Sunday 13. 09.

AVF: The Future of Slovak Films

Discussion, 90 min.

What will the structure of the support activities of the Audiovisual Fund look like in 2026? Has the fund succeeded in stabilizing its financing and, through it, effectively supporting film projects? These and other current issues will be discussed by…

FILMEU – WIRE: Artistic Research and Artistic Creation

Presentation, 90 min.

In recent years, artistic research has become one of the most frequently discussed concepts at art universities, as it increasingly shapes their research activities. But what lies behind this connection of art and research? Can artistic research be separated from…

Bárdy & Káčer LIVE & Eva Pavlíková

Discussion, 90 min.

The Bárdy & Káčer podcast was launched on February 1, 2024, and has since gained many supporters and found its place on the Slovak podcast scene. It comments on social reality with perspective, offering sharp observations as well as witty…

Aktuality.sk – Ethics in Films and Crossing the Lines?

Discussion, 60 min.

A discussion led by journalist Peter Hanák will focus on the question of where artistic ambition ends and the ethical responsibility of filmmakers begins. Together with the invited guests, he will explore whether film should cross social taboos, how to…

Erika Rein

LIve Concert, 60 min.

Erika Rein is a Slovak R&B and pop singer who, on her album Kamibe, blends electronic music, avant-pop, R&B, and hyperpop. Her work draws on Roma roots, and she sings in Slovak, English, and Romani. She performs with producer Isobutan,…

Bali G

DJ set, 180 min.

Having lived for years at the center of a vibrant Scottish and Dutch club scene, Bali G had his musical aesthetic formed by venues with rich history such as Glasgow’s Subclub, La Cheetah or Berkley Suite, and Amsterdam’s De School,…

It Was Just an Accident

Yek tasadef sadeh

IR/FR/LU, 2025, 105 min.; fa / en sub / cz tit

Director: Jafar Panahi

One night, a seemingly insignificant event takes place, but it fatefully connects two men: former political prisoner Vahid and a stranger, whom Vahid gradually recognizes as his former torturer. Although he has never seen his face, the rhythm of his…

Custom Tailored Death

Smrť šitá na mieru

CS, 1979, 84 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Martin Hollý ml.

An agitated man gets off the night train. He approaches the station buffet, orders food, a drink, and tells the waiter: “And then, once I’ve eaten, call the police. I killed Alfréd Blum. Now. Just a moment ago.” A drama…

Promise, I’ll Be Fine

Hore je nebo, v doline som ja

SK/CZ, 2024, 93 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Katarína Gramatová

Promise, I’ll Be Fine tells the story of fifteen-year-old Enrique, who is growing up with his grandmother in a forgotten Slovak village. His mother, Martina, works far away in the city and only rarely comes home. The summer days pass…

Charwoman

Riaditeľka

SK, 2025, 18 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Simona Lániová

The Charwoman is an intimate portrait of a woman who, despite adversity, refuses to give up control of her life. Ivona lives in a village. Her unemployment does not discourage her—she accepts any opportunity, whether it is manual work, part-time…

Thirty Days

Tridsať dní

SK, 2025, 29 min.; ua / en sub

Director: Mahdalyna Buriadnyk

The documentary film Thirty Days is a poignant story of Liuba—a Ukrainian woman—who, despite daily worries, work, raising a child, and other challenges, awaits her husband’s return from the front. The film reveals the inner courage, hope, and fears that…

Victoria

Viktória

SK, 2025, 15 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Stella Šuranská

The documentary film Victoria explores the themes of personal freedom, inner transformation, and the search for identity in today’s world full of possibilities. It follows a young woman, Victoria, who chooses a path of solitude, travel, and self-discovery instead of…

Grain of Life

Zrnko života

SK, 2025, 19 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Verona Hollá

Grain of Life is a poetic documentary about a woman’s transformation into a mother, interwoven with the wheat’s cycle of growth. A spring of new life, a summer of first touch, and an autumn of playful childhood are bound by…

Dreams (Sex, Love)

Drømmer

NO, 2024, 110 min.; no, en, fr / cz tit

Director: Dag Johan Haugerud

Johanne falls in love for the first time with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read what she has written, they are initially shocked by its intimate…

The Love That Remains

Ástin sem eftir er

IS/DK/SE/FR, 2025, 109 min.; is, en, sv, fr / cz tit

Director: Hlynur Pálmason

The latest film by Hlynur Pálmason (A White, White Day, Godland), a keen observer of human destinies and complicated relationships, captures a year in the life of a family as the parents come to terms with separation. Through intimate scenes…

