Reminding us that there is more to life than money, the 20th Art Film Fest got off to a flying start on Saturday in Tren\u010dianske Teplice and Tren\u010d\u00edn. \u201dI\u2019m thankful to be able to meet people at this festival who strive to reveal the essence of humanity. That\u2019s the only thing we can truly pass on to future generations,\u201d said world-renowned director Andrei Konchalovsky at the opening ceremony, shortly after receiving the festival\u2019s Golden Camera award at Tren\u010dianske Teplice\u2019s Kursalon. <\/p>\n
During the same ceremony, festival founder Peter Hled\u00edk presented another Golden Camera to prominent Slovak cinematographer Dodo \u0160imon\u010di\u010d, and French actress Emmanuelle B\u00e9art accepted the Actor’s Mission Award in the form of a plaque, which she will personally place today in Tren\u010dianske Teplice\u2019s Festival Park. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the festival also screened a sneak preview of Woody Allen\u2019s latest comedy To Rome with Love before its official opening. <\/p>\n
Among the guests was Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who proclaimed the ART FILM FEST International Film Festival as Slovakia\u2019s premiere celebration of cinema culture and one of its highest-quality brands. <\/p>\n
ART FILM FEST\u2019s programme this year includes seven brand-new releases culled from the recent Cannes IFF, in their exclusive Slovak premieres. In the International Competition of Feature Films, the Blue Angel will go to one of 12 pictures bearing awards from top international festivals such as Sundance, Locarno and the Berlinale. 37 shorts from around the world, including several Oscar nominees, will vie for the Blue Angel for Best Short Film in the International Competition of Short Films.<\/p>\n
This year’s array of fascinating films will continue with sections like Around the World, European Corner, Czech Joy, Love and Anarchy, Eastern Promises, Focus: New British Cinema and Late Night Show.Slovak Season will offer audiences domestic new releases, including Marek \u0164ap\u00e1k\u2019s Dancing on Broken Glass, Juraj Krasnohorsk\u00fd\u2019s Tigers in the City and Old Souls\u2019 Day from director Stanislav P\u00e1rnick\u00fd, as well as Marek \u0160ul\u00edk and Jana Bu\u010dkov\u00e1\u2019s remarkable Roma-focused documentary Bells of Happiness. <\/p>\n
And the programme will be topped off by the thematic section Leaving the Cinema, presented on the occasion of Art Film Fest\u2019s 20th anniversary. The section is an homage to the classic cinemas and 35 mm celluloid projectors that, with the rapid adoption of digital technology, will be history before we know it.<\/p>\n
Visitors will also be treated to an abundant variety of musical performances. Tren\u010dianske Teplice’s Kursalon will feature live music every evening, hosted by versatile musician Oskar R\u00f3zsa. Festival screenings will be held in Tren\u010dianske Teplice at Prame\u0148 Cinema, the Cinema Tent and the Spa Hall, as well as in Tren\u010d\u00edn at ArtKino Metro, two auditoriums at Cinemax and the Cinematograph on the city’s main square. The festival runs until 23 June.
Art Film Fest 2012 \u2013 the 20th International Tren\u010dianske Teplice\/Tren\u010d\u00edn Film Festival
The festival is held under the auspices of Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico.<\/p>\n
Organizers: ART FILM, n.o., FORZA, a.s.<\/p>\n
Co-organizers: The Town of Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the City of Tren\u010d\u00edn, K\u00fapele Tren\u010dianske Teplice
Financial Support: The Audiovisual Fund<\/p>\n
General Sponsors: KOOPERATIVA pois\u0165ov\u0148a Vienna Insurance Group, Privatbanka<\/p>\n
Main Sponsors: Omnia Holding SE, Slovnaft, AquaCity Poprad, Hydrotour Travel Agency<\/p>\n
Official Transport Provider: Lancia <\/p>\n
Logistics Sponsor: DHL
Student cinepasses for only \u20ac5 provided by Prv\u00e1 stavebn\u00e1 sporite\u013e\u0148a, a. s. <\/p>\n
Sponsors: TIPOS, Slovak Telekom, Penzi\u00f3n Baske, Cinemax, Forza CZ, Omnia Motors, Omnia 2000, DOMO Omnia, Omnia KLF<\/p>\n
Official Suppliers: zna\u010dka Mo\u00ebt, Hotel Pax \u2013 the festival spa hotel, NAY Elektrodom, Esterle&Esterle, MF team, LampART, Stredn\u00e1 odborn\u00e1 \u0161kola polygrafick\u00e1<\/p>\n
Main Media Sponsors: Slovak Radio and Television, Pravda, R\u00e1dio FM, zoznam.sk<\/p>\n
Media Sponsors: TA 3, TV JOJ, Film Europe Channel, Central Europe Television, R\u00e1dio Europa 2, .t\u00fd\u017ede\u0148, Eurotelev\u00edzia, Pardon, OK!, Kine\u010dko, Kam do mesta, Focus, GONG SK, Boomerang Media, SITA News Agency, Pay-Per Vision Media, euroAWK, Bittner-print, moviemania.sk, filmneweurope.com<\/p>\n
Partners: The Tren\u010d\u00edn Self-governing Region, the European Commission Representation in Slovakia, the Slovak Film Institute, the Embassy of Israel in Slovakia, CzechTourism, Celtima SK, Hotel Fl\u00f3ra, KURSALON, versity, the Bratislava Culture and Information Centre, Hollywood Classic Entertainment, Niagara, Magic Box Slovakia, the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava, Istituto Luce \u2013 Cinecitt\u00e1, Character \u2013 Film Development Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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