For the first time in its current form, the Art Film Fest International Film Festival will be kicked off by a work from a Slovak filmmaker. The June 17th opening ceremony of the festival\u2019s nineteenth incarnation will centre upon an exclusive sneak preview<\/b> of \u201cThe House<\/b>\u201d (Dom) from young director Zuzana Liov\u00e1<\/b>, successful veteran of festivals such as the prestigious Berlinale.<\/p>\n
This powerful tale of intergenerational conflict will also be the first Slovak feature-length film<\/b> to take part in the International Competition of Feature Films<\/b>, vying for Art Film Fest\u2019s Blue Angel Award against competitors from around the globe.<\/p>\n
"I’m delighted that we\u2019ve managed to acquire \u2018The House\u2019 for this year\u2019s festival, and that Slovakia will be properly represented in our competition section. The screening is also a particularly special occasion seeing that the film’s official Slovak premiere won’t be until autumn," says Peter N\u00e1gel, Art Film Fest’s director.<\/p>\n
First attracting widespread attention with \u201cSilence\u201d, her televised film debut, director and screenwriter Zuzana Liov\u00e1 won the 2003 Tibor Vichta Award for her screenplay to \u201cThe House\u201d right here at Art Film Fest. \u201cI\u2019m glad to be coming back, this time with a finished film. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to screen it at Art Film Fest. I attend the festival nearly every year, and I never imagined a film of mine would ever open the event,\u201d says Liov\u00e1.<\/p>\n
"The House" tells of a father who is building a house for each of his two daughters. The houses become the outlet for all his dreams and ambitions that went unfulfilled during the communist era. When his older daughter "disappoints" him, he drives her out of the house, focusing all his energy on finishing the one for her younger sister. The intergenerational conflict is intensified when she too unexpectedly rebels against her father and his dream. What will be the cost when all their untold secrets come to light?<\/p>\n
The film\u2019s screenplay also won the Krzysztof Kie\u015blowski Award at Cannes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn creating the film, I heavily drew from a variety of actual events and most of all my observations of people. I was inspired by the mood and atmosphere of the Slovak towns and villages I’ve passed through. During the writing and shooting processes, there were always key moments when certain emotions, themes, dialogues and situations would surface,\u201d describes Liov\u00e1.<\/p>\n
This Czech-Slovak co-production, with most of its financing coming from the Czech side, features Slovak performers such as Judit B\u00e1rdos, Marek Gei\u0161berg, Mari\u00e1n Mita\u0161, Lucia Ja\u0161kov\u00e1, Jana O\u013ehov\u00e1, Attila Mokos, Miroslav Krobot (Czech Lion winner), T\u00e1\u0148a Medveck\u00e1 (winner of the Thalia Award, a Czech theatre prize) and Ester Geislerov\u00e1, sister of the famous actress Anna Geislerov\u00e1.<\/p>\n
The 19th Art Film Fest International Film Festival 2011 in Tren\u010dianske Teplice and Tren\u010d\u00edn is made possible by the financial support of the Audiovisual Fund.<\/p>\n
Organizers:<\/b> ART FILM, n.o., FORZA, a.s. <\/p>\n
Co-organizers:<\/b> The Town of Tren\u010dianske Teplice, Tren\u010dianske Teplice Spas<\/p>\n
General Sponsors:<\/b> Omnia Holding SE, AquaCity Poprad<\/p>\n
Main Sponsors:<\/b> Tatra banka, Slovnaft, VUJE, OHL \u017dS<\/p>\n
Official Transport Provider:<\/b> Lancia <\/p>\n
Logistics Sponsor:<\/b> DHL <\/p>\n
Free student Cinepasses provided by:<\/b> Prv\u00e1 stavebn\u00e1 sporite\u013e\u0148a (First Housing-Construction Savings Bank)<\/p>\n
Sponsors:<\/b> TIPOS, Ernst & Young, AVI studio, Penzi\u00f3n Baske, Cinemax <\/p>\n
Official Suppliers:<\/b> Pilsner Urquell, HUBERT J.E.<\/p>\n
Main Media Sponsors: <\/b>Slovensk\u00e1 telev\u00edzia, telev\u00edzia JOJ, R\u00e1dio FM, Pravda, zoznam.sk
Media Sponsors:<\/b> Central Europe Television, Kino CS, Muzika CS, Doku CS, R\u00e1dio Europa 2, R\u00e1dio Hit FM, .t\u00fd\u017ede\u0148, Eurotelev\u00edzia, Pardon, OK!, Kine\u010dko, Kam do mesta, Focus, Boomerang Media, SITA, moviemania.sk, BlueSky, Telev\u00edzia Tren\u010dianske Teplice, euroAWK, Willmark<\/p>\n
Sponsors:<\/b> The City of Tren\u010d\u00edn, the Tren\u010d\u00edn Self-governing Region, the Embassy of Israel in Slovakia, the European Commission Representation in Slovakia, the Slovak Film Institute, Omnia, RONA, Celtima SK, jazykovepobyty.sk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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