Side Events

November 29

 

“I just popped out to get some tangerines… but Bohéma was hosting a party with a discussion“

 

20:00 – Bohéma Bar, Námestie SNP 30, Bratislava

 

The 20th edition of the Bratislava IFF as well as its programme section Lexicon: Female Gaze will be opened by the editorial office of the web portal Kinečko. Its editor-in-chief, Eva Križková, has invited Jana Vlčková (editor), Radka Šišuláková (director of photography) and Barbora Námerová (screenwriter) to take part in a discussion. The film professionals will help her determine whether it’s still true that the male and female gaze in the world of film stand on opposite shores.
The discussion will result in a more practical part of the night – a multigender party under the baton of DJ Nada El.

Facebook Event: “I just popped out to get some tangerines… but Bohéma was hosting a party with a discussion“

 

 

November 30

 

Green Screen – greening of the audiovisual industry

 

Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Danube, Rybná 1, Bratislava

 

The Slovak Film Commision (SFC) in cooperation with the Bratislava IFF organizes a panel of lectures and discussions on the topic of greening of the audiovisual industry.
SFC is a new partner of the European Green Screen project, which aims to improve the rules and practices in the audiovisual industry. This project strives to help change the practice, introduce environmentally friendly methods into the production of audiovisual works, convince local film and television productions about the economic benefits of using this approach, and to create a good example for other creative industries.

 

9:00 – 12:00 – Lectures and discussions for film professionals

 

SFC is a new partner of the European Green Screen project, which aims to improve the rules and practices in the audiovisual industry. This project strives to help change the practice, introduce environmentally friendly methods into the production of audiovisual works, convince local film and television productions about the economic benefits of using this approach, and to create a good example for other creative industries.
Ecologically sustainable filmmaking and its cost-effectiveness is the topic of a lecture by Tim Wagendorp, sustainability coordinator at The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF). Tim, who studied agricultural engineering, worked on circular economy policy, managed a European reuse project and was responsible for sector reporting. ‘I encourage all film and media productions to produce sustainably. We use the Sustainable Development Goals as moral compass to inspire screenwriters, students, filmmakers and cinemas in Flanders and abroad.“
We will also give examples of local companies applying the principles of sustainability.

 

13:00 – 16:00 – Lectures with discussions for film professionals, students as well as amateurs and holders of the festival accreditation.

 

Who owns the Tatra skies?

(Ing. Pavel Ballo, TANAP)

Among the Slovak zoologists, Pavel Ballo is a bit of phenomenon. Thanks to him, the Tatra alpine marmot can now be found where they were thought to have left for good. Besides being a zoologist and conservationist, he is also a documentary filmmaker. Ballo has been working the camera for over 20 years, having produced 26 documentary films on flora, fauna, caves, calamities and avalanches. He and his work became a subject of the film Mercun (2012).

 

Use of drones for film purposes

(Jopy Hečko, SKYEYE: Legislation, film shooting in nature and the possibilities of using drones, drone on set workflow with demonstrations)

Skyeye specializes in creating dynamic film footage from bird’s eye view and from the ground. The company has been involved in the production of numerous film (Once upon a Time in Paradise, The Line, Angel of the Lord, The Interpreter etc.), series (Secret Lives, Marco Polo, Wild Wine etc.) and commercials.

 

 

December 2

 

Bratislava IFF Charity Screening

 

13:30 – Kino Mladosť, Hviezdoslavovo nám. 17, Bratislava

 

Efforts to help bring people together.

The Bratislava IFF would like to invite you to a charity screening of the (not only) children’s film Mimi & Líza: Christmas Lights Mystery by the Slovak animators Katarína Kerekesová and Ivana Šebestová.

The two cheerful friends Mimi and Líza have had a lot of fun in the secrets of fantasy worlds. This time they are about to experience something unusual. They will travel in time. According to the producer K. Kerekesová, „the story is not strictly tied with Christmas, it‘s universal, but it‘s a bit more miraculous during Christmas time.“ The bright and sparkling holidays decorated with a huge amount of lights suddenly find themselves in the dark. This is a challenge for Mimi and Líza, who wish for a shining Christmas tree.
By purchasing a ticket to the screening, you will support the Slovak Blind and Partially Sighted Union White Crayon, which improves the lives of those who have found themselves in a difficult life situation. The aim of the collection is to raise public awareness of life with visual impairments and collect funds to help finance the rest of the services provided by the union.

 

 

Throughout the festival

 

After the screenings of selected films, it will be possible to participate in discussions with the present filmmakers

 

Festival Lounge: Ginger Cafe Gallery
Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere and take a break between film screenings in our festival lounge Ginger Cafe Gallery (opposite Kino Lumière cinema).

 

Festival restaurant LE PAPILLON
Rybárska brána 2, Bratislava
The festival restaurant LE PAPILLON has prepared a 10% discount for the holders of Accreditation cards and Festival Passes. All they need to do is present either of these in the restaurant or the Christmas stall in front of it (on the way between Kino Mladosť and Kino Lumière cinemas).