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A minimalist observational documentary with long static shots. It offers a fascinating, almost meditative reflection on the many ways we try to eliminate dirt, dust, impurity, and disorder from our lives and surroundings. The associative montage creates a strange world of images of (mental) hygiene, sacred rituals and stereotypes, decontamination in the army and cleaning ladies in churches... The camera allows us to see what our unfocused eyes simply cannot notice, even though it is all around us: constant cleaning and polishing in the name of keeping the world as we know it and as we are accustomed to it.
The film was partially shot in Slovakia.
An intimate portrait of Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, crafted by his goddaughter Fabery de Jonge, draws from his vast personal archive of home videos and behind-the-scenes footage. The film reveals a side of Hauer rarely seen – his passion for nature, adventure, cinema, and, above all, his family. Through heartfelt interviews with his wife, friends, and colleagues – including Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Verhoeven, Robert Rodriguez, and Mickey Rourke – we meet the charismatic man and artist behind the legend. This touching documentary won the Best Documentary award at this year’s Beverly Hills Film Festival.
This presentation explores the creative work of director Ján Novák and creative producer Hana Lasicová, the team behind the new 16-episode series Miša in Košice, produced in collaboration with TV JOJ. IFF Art Film 2025 will exclusively premiere selected episodes from the series, which showcases a successful partnership between a commercial broadcaster, the Košice Self-Governing Region, and the Košice Region Film Office.
Ján Novák is a director and screenwriter with experience in both Czech and Slovak television production. In the past, he collaborated with Czech Television, TV Prima, TV Nova, and several independent production companies, primarily focusing on documentary work. Over time, he expanded into fiction, broadening his portfolio and establishing himself as a versatile television creator, often editing his own projects. Since 2018, he has been a steady member of the creative team at TV JOJ, where he directed several successful series, including Som mama, Bodka, Nový život, Bola raz jedna škola, Hranica, Nemocnica, and is currently filming the upcoming series Na dosah. He directed the presented series Miša v Košiciach and co-created the concept together with Hana Lasicová.
in collaboration with TV JOJ
ART FILM INDUSTRY is financially supported by the Audiovisual Fund
In the heart of the winter steppes along the Mongolia–China border, Saina, a Mongolian horseman, spends his days tending to his farm and his nights performing daring horseback stunts for an audience, playing the role of a heroic soldier. But behind the spectacle lies a harsher reality: he's drowning in debt left by his father and caught in a tense situation with his ex-wife, who is trying to build a better future for their son in the city. Torn between the traditional life on the grasslands and the promises of modern urban living, Saina struggles to find meaning in either world.
The film explores the conflicts between tradition and modernism, personal identity and cultural heritage. It premiered at the 81st Venice IFF in the Giornate degli Autori section, where it won Silver Lion for Best Director and Best Screenplay Award.
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Since 2022, Morning Disco has been a vibrant morning dance party that brings new energy and a zest for life to Slovak mornings. The event unites music, dance, and community spirit into a unique experience defined by openness, creativity, and the joy of movement. Morning Disco has become a safe space for self-expression and intergenerational connection.
Making his debut at Morning Disco is Parisian DJ Mogwai, renowned not only as a dancer but also as an organizer of street events in France and beyond. Alongside speaker T-boy, they will deliver house, disco, and funk beats that keep the crowd moving from early morning.
A few months before his untimely death, François Truffaut began revisiting the highs and lows of his childhood and youth in conversations with his longtime confidant, Claude de Givray. He was only 52 when he passed away, leaving behind an unfinished autobiography titled My Life, a Screenplay. Director David Teboul breathes life into Truffaut’s final reflections with this intimate documentary, drawing on a wealth of never-before-seen archival footage, personal letters, and the director’s own narration. The result is a moving portrait of a man who, despite a childhood starved of affection, remained tender, generous, and endlessly curious – qualities that would make him the most beloved French filmmaker of the 20th century.
The film had its world premiere in 2024 at Cannes, in the Cannes Classics section.
Mass protests erupt across Belarus after rigged presidential elections, gaining unstoppable momentum. Lena, an anti-regime journalist, reports live from the scene of a peaceful demonstration brutally crushed by security forces – until a police drone tracks her down. Even then, she keeps broadcasting… until she's arrested. Her husband, Ilya, launches a desperate plan to get her out of the country, but the regime has no intention of letting her go. What follows is a relentless struggle as the system sets out to break them both.
The film is inspired by the true story of Belarusian journalists Igor Ilyush and Katiaryna Andrejevova, who was arrested in November 2020 and is still serving an eight-year sentence.
The film is an extension of her short film Live (2022), which competed at Art Film Fest in 2023.
Under the Grey Sky won the award for best directorial debut or second film at the Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia.
