In the first few months of 2009, several new Slovak films have opened in cinemas. But Art Film Fest won\u2019t restrict itself to previously released Slovak films \u2013 it will also feature several premieres. Festival guests will get the first chance to see My Husband’s Women, director Ivan Vojn\u00e1r\u2019s long-anticipated film originally titled \u201cFlowers of Sakura\u201d. The characters\u2019 stories are connected to the fate of a married celebrity couple. The film stars Zdena Studenkov\u00e1, Martin Stropnick\u00fd, Eva B\u00e1ndor, Vladim\u00edr Dlouh\u00fd, Marija Dimishkova and \u013dubom\u00edr Paulovi\u010d. Also awaiting premiere at Art Film Fest is Jaro Vojtek\u2019s The Border, a documentary on the Slovak village Ve\u013ek\u00e9 Slemence, which the Red Army split into two parts: one for Slovakia and one for Ukraine. Akin to the Berlin Wall, the border divided property, families, and even a cemetery.<\/p>\n
This year may have even more Slovak films in store, but 2009 has already seen the release of several which will be screened in the festival cinemas. Audiences can look forward to director Vladim\u00edr Balko\u2019s Soul At Peace, which ranks as the third most-watched film in the history of the Republic, with more than 113 thousand viewers. Also featured will be director Peter Kerekes\u2019s noteworthy Cooking History, which maps historic military conflicts through the testimonies of military cooks\u2019, and asks if war would be at all possible without them. We couldn\u2019t leave out Laura Siv\u00e1kov\u00e1\u2019s Heaven, Hell\u2026 Earth starring Zuzana Kan\u00f3cz, which tells the story of a young ballerina whose relationships and dreams collapse, only to later find happiness. Guests and participants of the 17th Annual Art Film Fest will also see Ji\u0159\u00ed Chlumsk\u00fd\u2019s holocaust drama Broken Promise, which will premiere on 30 April. The festival will naturally invite the films\u2019 crews and casts for post-screening discussions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAudiences haven\u2019t seen every Slovak film yet. At Art Film Fest we gladly reprise them, because unfortunately, some mainstream cinemas have screened them only briefly,\u201d concluded N\u00e1gel.<\/p>\n
Organizers:<\/b> ART FILM, n.o., FORZA Production House
Co-Organizers:<\/b> The Town of Tren\u010dianske Teplice, The Town of Tren\u010d\u00edn, Health Spa Tren\u010dianske Teplice<\/p>\n
Main Media Sponsors:<\/b> Slovensk\u00e1 telev\u00edzia, Slovensk\u00fd rozhlas, Pravda, Zoznam.sk
Media Sponsors:<\/b> telev\u00edzia Mark\u00edza, FilmBox, Telev\u00edzia Central, R\u00e1dio Okey, R\u00e1dio FM, R\u00e1dio Regina, R\u00e1dio GO Dee Jay, R\u00e1dio Hit FM, t\u00fd\u017edenn\u00edk Mark\u00edza, \u017durn\u00e1l, Pardon, Tren\u010dianske Echo, Kam do mesta, port.sk, superobed.sk, SITA, ISPA, Q-EX <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the first few months of 2009, several new Slovak films have opened in cinemas. But Art Film Fest won\u2019t