Friday 15. 09.

The Next One

Další

CZ/SK, 2020, 15 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Dominik György

About men without men… About children without children… About women without souls… In 1957, a law was passed in Czechoslovakia legalizing the targeted termination of pregnancy—abortion. Contraception was unavailable. So-called ethics commissions, popularly known as abortion commissions, were introduced. The…

The Touching

Dotýkání

CZ/SK, 2020, 39 min.; cz / en sub

Director: Dominik György

Behind the door of the two brothers’ room lies the secret of their mutual self-discovery. But when the older Marek’s childlike curiosity fades as he grows up, he realises that they have crossed the boundaries of brotherly love, something the…

Chimera

La Chimera

IT/FR/CH, 2023, 130 min.; it, en / cz tit

Director: Alice Rohrwacher

The adventurous, magical realism-influenced original work invites you to the environment of the black market with archaeological artifacts. Arthur, played by Josh O’Connor, nicknamed the Englishman, is a member of the Italian tombaroli gang of grave robbers. Together with others,…

Lovely Rita

Lovely Rita

AT/DE, 2001, 80 min.; de / en sub / sk tit

Director: Jessica Hausner

Rita, a wilful and unruly teenager, is on the verge of womanhood. Her sexual awakening leads her to intimacy with a schoolboy, too young, and a bus driver, too old. Rita’s efforts to break out of her solitude and claustrophobic…

The Best of All Worlds

Die beste aller Welten

AT/DE, 2017, 103 min.; de / en sub / cz tit

Director: Adrian Goiginger

Adrian lives through an adventurous childhood in the extraordinary milieu of the drug scene on the outskirts of an Austrian city, with a mother moving between caring and being high. Despite everything, this is a sheltered childhood, the best of…

Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

RS/FR/HR/ME/QA, 2022, 100 min.; rs, en / en sub / sk tit

Director: Mila Turajlić

In an unexplored vault in Belgrade, the capital of the former Yugoslavia, lies a collection of films known as “the Labudović Reels.” On them are images of African and Asian liberation movements and revolutionary leaders that defined the era of…

Territory of Imagination

Územie fantázie

SK, 2023, 70 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Paula Maľárová

The film explores the representation of war in a territory of long-lasting peace. On the background of mass events, which primarily serve as a necessary reminder of history, but look more like bizarre celebrations of war, we play with the…

Burning Days

Kurak Günler

TR/FR/DE/NL/GR/HR, 2022, 129 min.; tr / sk tit

Director: Emin Alper

Emre, a young prosecutor, newly appointed to the small town of Balkaya finds himself being pulled into a political conflict during his first murder investigation. When he forms a bond with the owner of the local newspaper, the pressure begins…

Disease

Choroba

SK, 2023, 7 min.; sk

Director: Jonáš Karásek

Jonáš Karásek is a successful Slovak director—both film and advertising. If anyone didn’t know him, they got to know him thanks to the film Invalid, which was one of the most successful films of this year’s film offer. His latest…

We didn’t ask to be saved

Nežiadali sme o záchranu

SK, 2023, 25 min.; ua / sk tit

Director: Mariia Yurchenko

A story about everyday life in a new country and the difficulties associated with separation and uncertainty about the future. Is it possible to build the future without the present? Is it possible to live in the present without leaving…

Shades of Light

Odtiene svetla

SK, 2023, 26 min.; sk

Director: Dáša Ferková

The short documentary film tells the story of Viera Karasová, a productive and purposeful middle-aged woman, a pianist who teaches and composes music with perfect hearing. However, she has been blind since birth. Even though she struggles with the burdens…

Scattered Nest

Rozptýlené hniezdo

SK, 2023, 28 min.; be / sk tit

Director: Valery Neskaradziany

The family’s journey for political asylum turns into a struggle for survival. The Shymko family is trapped in Belarus, but their dreams transcend borders. The family undergoes a civil “reincarnation”, a process not everyone is able or willing to endure.

