Motion pictures from the most prestigious international festivals, the latest films from the studios of major directors, hot new Slovak releases and extraordinary works of cinema from faraway lands. The best and most remarkable films of world and Slovak cinema will be featured at the upcoming 21st edition of Art Film Fest, held from 21 to 26 June 2013 in Tren\u010dianske Teplice and Tren\u010d\u00edn. The six-day movie marathon will treat audiences to exclusive premieres of films never before seen in Slovakia.<\/p>\n
As in previous years, film fanatics can look forward to the work of talented up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world, competing for Art Film Fest\u2019s premiere award, the Blue Angel. The films will be screened in the festival\u2019s most popular section, the International Competition of Feature Films, including titles such as the Afghan family drama Wajma (An Afghan Love Story), awarded this year for best screenplay at the best-known festival of independent cinema: USA\u2019s Sundance.<\/p>\n
The International Competition of Short Films will fill the festival cinemas with shorts of all sorts, from experimental films to animation, and from various corners of the world, including prizewinners from renowned festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Sundance and Tampere.<\/p>\n
The 21st Art Film Fest\u2019s programme will feature twelve film sections. As usual, we will screen pictures dedicated to this year’s winners of the Actor’s Mission and Golden Camera awards \u2013 but we\u2019re keeping their names a secret for now. <\/p>\n
Around the World, one of the most popular sections, will return with a slew of genuine cinematic gems from \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 around the world. Representing our home continent, European Corner will deliver the finest creations old-world cinema has to offer. <\/p>\n
Always an audience favourite, Love and Anarchy will introduce the hottest independent film trends from the Asian, European and American markets. Connoisseurs of the exotic will undoubtedly appreciate the fine cinematic cuisine offered by Eastern Promises, while Late Night Show will close each festival day with unique, even shocking, film spectacles.<\/p>\n
New to this year’s festival, Focus: Mental Nord will provide a showcase of inspiring and progressive pictures representing Scandinavian cinema.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next section, a real treat for audiences, will be a tribute to the acting mastery of a versatile artist: Satinsk\u00fd According to Lasica, featuring fiction and documentary films commemorating the 10th anniversary of J\u00falius Satinsk\u00fd\u2019s death,\u201d revealed Art Film Fest\u2019s director Peter N\u00e1gel. <\/p>\n
Though the festival\u2019s 21st programme is still in the works, its organizers are already proud to report the acquisition of several high-profile films. At last year\u2019s Art Film Fest, we were the first after Cannes to screen the first part of the Paradise trilogy from respected Austrian director Ulrich Seidl. And this year we’re presenting the second and third instalments: Faith and Hope. What\u2019s more, audiences can look forward to To the Wonder, the latest from American luminary Terrence Malick, and the drama Vic+Flo Saw a Bear from Canadian director Denis C\u00f4t\u00e9, which was awarded at the most recent Berlinale.<\/p>\n
This year, the heart of Art Film Fest will move to Tren\u010d\u00edn, which offers larger and higher-quality screening and accommodation facilities for festival visitors and guests. The main festival cinema will be ODA \u2013 Dom arm\u00e1dy (the Garrison Club). As in previous years, screenings will also be held at ArtKino Metro, which has been fully digitalized along with several screens at the Cinemax multiplex, taking the festival\u2019s infrastructure to a whole new level.<\/p>\n
\u201cVisitors will find screenings, the festival club, as well as many opportunities for relaxation and fun in the city centre below Tren\u010d\u00edn Castle. Not far from Tren\u010d\u00edn\u2019s historic downtown, we will also offer accommodation for the festival’s core audience: students and young people,\u201d says N\u00e1gel. <\/p>\n
Of course this doesn\u2019t mean that we\u2019ve forgotten about Tren\u010dianske Teplice. As festival tradition dictates, the town\u2019s Spa Park will set the stage for both public award ceremonies for this year’s Actor\u2019s Mission laureates. Festival screenings will still be held at Prame\u0148 Cinema. And the Spa Hall will host the closing ceremony, including the announcement of the winners of this year\u2019s Blue Angels. Tren\u010dianske Teplice will also continue to be home to MidPoint, the established and popular international workshop focusing on screenwriting and film production.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important to emphasize that the 21st Art Film Fest has been prepared under highly complicated circumstances. Not even a cultural event as respected and well-established as Art Film Fest is immune to the difficult economic situation, whose adverse effects are felt by us all,\u201d explained N\u00e1gel, pointing out that Art Film Fest is one of the costliest events in Slovakia. \u201cThus we\u2019ve settled on a compromise \u2013 a festival that, while shorter, will still include the full-fledged programme Art Film Fest is known for. And as we strive to continuously improve the festival, we’ve also included some new additions in our audience-approved format,\u201d he concluded. <\/p>\n
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Organizers: ART FILM, n.o., FORZA, a.s.
Co-organizers: The Town of Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the City of Tren\u010d\u00edn, K\u00fapele Tren\u010dianske Teplice
Financial support: Audiovisual Fund
Main sponsors: FORSONO HOLDING LIMITED, SYNOT TIP, TEMPEST, SLOVNAFT
Logistics sponsor: DHL
Student cinepasses for only \u20ac5 provided by: Prv\u00e1 stavebn\u00e1 sporite\u013e\u0148a
Sponsors: PPC Power, Slovak Telekom, Barzzuz
Official suppliers: Mo\u00ebt, ad one
Main media sponsors: Slovak Radio and Television, Pravda, R\u00e1dio FM
Media sponsors: TA 3, Film Europe Channel, Central Europe Television, R\u00e1dio Europa 2, zoznam.sk, rozhovory.sk, Eurotelev\u00edzia, Pardon, OK!, Kine\u010dko, Kam do mesta, Slovak Lines, GONG SK, SITA News Agency
Sponsors: the European Commission Representation in Slovakia, CzechTourism<\/p>\n
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