To a Land Unknown

To a Land Unknown

GB/PS/FR/GR/NL/DE/QA/SA, 2024, 105 min.; ar, en, el / cz tit

Director: Mahdi Fleifel

Chatila and Reda are Palestinian friends who fled the Ain el-Helweh camp in Lebanon and ended up as refugees in Athens. They dream of getting to Germany—a country where they hope to build a new life—but to do so, they…

Lesson Learned

Fekete Pont

HU, 2024, 119 min.; hu / cz tit

Director: Bálint Szimler

Lesson Learned tells the story of a school year at an average Hungarian elementary school, set in the present day, through the eyes of both a teacher and a student. Juci, a young literature teacher, tries to bring a new,…

Vermiglio, the Mountain Bride

Vermiglio

IT/FR/BE, 2024, 119 min.; it, la / cz tit

Director: Maura Deplero

The year is 1944. In Vermiglio, a mountain village high in the Italian Alps, war is a distant but constant threat. The arrival of a young soldier—deserter Pietro—forever changes the relationships within the family of a local teacher. Pietro and…

Blue Jean

Blue Jean

UK, 2022, 97 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Georgia Oakley

England, 1988. Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean, a gym teacher, to live a double life. With the arrival of a new student, the closeted teacher is pushed to the…

Hard Truths

Hard Truths

UK/ES, 2024, 97 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Mike Leigh

Housewife Pansy is not happy. She is agoraphobic, a hypochondriac and paranoid about animals, birds, insects, plants and flowers. She is confrontational with everyone, especially her plumber husband Curtley and her unemployed son Moses, whom she thinks is wasting his…

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

US, 2025, 113 min.; en / cz tit

Director: Mary Bronstein

Does the title intrigue you? Let yourself be drawn into this original black comedy, drama, and precise social satire. The world of the main character, Linda, is gradually falling apart—she is troubled by her child’s strange illness, her husband’s long…

Dracula: A Love Tale

Dracula: A Love Tale

GB/FR, 2025, 129 min.; en / cz tit

Director: Luc Besson

After the death of his wife, a 15th-century prince renounced God and became a vampire. Centuries later, in 19th-century London, he saw a woman who resembled his deceased wife and began to stalk her, sealing his own fate. This new…

Perla

Perla

SK/AT, 2025, 108 min.; sk, de / sk tit

Director: Alexandra Makarová

Vienna, early 1980s. Perla—a Czechoslovak dissident, painter, and single mother—does not have it easy. She tries to make ends meet as best she can, but her top priority remains supporting her nine-year-old daughter Julia, a talented pianist. A new relationship…

Sentimental Value

Affeksjonsverdi

NO/DE/DK/FR/SE/GB/TR, 2025, 135 min.; no, en / cz tit

Director: Joachim Trier

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he’s…

Bogancloch

Bogancloch

UK/DE/IS, 2024, 86 min.; sco / en sub / sk tit

Director: Ben Rivers

Bogancloch is where modern day hermit Jake Williams lives, nestled in a vast highland forest of Scotland. The film portrays his life throughout the seasons, with other people occasionally crossing into his otherwise solitary life. At the heart a song,…

ArchitecTOUR of the House of Arts

Guided Tour, 90 min.

The House of Arts is one of the best-preserved modernist buildings in Slovakia. Recently, it was declared a national cultural monument for its architectural qualities. The guided tour focuses on the architectural concept of the building’s author, Ferdinand Milučký, and…

Local pop-up & vinyl market

Market, 240 min.

The sales pop-up in ARTA is a great opportunity to support and personally meet local creators, as well as to take home an original piece from Piešťany. You’ll find timeless clothing design from local brands, books for both children and…

Better Go Mad in the Wild

Raději zešílet v divočine

CZ/SK, 2025, 83 min.; cz / en sub

Director: Miro Remo

Franta and Ondra are inseparable twins, living away from civilization in the deep bosom of nature. Their daily routine, permeated with peace and harmony with the surrounding world, begins to crack under the pressure of internal contradictions. Franta longs for…

FILMEU – WIRE: Living Lab Project – Old Dirty Images

Workshop + film, 90 min.

The project www.rodinnearchivy.sk represents the foundation of the so-called Artistic Research Lab. It aims to create a platform within the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava that will bring not only technical and digitization innovations to the school, but also…

Change My Mind

Velký vlastenecký výlet

CZ/SK, 2025, 100 min.; cz / en sub

Director: Robin Kvapil

Do you think the war in Ukraine is a hoax? That the media is lying about the death toll and the consequences of the “special military operation” in Ukraine? That was the challenge issued by director Robin Kvapil, which was…

Come True

Come True

CA, 2020, 105 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Anthony Scott Burns

Rebellious Teenager Sarah is having problems at school. She has run away from home, and sleeps outside on a playground. Plagued by dark dreams, one day she comes across an advertisement looking for volunteers for university sleep research. The offer…