All Men Become Brothers

Všetci ľudia budú bratia

SK/CZ, 2023, 116 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Robert Kirchhoff

A film about the phenomenon of Alexander Dubček. The dispute between absolutism and relativism, elitism and populism, the post-war era and joy, socialism and vision. Alexander Dubček as a personality still alive in our society, a personality that is discussed,…

Hounds

Les Meutes

MA/FR/BE/QA/SA, 2023, 94 min.; ar / en sub / sk tit

Director: Kamal Lazraq

In the suburbs of Casablanca, Hassan and Issam, father and son, live from day to day by carrying out small trafficking jobs for the local mafia. One evening, they are tasked with kidnapping a man. Trapped in a long night,…

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

SE/DK, 2023, 88 min.; en, ar, de, fr, se / cz tit

Director: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine, an award-winning film at the Sundance Film Festival, charts the evolution of media over the last 150 years. The fascinating video collage captures humanity’s obsession with the image, skillfully interweaving famous viral…

Sparta

Sparta

AT/FR/DE, 2022, 101 min.; ro, de, en / cz tit

Director: Ulrich Seidl

Surrounded by controversy, Sparta was shown at the San Sebastian Film Festival Competition after being pulled from the Toronto Film Festival line-up just a few days before. It’s a dense, provocative and complicated work, as it could be expected from…

What Did You Do to the Russians?

Čo ste urobili Rusom?

SK, 2023, 90 min.; sk, ua / sk tit

Director: Michal Fulier, Jana Bučka Kovalčíková

The documentary film captures the everyday reality of the Ukrainian nation and people who are dependent on the help of others in a country at war. Stories about where humanitarian aid from Slovakia ends, and where the daily struggle for…

The Whale

The Whale

US, 2022, 117 min.; en / cz tit

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Brendan Fraser’s famous comeback as a 600-pound lonely teacher trying to rebuild a relationship with his estranged teenage daughter. Charlie teaches an online stylistics course at the university. He tries to teach his students to write clearly and persuasively. It’s…

Club Zero

Club Zero

AT/DE/GB, 2023, 110 min.; en / cz tit

Director: Jessica Hausner

The central character of the story is a charismatic teacher, Ms Novak, who enters a private secondary school. Soon, she impresses the students with her charisma and innovative concept of changing eating habits. She also creates an elite student club…

Kidnapped

Rapito

IT/FR/DE, 2023, 125 min.; it, he / cz tit

Director: Marco Bellocchio

In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. By order of the cardinal, they have come to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child had been secretly baptized by…

On the Adamant

Sur l’Adamant

JP/FR, 2023, 109 min.; fr / cz tit

Director: Nicolas Philibert

The Adamant ship is a day stationer. The unique barge is located in the heart of Paris on the river Seine and it offers care for people suffering from mental disorders. Nicolas Philibert, one of the most famous documentary filmmakers…

Suzume

Suzume no Tojimari

JP, 2022, 122 min.; jp / cz tit

Director: Makoto Šinkai

A modern adventure anime road movie where 17-year-old Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from another world appearing in abandoned places to prevent devastating disasters all over Japan. On the way to complete this mission, she must face…

Will-o’-the-Wisp

Fogo-Fátuo

PT/FR, 2022, 67 min.; pt / sk tit

Director: João Pedro Rodrigues

On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a fireman. The encounter with instructor Afonso from the fire brigade opens a new chapter…

Piggy

Cerdita

ES/FR, 2022, 90 min.; es / en sub / sk tit

Director: Carlota Pereda

Sara is the local butcher’s daughter constantly bullied by her peers, neglected by her family. Being a teen in a small village means you cannot hide. Lonely, insecure Sara spends her summer playing with her phone, helping her father in…

DJ Tysker

DJ set, 120 min.

David Nemec, known under the stage name TYSKER, is a twenty-three-year-old young DJ and producer from Piešťany. His signature sound is characterized by a combination of deep and melodic elements of Afro House, Melodic House & Techno and Indie Dance…

Cup of Tea

Koncert, 60 min.

Cup of Tea is a Slovak-British alternative band from Piešťany. Its work contains original melodies with English lyrics, which are inspired by the life observations of its individual members. The band does not skimp on elements from various musical genres…

Lokal Pop-up & Vinyl Market

Burza, 360 min.

Made in ARTA Local sellers, the ground floor of the driving school,13:00-19:00 ARTA is home to many interesting people who have dedicated their work lives to creativity. Take advantage of this unique opportunity and visit our pop-up store with goods…

Can films affect the outcome of elections?

Diskusia, 60 min.

Discussion of the Aktuality.sk Host Peter Hanák, together with guests Arpád Soltész, Mátyás Prikler and Peter Konečný, will take a look at domestic cinema, which has the ambition of an artistic, but also appreciated-by-the-audience reflection of the political situation in…