Friday 15. 09.
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
ArtaThe 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…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
ArtaThe 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…
Friday 15. 09. 11:00
Cinema ClubChimera
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,…
Friday 15. 09. 11:00
Fontána CinemaLovely 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…
Friday 15. 09. 11:00
House of ArtsThe 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…
Friday 15. 09. 14:00
Cinema ClubNon-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…
Friday 15. 09. 14:00
Fontána CinemaTerritory 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…
Friday 15. 09. 14:00
House of ArtsBurning 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…
Friday 15. 09. 16:00
Fontána CinemaDisease
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…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubWe 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…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubShades 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…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
Cinema ClubScattered 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.
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
Fontána CinemaAll 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,…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
House of ArtsHounds
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,…
Friday 15. 09. 17:00
Spa CinemaAnd 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…
Friday 15. 09. 19:00
ElektrárňaSparta
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…
Friday 15. 09. 20:00
Cinema ClubWhat 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…
Friday 15. 09. 20:00
Spa CinemaThe 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…
Friday 15. 09. 20:00
Fontána CinemaClub 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…
Friday 15. 09. 20:00
House of ArtsKidnapped
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…
Friday 15. 09. 20:30
ArtaOn 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…
Friday 15. 09. 20:30
KinematografSuzume
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…
Friday 15. 09. 23:00
House of ArtsWill-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…
Friday 15. 09. 23:00
Fontána CinemaPiggy
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…
Friday 15. 09. 22:30
Cinematik BarDJ 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…
Friday 15. 09. 19:00
Cinematik BarCup 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…
Friday 15. 09. 13:00
ArtaLokal 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…
Friday 15. 09. 15:00
Cinematik BarCan 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…