Art Film Fest
 | This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Czech. (February 2018) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2020) |
 | |
 | |
| Location | Košice, Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993[1] |
| Founded by | Peter Hledík |
| Website | artfilmfest |
Art Film Fest, previously known as Artfilm, is an international film festival founded in Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia in 1993, shortly after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[2] The first event was held on 14 June 1993, under the auspices of UNESCO, and it is the oldest international film festival in the country.[3]
In 2016, 23 years into its history, the festival was relocated to Košice, Slovakia's second largest city.[4]
History[edit]
|
1993[edit]
The inaugural festival, named Artfilm, was dedicated to films focused on the baroque period, as 1992 had been the International Year of the Baroque and many films were made on the subject. In reaction to the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the festival's organisers decided to create a retrospective of documentary film work throughout the Czechoslovak era. That year, the celebrity guest of honour was British avant-garde filmmaker Peter Greenaway.
1995[edit]
As time went on, the organisers became increasingly aware that limiting the festival to documentaries was an unnecessary constraint, and they consequently widened its scope. In 1995, the event achieved its first major milestone: shifting focus to a presentation of films concerning art and artists. 1995 was also the year when the first Actor's Mission Award was bestowed, to Italian actor Franco Nero.
1997[edit]
The Competition of Feature Films was introduced into the program in 1997, as was the expansion of festival screenings to the city of Trenčín.
2001[edit]
Artfilm began awarding a variety of Slovak and international film professionals with the Golden Camera for notable contributions to the filmmaking craft. The award has been received by more than 36 renowned cinema figures, including Roman Polanski, Jean-Claude Carriére, Emir Kusturica, Ettore Scola, Andrei Konchalovsky, Ulrich Seidl, Andrzej Wajda, Martin Hollý, Juraj Jakubisko, and Dušan Hanák.
2002[edit]
Artfilm began to define itself as a festival of film artistry, and since then, it has focused on feature films from around the world. 2002 also saw the arrival of the popular open-air cinema known as the Čadík Brothers' Travelling Cinematograph.
2007[edit]
The festival celebrated its fifteen-year anniversary, having accumulated 105 total festival days and screened over 1,500 feature, medium-length, and short films, as well as animated, documentary, and experimental works.
2009[edit]
A new program director was announced, Peter Nágel, and the festival changed its name to Art Film Fest. This was accompanied by a marked revival of audience interest, with the event attracting roughly 24,000 fans.
2016[edit]
After 23 years, Art Film Fest changed its location, moving to the second-biggest city in Slovakia, Košice. Reasons included the festival's future prospects warranting improved conditions for further development, in the form of more convenient, comfortable, and varied cinema infrastructure and in order to meet the modern standards of an international film festival.
References[edit]
- ^ "Art Film Fest website". Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Edwards, B. (2011). Slovakia – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. Culture Smart!. Kuperard. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-85733-567-5. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Margarete Hurn (2007). The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia. Modra Publishing. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-0-9790300-3-1.
- ^ "Art Film Fest Košice kicks off". Slovakia: Audiovisual Information Centre. June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
External links[edit]
 | This article about a film festival is a stub. You can help Justapedia by expanding it. |
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles needing translation from Czech Wikipedia
- Articles needing additional references from May 2020
- All articles needing additional references
- Use dmy dates from October 2022
- Articles needing additional references from October 2022
- Official website not in Wikidata
- AC with 0 elements
- Film festivals established in 1993
- Film festivals in Slovakia
- Art festivals in Slovakia
- All stub articles
- Film festival stubs