Juraj Jakubisko was a Slovak film director. He directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often took on the dual role of cinematographer in his films, as well as writing or co-writing the scripts. In 2000 he was named the Best Slovak Director of the 20th century by film critics and journalists. His work is often described as magical realism.
Jeonju International Film Festival is an Asian film festival based in South Korea. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival seeking to introduce independent and experimental films to the general public and focusing on the art of contemporary cinematography.
The cinema of Slovakia encompasses a range of themes and styles typical of European cinema. Yet there are a certain number of recurring themes that are visible in the majority of the important works. These include rural settings, folk traditions, and carnival. Even in the field of experimental film-making, there is frequently a celebration of nature and tradition, as for example in Dušan Hanák's Pictures of the Old World. The same applies to blockbusters like Juraj Jakubisko's A Thousand-Year Old Bee. The percentage of comedies, adventures, musicals, sci-fi films and similar genres has been low by comparison to dramas and historical films that used to include a notable subset of social commentaries on events from the decade or two preceding the film. One of them, Ján Kadár's and Elmar Klos' The Shop on Main Street, gave Slovak filmmaking its first Oscar. Children's films were a perennial genre from the 1960s through the 1980s produced mainly as low-budget films by Slovak Television Bratislava. The themes of recent films have been mostly contemporary.
The 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2008. The Crystal Globe was won by Terribly Happy, a Danish neo-noir film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by The Photograph, an Indonesian drama directed by Nan Achnas.
The Millennial Bee, is a 1983 film made and produced in Czechoslovakia, West Germany and Austria. The film is based on a novel written by Peter Jaroš and was directed by Juraj Jakubisko. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakia entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Muse Entertainment, commonly referred to as Muse, is one of the largest independent film and television production companies in Canada. It was founded by Michael Prupas in 1998.
The Science Fiction Fantasy Short Film Festival (SFFSFF) is an international genre film festival devoted to fantasy and science fiction cinema from across the globe. The SFFSFF takes place annually every winter in Seattle, Washington at the world-renowned Seattle Cinerama Theater. The festival brings together industry professionals in filmmaking and the genres of science fiction and fantasy to encourage and support new, creative additions to science fiction and fantasy cinema arts. The (SFFSFF) is a co-production of the Museum of Pop Culture and SIFF.
Ivan Fíla, alternate name Ivan Fila, is a Czech film director, screenwriter and producer.
The Mostra internazionale del film di fantascienza e del fantastico, commonly known as Fantafestival, is a film festival devoted to science fiction, fantasy and horror film that has been held annually in Italy since 1981.
The 47th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 14 September 1990.
John Spotton C.S.C. was a Canadian filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada.
The 43rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 30 August to 10 September, 1986. It was the last edition directed by Gian Luigi Rondi.
The 42nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 26 August to 6 September 1985.
Marc-Henri Wajnberg is a Belgian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, and co-founder and CEO of Wajnbrosse Productions. His work is diverse and has received over 100 international awards.
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself is a 1989 Czechoslovak-West German comedy-drama film directed by Juraj Jakubisko. It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.
The 78th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 2021.
The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2022. Noah Baumbach's White Noise was the festival's opening film, and Francesco Carrozzini's The Hanging Sun was the closing film.
Perinbaba: Two Realms is the 2023 sequel of the 1985 Czechoslovak fairy tale movie The Feather Fairy. It is the final movie of the Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko. The movie was in making for over ten years. The premiere was repeatedly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually took place in December 2023, nine months after Jakubisko's death.
Ondrej Šoth is a Slovak choreographer, theatre director and dance teacher. Currently (2024), he is a General director of the National Theatre Košice. He is a former General director of the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava, former Artistic director of the Ballet of the State Theatre in Košice.
