Award-winning films from the world\u2019s most prestigious festivals, Oscar nominees, exclusive premieres of critically acclaimed pictures, the latest in Slovak cinema, Asian blockbusters, even tributes to revered celebrities of the silver screen \u2013 all this and more awaits audiences at the 20th anniversary of Art Film Fest, running from 16 to 23 June in Tren\u010dianske Teplice and Tren\u010d\u00edn. <\/p>\n
A likely contender for this year\u2019s prize catch is Woody Allen\u2019s brand new 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. In the legendary director\u2019s latest discovery of a European metropolis, American tourists and Italian locals get caught up in a web of awkward misadventures, romantic and otherwise. <\/p>\n
Art Film Fest 2012’s programme will be divided into 13 sections, including tributes to this year\u2019s award winners, altogether comprising 159 films of which 88 are features and 71 are shorts. 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
Around the World will offer film connoisseurs globe-trotting cinematic treats in their exclusive Slovak premieres. One of the section’s most anticipated entries is the directorial debut of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie \u2013 In the Land of Blood and Honey. Lauded by critics everywhere and nominated for a Golden Globe, the powerful film tells the story of star-crossed lovers torn tragically apart by the Yugoslav Wars. <\/p>\n
Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2012 Berlinale, the Taviani brothers’ Caesar Must Die is among the highlights of this year\u2019s European Corner section. Still directing well into their eighties, the veteran filmmakers capture a distinctly unusual production of Shakespeare’s \u201cJulius Caesar\u201d, cast entirely by convicts in a maximum-security prison.<\/p>\n
Slovak Season will offer viewers sneak previews of the latest home-grown productions, including Marek \u0164ap\u00e1k\u2019s Dancing on Broken Glass and Bells of Happiness, Marek \u0160ul\u00edk and Jana Bu\u010dkov\u00e1\u2019s remarkable documentary on two unique members of a Roma community. Two cinematic portraits of artists will fill out the section \u2013 Arnold Kojnok\u2019s Fair Play, surveying the career of academic painter J\u00falius Koller, and Tibor Husz\u00e1r\u2019s Comeback from Miro Remo, part of a series on Slovak photographers. Documentary fans hungry for more need look no further than Czech Joy, a hand-picked selection of the best contemporary Czech documentaries including Slovak premieres of the latest work from respected filmmakers like Jan Gogola Jnr, V\u00edt Jane\u010dek and Martin Mare\u010dek. <\/p>\n
This year’s array of fascinating films won’t stop there either, continuing with tantalizing sections like Love and Anarchy, Eastern Promises, Focus: New British Cinema and Late Night Show.
The icing on Art Film Fest\u2019s 20th birthday cake will be provided by Leaving the Cinema, a celebration of the cinema venue itself as well as a retrospective on the development of film screening. 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
Art Film Fest 2012 will also feature activities and workshops for film professionals. In its third year in Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the screenwriting workshop MidPoint is offered to students of selected international film schools, and for the first time a workshop has been organized for professional screenwriters as well. Returning visitors will also remember Forum, a series of lectures and courses focused on the international promotion of upcoming Slovak films.<\/p>\n
In addition to films, audiences can look forward to an abundant variety of musical performances. As in previous years, Tren\u010dianske Teplice’s Kursalon, the festival\u2019s official caf\u00e9, will feature live music every evening, hosted by versatile musician Oskar R\u00f3zsa. The list of performers will include Czech sensation Lenka Dusilov\u00e1, recipient of multiple Angel Awards. 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. <\/p>\n
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 <\/p>\n
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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