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Martin Novosad graduated from Palacký University in Olomouc with a degree in the theory and history of literature and dramatic arts. Since 2000, he has been collaborating with the Czech Television studio in Ostrava. As a dramaturge at the Centre for Dramatic Production, he has contributed to films such as The Sun State, Hypermarket, The Hunter of Silent Waters, The Shelter, Faceless, and Walking Too Fast – a thriller directed by Radim Špaček and written by Ondřej Štindl.
Most recently, he has worked on the fairy tales The Twelve Months and The Secret of the Old Blunderbuss. He also collaborated on The Secret of the Forest Land and on the story of an opera performance rehearsed by Jewish children in wartime Terezín, staged in 2005 under the title Brundibár – Opera Behind the Ghetto Walls.
His other projects include Filmopolis, Kultura.cz, the series about mountain huts and shelters To the Mountain Peaks, the mystery series Guardians of Souls, and a canoeing-themed series inspired by the humorous books of Zdeněk Šmíd Why Shouldn’t We Drown.
ART FILM INDUSTRY is financially supported by the Audiovisual Fund
The Police Symphony Orchestra is an amateur ensemble from Police nad Metují that has achieved remarkable success. It was the first amateur group ever to perform in the Grand Finale of the prestigious Smetana’s Litomyšl International Music Festival and has also taken the stage at the Rudolfinum and the Rock for People festival. This documentary, filmed over several years, follows the joyful journey of the orchestra and its members since 2019, under the spirited leadership of their dedicated manager, Petra Soukupová. It captures the full spectrum of their experience – passion, fatigue, and the personal sacrifices required to balance music with everyday life. A powerful element of the film is its setting: a small town nestled in a picturesque landscape, which brings an added depth to the orchestra’s story and sound. This is a captivating portrait of a group united by their love of music – a celebration of collective performance, perseverance, and the unique bond between musicians and their audience.
Slovak Distributor: ASFK
The director Dominik Kalivoda will attend the screening.
An elementary school sports day gets out of hand. A harmless argument between two children ends in death threats between their fathers. The collective overload shakes an entire society and unfolds into a microcosm of chaos.
The word “trauma” has many shades. The short documentary Confession opens the topic of sexual harassment in the church, which the director experienced first-hand. She reflects on life before the trauma and searches for answers – wondering if time will heal her, and whether she’ll find the courage to tell her parents.
The director Rebeka Bizubová will be present at the screening.
Film oscillates between jubilant celebration and subversive activism, euphoric resistance, and substantive criticism, and between black humour and vibrant reality.
Jessica and Alma, two sisters living in a violent household, treat each other with the same aggression they endure at home. That will begin to change through one of their routine trips to food stamps on the night of San Juan.
In a bustling train station, young woman struggles to get help to take care of a baby she claims has been abandoned.
A winter poem about Nordic nature. The sun hangs low, days grow shorter. Birds fly south. Porcelain animals and insects hide from the freezing wind and snow. Only a small porcelain girl wanders the abandoned landscape with no way out.
Anička Jesenská inherits a house with a greenhouse and a dental office in the town of Medov from her mysterious uncle. After Anička’s mother died under the care of a village blacksmith – who, despite having a reputation as a local dental expert –, Anička, now a trained doctor, is determined to help others, especially children. But there's one problem: no one comes to her. The villa she inherited has a dark reputation. Locals say that it’s a haunted house, and they avoid it like the plague. Rumour has it a spring runs beneath the house straight from the depths of hell. Then everything changes. Thanks to an exotic Peruvian herb growing in her greenhouse, Anička makes a breakthrough: dental procedures don’t have to be painful. Word spreads, and her office is suddenly packed with patients. Not everyone is thrilled by her success, though. Dr. Druml, a rival dentist in town, sees her as a threat. A lopsided battle begins – but Anička isn’t alone. A gang of local kids soon jumps in to help, and the fight for better dental care turns into something much bigger.
The Partner of the film: DDDental
Slovak Distributor: Continental Film
The screening will be attended by producer Ľubomír Slivka.
TV JOJ prepares many shows and series for its viewers every year. During filming, TV photographers Stana Topoľská and Maroš Ďatko are always present. Their photographs offer a glimpse behind the scenes of projects that are usually hidden from the public, allowing you to step for a moment into the behind-the-scenes world of TV JOJ.
TV JOJ is once again coming to the Art Film IFF with a popular autograph session of presenters and actors from the series. You can look forward not only to signing autographs, but also to sharing photographs and the extremely good atmosphere that the autograph session has brought to Košice for several years in a row.
Fifteen-year-old Stefi, a clever but lonely girl, changes beyond recognition one day and embarks on a dangerous and self-destructive journey. The adolescent daughter suddenly becomes every mother's worst nightmare. She cuts her hair, stops going to school, and doesn't come home at night. She falls in with a violent gang of youths, where drugs, ruthless manipulation, and cyberbullying are part of everyday life. Her mother, Helena – a woman of action more than words – devises an extreme plan to save her. But an unexpected twist turns everything upside down, forcing Helena to redefine what it truly means to love as a mother. The film won the Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTA) for Best Film and Best Screenplay.