Starting on Saturday, 16 June, fans of top-notch cinema from Slovakia and the world over will get a chance to see exclusive premieres of award-winners from prestigious festivals and domestic new releases at the international Art Film Fest. The cinematic marathon will last until 23 June in Tren\u010dianske Teplice and Tren\u010d\u00edn. This year, Art Film Fest will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of its founding.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased that the festival has attained such an auspicious age. And I’m also happy to report that Art Film Fest has truly become a clearly identifiable and dependable stamp of quality,\u201d said Art Film Fest\u2019s director Peter N\u00e1gel.<\/p>\n
Art Film Fest will host the casts and crews of numerous films screened this year, as well as awarding several Slovak and international personalities, so audiences can look forward to meeting stars and filmmakers personally. During the opening weekend the Actor’s Mission Award will be bestowed upon French actress Emmanuelle B\u00e9art, who will personally place a bronze plaque bearing her name in the Festival Park. The Golden Camera will go to Andrei Konchalovsky, one of the most distinguished directors in Russia (and Hollywood for that matter) and Dodo \u0160imon\u010di\u010d, among Slovakia\u2019s best-known cinematographers. Czech actor Miroslav Donutil will accept the Actor’s Mission Award on Wednesday, 20 June, and at Art Film Fest\u2019s conclusion, Tren\u010dianske Teplice will welcome world-renowned Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley. The festival\u2019s finale will also see the last Golden Camera go to influential Slovak dramaturge and director Rudolf Urc. Each award winner will personally introduce screenings of their films at the festival’s cinemas.
159 cinematic specialities make up this year\u2019s programme, and aside from films, festival visitors will also get to enjoy a concert every evening at Kursalon, the festival\u2019s official caf\u00e9. <\/p>\n
Highlights include Woody Allen\u2019s hot-off-the-press comedy To Rome with Love. Art Film Fest\u2019s exclusive screening will be the first to follow the film\u2019s world premiere in its titular Italian city. Other prestigious entries include seven brand-new releases culled from the recent Cannes IFF, which will be given their Slovak premieres. First and foremost is Love, the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or, the second such honour for director Michael Haneke. From another Palme d\u2019Or laureate, namely Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, Beyond the Hills was awarded at Cannes for best screenplay and best actress. Cosmopolis, the latest picture from award-winning Canadian director David Cronenberg, is also arriving fresh from Cannes\u2019s main competition. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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
And 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
The programme will be topped off by the thematic section Leaving the Cinema, presented on the occasion of Art Film Fest\u2019s 20th anniversary. <\/p>\n
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
As mentioned above, 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.
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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