2. May 2023
The international short film competition is an integral part of the oldest and largest Slovak film festival, Art Film Fest, which will take place in Košice […]
10. March 2023
After a one-year break, the oldest and largest Slovak film festival will return to the capital of eastern Slovakia from 16 to 23 June 2023. Due […]
3. March 2023
After a two-year break, the oldest and largest Slovak film festival returns to the capital of eastern Slovakia. Due to the extremely difficult economic situation in […]
26. April 2022
Less than two months before the start of the planned 29th edition of Art Film Fest, which was to take place from 17 to 24 June […]
20. January 2022
Starting today, the Art Film Fest International Film Festival, its 29th edition slated for 17 to 24 June 2022 in Košice, is calling on filmmakers from around […]
24. December 2021
Dear Friends of Art Film Fest! Thank you for your well-wishes and support over this past year, which is now coming to a close. We wish […]
27. June 2021
At the closing press conference of the 28th Košice Art Film Fest, the recipients of the Blue Angel Awards were announced. The winners of the International […]
10. June 2021
AFF Artistic Director Peter Nagel is pleased to announce that the program of this year’s Art Film Fest is already online and can be found at […]
16. June 2020
The 28th edition of the Art Film Fest International Film Festival, originally planned for 19–27 June 2020, has been officially postponed to 2021. Though certain measures […]
7. May 2020
The two competition sections of the Art Film Fest International Film Festival are no longer accepting submissions. However, due to the postponement of this year’s festival, […]
25. March 2020
Judging by current developments and prognoses, it seems that the coronavirus pandemic is not going to subside as quickly as we had hoped only days ago. […]
20. January 2020
Starting today, the Art Film Fest International Film Festival, its 28th edition slated for 19 to 27 June 2020 in Košice, is calling on filmmakers from around […]
25. June 2019
The 27th annual Art Film Fest International Film Festival concluded in Košice on Saturday, 22 June 2019 with a closing ceremony that included the presentation of […]
22. June 2019
I feel that we should go back to the core of why we make movies, why we love filmmaking: it’s that we’re trying to convey a […]
22. June 2019
Coming back to Košice, my hometown, where my family still lives, is always something special; not just for those reasons, but also thanks to the city’s […]
22. June 2019
In the run-up to every year’s festival, the most common question I’m asked is:how will this Art Film Fest be different?And I patiently repeat: of course […]
22. June 2019
His films convey fundamental themes that transcend contemporary norms and societal structure, affecting the viewer with both their narratives and their visuals. Each of his films […]
21. June 2019
Turning 70 next year, Jiří Lábus is an actor known in every corner of the former Czechoslovakia and by every generation. Here at Art Film Fest […]
20. June 2019
An actor who needs no introduction.The obstinate Pirin from The Copper Tower, Samo Pichanda from Millennial Bee, the industrious Urban Habdža of Red Wine, the conflicted […]
18. June 2019
She is among those actresses who can fill every last cell of a role with her personality, creating a symbiosis that persuades the viewer with authentic […]
18. June 2019
Not every film festival could or should be Cannes, Venice or the Berlinale – there have to be some smaller, cosier, friendlier film festivals on the […]
14. June 2019
Want to win a cinepass for next year’s Art Film Fest? Got the social media bug? Share your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #artfilmujeme, and […]
14. June 2019
The run-up to the festival: a time, for me, of positive associations.I look forward to the festival itself, to the people I’ll meet, to new faces […]
13. June 2019
This year’s International Competition of Feature Films once again features an international lineup, including two brand-new films from the recent Cannes Film Festival, where they were […]
21. January 2019
Starting today, the Art Film Fest International Film Festival, its 27th edition slated for 14 to 22 June 2019 in Košice, is calling on filmmakers from […]
6. January 2019
