Artileria - Features

Dry Season directed by: Bohdan Sláma Large fields surround a small plot of land where Josef runs his sustainable farm. He is a city guy who chose an alternative lifestyle also for his family, forcing them to live in the countryside stripped of comfort and computers. His wife Eva has been treated for cancer and his teenage daughter Žofka rebels against him.	Blue Teddy Bear directed by: Marina Andree Škop A short animation film about a boy and a gift of a teddy bear that he was not allowed to unwrap.


The Truth Is All There Is directed by: Maroš Brázda Eduard Grečner. Film director, dramaturge, publicist and poet. A talented filmmaker with precise artistic goals who, due to circumstances and the times, he was not always able to realise.	Let there be light directed by: Marko Škop A guest-worker in Germany, Milan (40), discovers that back home in Slovakia his teenage son has become involved with home guards when he is accused of bullying and killing a classmate. The father starts searching for the truth about what happened, the truth about himself...


My grandpa is an alien directed by: Dražen Žarkovič, Marina Andree Škop In a single moment, the entire life of a girl Una is turned upside down; her grandpa is abducted by aliens. Una, in her basement, discovers that her grandpa is an alien himself whose spaceship hit the planet some time ago.	Little Crusader directed by: Václav Kadrnka The knight Bořek searches for his missing son. Little Jan has run away from home, fired by stories of the children’s crusades. His father’s crusade is a journey into his own unconscious, where he is forced to confront his greatest fear.


Ice Mother directed by: Bohdan Sláma After her husband’s death, Hana lives on alone in the family villa. Her two sons visit her with their families, but these visits frequently end in quarrels. When Hana meets Broňa, a hardy fellow, inured to winter swimming, a new world opens before her. Broňa’s team-mates absorb her into their team and Hana gradually learns to overcome her fear of icy water. Her relation with Broňa grows into love.	Eva Nová by Marko Škop Eva would do anything to regain the love of the one she hurt the most – her son. She is a recovered alcoholic but decades ago she was a movie star.


Waiting Room by Palo Korec A documentary about large and small waiting rooms. A story depicting, by way of various possible types of waiting, the cycle of one life based on the specific destinies of real women as they take place or have taken place. It is a documentary mosaic of life which, in some moments, evolves into a searching, even cruel sociological probe into today’s world.	Miracle by Juraj Lehotský Story of a fifteen-year old girl who finds herself referred to a re-education centre as a result of her love affair. She is desperate to love but this is denied her. Despite all the restrictions imposed on her, she is determined to live her life to the full.


New life of family album by Adam Oľha Story of a big Slovak family abandoned by the father. The mother, her five daughters and one son Adam are suddenly on their own. Adam decided to record this change by shooting a film as the “last man standing” in the family.	Osadné by Marko Škop Film about the local leaders from the last village on the edge of the European Union. The mayor and the Orthodox priest from the small village of Osadné visit Brussels institutions on invitation from the European Parliament.


Blind loves by Juraj Lehotský To find one´s place in this world is not an easy thing to do for people with good sight, but how much more difficult it can get for somebody who is blind? The „view“ of blind persons is often pure and essential, and very often witty. It uncovers “unseen dimensions” of meaning of happiness.	Back passing by Jaro Vojtek Short documentary about the Roma boy David, who wants to take a part in the international football tournament. David asks his father for support, but the father prefers his guitar and bottle of alcohol.


Glass paintings by Lubor Dohnal Short documentary about the fine artist Palo Macho. An encounter of his paintings with talks about them and with the world around.	Other worlds by Marko Škop


Celebration of a lonely palm by Marko Škop and Juraj Johanides Tribute to Elo Havetta (1938–1975), an author of only two feature films that belong to the best of the Slovak cinema. At their time, they brought playfulness and spontaneity, on which the authors of this documentary base their happening.