The Film and Television Faculty of The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava is the oldest and most prestigious film school in Slovakia. It provides education to especially gifted students, further develops their talent and artistic abilities, and leads them to a deepening of their individual personal expression. In this way it contributes to cultivation in the audio-visual area and helps maintain awareness of the nation’s high cultural level.

The Film and Television Faculty places emphasis on the adoption of high professional standards in all the fundamental film professions, and guides its students to deep theoretic and practical skills. In accredited study programs at all three education levels, space for the creative development of individual artistic talent is provided to them.The Film and Television Faculty is a meaningful cultural institution whose public presentation of student film projects significantly enriches Bratislava’s cultural environment and brings Slovakia major response at international film festivals and art presentations.

The study in the artistic programs is based above all on the creativity of the student of live-action, documentary and animated films. Pedagogues approach the students on an individual basis in the attempt to support their distinct talent, their artistic and personal development, the originality of their world-view, their individual signature and their desire to bring onto the screen courageous stories of the world in which they live.Our students presented their films at international events such as Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, Munich, Athens, Vienna, Manchester, Hong Kong, Florida, Madrid, Delhi, Seoul, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro.

FEAST (HOSTINA)
Slovakia, 2024, 4:25 min
Synopsis: One night, Lea and her geese are awakened by the howling of approaching wolves. Using a forest horn, she warns the village of the danger. The villagers attempt to defend themselves, but fear overwhelms them. Lea quickly hides the goslings in a small shelter and faces the wolves empty-handed. She starts throwing snowballs at them. The smaller wolves are deterred, but the largest one only smirks and continues toward her. Paralyzed, she drops a snowball to the ground. It begins rolling, grows in size, and sweeps the wolves away. Lea embraces her saved geese.
Director: Rebeka Vakrčková
Cinematographer: Rebeka Vakrčková
Editor: Peter Koška
Sound: Filip Benkovits
Music: Filip Benkovits
Animation: Rebeka Vakrčková
Producer: Jakub Matlovič

HAVO (HAVO)
Slovakia, 2024, 4:56 min
Synopsis: Havo is a dog who no longer wants to stay with his owner, Grandma, in the retirement home. During an escape attempt, he discovers that his saliva has a transformative effect on other organisms. Using this ability, he breaks free from captivity but leaves behind a newly formed dog-werewolf and a determined Grandma who will stop at nothing to get her dog back.
Director: Michal Dubjel
Cinematographer: Michal Dubjel
Editor: Michal Dubjel
Sound: Jaroslav Nečas
Music: Bertrand Allagnat, Andres Soto, Yoann Le Dantec, Nicolas Techer
Animation: Michal Dubjel, Štěpánka Mikulíková
Producer: Marianna Vadovičová, Gabika Turtáková
Cast: Štěpánka Mikulíková, Ján Vaľko, Michal Dubjel

TILL TOMORROW (TAK ZAJTRA)
Slovakia, 2024, 16:54 min
Synopsis: One day in the life of two brothers reveals the harsh contrast between the cold four walls of their home and fleeting moments of peace. On their way from school to home, they have no idea what challenges await them behind closed doors. Amid constant conflict and a broken family, they discover that despite their differences, their bond is their greatest certainty.
Director: Hannah Dale
Cinematographer: Tereza Havadejová
Editor: Hannah Dale
Sound: Lukáš Krajčík
Music: Lukáš Krajčík
Producer: Laco Barta
Cast: Jonáš Gavala, Maxim Gavala, Maroš Baňas, Jana Oľhová, Juliana Palúchová, Lucia Tužinská

NIGHTS AND DAYS (NOCI A DNI)
Slovakia, 2024, 6:39 min
Synopsis: A brief exploration of the joys and struggles of girlhood, focusing on the lives of two sisters who, through intimate dialogue in a hotel room, reveal the secrets of their relationship, their first menstruation, their first sexual experiences, and a fateful sentence that has forever remain etched in the memory of the younger sister.
Director: Daniela Sláviková
Cinematographer: Ema Diehelová
Editor: Katarína Gramatová
Sound: Gilbert Nitsch
Music: Alexandra Klinovská
Producer: Jakub Matlovič
Cast: Sara Gaal, Jana Kvantiková, Filip Pavúk, Ingrid Hrubaničová

FAR BETWEEN US (DALEKO MEZI NÁMI)
Slovakia, 2024, 12:16 min
Synopsis: Alone, surrounded by deep forests, little boy Vašek sees something strange in the sky. His biological mother Iveta’s unexpected request catches his adoptive parents Jan and Pavel by surprise. Can the adults understand the young child’s emotions, or will Vašek have to face his fears all by himself? The dense film tells a story in an almost apocalyptic tone about the destructive power of fear and the painful path to mutual closeness.
Director: Vojtěch Javůrek
Cinematographer: Michaela Klanicová
Editor: Petr Chromčák
Sound: Jaroslav Pešek
Producer: Anna Mária Zimová
Cast: Peter Bebjak, Petr Vančura, Marta Kondrla, Vilém Večerka, Michal Sikora, Barbora Váchová