BRATISLAVA: In 2021, Slovakia was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year. Although production fully restarted in the summ.
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BRATISLAVA: The COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of cinemas and to a number of measures restricting filming and travel for coproduction teams in 2020. However, Slovak filmmakers managed to complete 28 films, while distributors released 20 domestic titles.
After new amendments to the Audiovisual Law had been approved in September 2019, the cash rebate increased from 20% to 33% starting 1 January 2020.
A total of 45 projects registered for the 33% cash rebate at the Slovak Audiovisual Fund in 2020, compared to 30 in 2019.
PRODUCTION
A total of 11 feature films (including six minority coproductions) and 17 documentaries (including three minorities) were completed in 2020.
Multiple high-profile projects were in production in 2020 and some of them are expected to premiere in 2021.
Third year in a row, Slovak Film Institute will attend the Short Film Market under the umbrella name Central European Cinema shared with the Czech Film Center and the Slovenian Film Centre.
Euro Connection is the European Short Film Co-production Forum taking place each year at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market. This business platform aims at fostering partnerships between European production companies for short film projects. In collaboration with the European correspondents, a dozen producers are also invited to be in the Producers Focus.
This year, Slovakia is represented by an animated short film project
Tourists (d. Mária Kralovič), included into the final line-up thanks to the nomination through the Slovak Film Institute.