate gathering of filmmakers and fans has over the years become one of the most prominent cultural events in Slovakia. Thanks to the festival\u2019s expansion into Tren\u010d\u00edn, Artfilm also drew new audiences. While 1993\u2019s Artfilm was attended by a modest 300 viewers, by 2009 attendance levels had reached already 25 000 film fans.<\/p>\n

In 2016, 23 years into its history,\u00a0 the festival relocated to Ko\u0161ice, Slovakia\u2019s second largest city.<\/p>\n

A year-by-year history of Art Film Fest<\/h2>\n

1993<\/h3>\n

The first festival was dedicated to films focused on the baroque period, as 1992 had been the International Year of the Baroque, resulting in many films being made on the subject. In reaction to the break-up of Czechoslovakia, the organizers decided to create a retrospective of documentary film work throughout the Czechoslovak era. The guest star of the first edition was British avant-garde filmmaker Peter Greenaway.<\/p>\n

1995<\/h3>\n

As time went on, the festival\u2019s organizers became increasingly aware that limiting the festival to documentaries was an unnecessary constraint, and they consequently widened its scope. In 1995 came the first major turning point in the festival\u2019s history: its focus shifted to a presentation of films concerning art and artists. 1995 was also the year when the first Actor\u2019s Mission Award was bestowed, to Italian actor Franco Nero.<\/p>\n

By 2015, 56 Slovak, Czech and international performers had personally come to accept the award, including such famed personages as Ben Kingsley, G\u00e9rard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, Isabelle Huppert, Geraldine Chaplin, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson, Jacqueline Bisset, Omar Sharif and Jean-Paul Belmondo, as well as Vlastimil Brodsk\u00fd, Iva Jan\u017eurov\u00e1, Zdenek Sv\u011br\u00e1k, Josef Abrh\u00e1m, Jozef Kroner, Juraj Kukura, Mari\u00e1n Labuda and other luminaries of the international, Czech and Slovak acting world.<\/p>\n

1997<\/h3>\n

The Competition of Feature Films was introduced into the programme in 1997, as was the expansion of festival screenings to the city of Tren\u010d\u00edn.<\/p>\n

2001<\/h3>\n

In 2001, Artfilm began awarding a variety of Slovak and international film professionals with the Golden Camera for their notable contributions to the filmmaking craft. The award has been received by more than 36 renowned cinema figures, with Roman Polanski, Jean-Claude Carri\u00e9re, Emir Kusturica, Ettore Scola, Andrei Konchalovsky, Ulrich Seidl, Andrzej Wajda, Martin Holl\u00fd, Juraj Jakubisko, Du\u0161an Han\u00e1k and many others among them.<\/p>\n

2002<\/h3>\n

In 2002 Artfilm began to define itself as a festival of film artistry, and since then it has focused on feature films from around the world. 2002 also saw the arrival of the popular open-air cinema known as the \u010cad\u00edk Brothers\u2019 Travelling Cinematograph<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2005<\/h3>\n

Forza Production House took charge of organizing the festival, which stabilized its finances and personnel. Milan Lasica became the festival president, Peter Hled\u00edk its vice-president and director of the Actor\u2019s Mission and Golden Camera awards.<\/p>\n

2007<\/h3>\n

Artfilm celebrated its 15-year anniversary, having accumulated 105 total festival days and screened over 1500 feature, medium-length and short films, as well as animated, documentary and experimental works.<\/p>\n

2009<\/h3>\n

In 2009 Peter N\u00e1gel became the new programme director, and Artfilm changed its name to Art Film Fest. This was accompanied by a marked revival of audience interest, with the festival attracting roughly 24 000 fans.<\/p>\n

2016<\/h3>\n

After 23 years, Art Film Fest has moved to a new location. The festival\u2019s excellent future prospects warrant improved conditions for further development, primarily more convenient, comfortable and varied cinema infrastructure and other essential venues that, in combination, will meet the modern standards of an international film festival.
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