The Art Film Fest Košice International Film Festival has announced the dates of its 27th edition. This year, Slovakia’s biggest film event will be held from […]
24. June 2018
On Saturday, 23 June 2018, the closing ceremony at Košice’s Kunsthalle concluded the 26th Art Film Fest International Film Festival. The festival’s nine days culminated in […]
21. June 2018
Thursday is set to be a day of heartrending scenes, perpetual melodrama, flames of passion and tear-jerking endings. One thing we love is to recommend the […]
21. June 2018
Ingmar Bergman – a name recognized the world over.The auteur behind legendary films such as Fanny and Alexander, The Silence and Autumn Sonata.The festival is hosting […]
19. June 2018
Karel Janák is the veteran filmmaker behind hit teen comedies such as Snowboarders and Rafters. Hot on the heels of his madcap 2017 comedy Cuky Luky […]
17. June 2018
Geraldine Chaplin, Annie Girardot, Sophia Loren, Catherine Deneuve, Ornella Muti…And now Zuzana Mauréry, the latest actress to be awarded at Art Film Fest. As a […]
14. June 2018
Press release 14 June 2018, Bratislava The 26th edition of the Art Film Fest International Film Festival begins this very Friday in Košice. The nine-day cinema […]
14. June 2018
They’re coming with their films, and they want to discuss them. Numerous filmmakers and performers are coming to personally present their films at this year’s Art […]
13. June 2018
The Art Film Fest International Film Festival proudly presents the Jury of the International Competition of Short Films. Anne Gaschütz was born in 1983 in […]
12. June 2018
The MyCinepass system – it’s the place to buy tickets, make reservations, and get information on the festival programme and individual screenings. This year it’s also […]
8. June 2018
The Art Film Fest International Film Festival proudly presents this year’s jury for its feature film competition, consisting of film professionals from five different countries: Slovakia, […]
7. June 2018
Art Film Fest’s International Competition of Feature Films presents the latest works of world-class filmmakers. Their films vie for Blue Angels in four different categories – […]
5. June 2018
Hot new releases from the recent Cannes Film Festival, including the this year’s Palme d’Or winner and an array of other must-see films, along with a […]
12. April 2018
Starting today, cinema fans who don’t want to miss the best and latest of the film world can stake their claim to a festival pass for […]
15. January 2018
As always, the 26th edition of Art Film Fest Košice will feature two competition sections, closely watched at home and abroad, whose winners will receive Blue […]
15. November 2017
The 26th incarnation of Slovakia’s oldest and biggest film festival already has a set date and location. For the third time now, the festival will be […]
25. June 2017
Photo: Blaer Hinriksson from film Heardstone On Saturday evening, the closing ceremony in Košice’s Kunsthalle marked the end of the Košice Art Film Fest’s 25th […]
21. June 2017
Dozens of film fans braved the inclement weather to attend the opening ceremony of the 25th Art Film Fest. An hour before it began, they were […]
7. June 2017
At the 25th Košice Art Film Fest, the competition for the festival’s grand prizes will include two majority-Slovak coproductions. Vying for this year’s Blue Angel are […]
7. June 2017
The latest work of internationally respected directors and talented auteurs, current trends in world cinema as well as history-making titles from the past, a range of […]
22. May 2017
18 programme sections, chances to meet respected figures of Slovak and world cinema, a varied programme of accompanying events – all this and more awaits in […]
4. April 2017
Starting on 3 April 2017, discounted cinepasses (all-festival passes) will go on sale at artfilmfest.sk for this year’s Art Film Fest, which will be held from […]
3. February 2017
As always, the centrepieces of this year’s Košice festival will be Art Film Fest’s two competition sections: The International Competition of Feature Films and the International […]
17. June 2016
Art Film Fest, Slovakia’s most significant film event kicks off tomorrow – Friday, 17 June, and will last till Saturday, 25 June. This year marks the […]
10. June 2016
Art Film Fest and the distribution company Film Europe have incredible news: thanks to their combined efforts, the winning film from the world’s most prestigious film […]