AZYL SHORTS, INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WILL HAPPEN AS A PHYSICAL EVENT IN BEAUTIFUL TOWN OF BANSKÁ BYSTRICA IN THE CENTER OF SLOVAKIA FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THIS FALL DATE – 18.-21. OCTOBER 2023.

YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THE BEST SHORT FILMS FROM PRESTIGIOUS FILM SCREENINGS IN CANNES, VENICE, KARLOVE VARY OR OSCARS. ALSO CURATORIALLY COMPILED SELECTIONS OF OUR JURORS FROM V4 COUNTRIES AT THE CINEMA OF MUSEUM SNP (MUSEUM OF SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING).

WE WILL BRING THE UKRAINIAN AND IRANIAN CULTURE NOT ONLY IN THE FILM FORM, BUT ALSO AS A GOURMET ONE. WE HAVE INCLUDED FILMS FROM BEFORE YEAR 1989 IN OUR PROGRAMME, THANKS TO OUR COOPERATION WITH SLOVAK FILM INSTITUTION, AND ALSO SECTION FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS, THANKS TO OUR COOPERATION WITH FEST ANČA. STOP BY AT THE ACADEMY OF ARTS WHERE YOU CAN EDUCATE YOURSELF AT ONE OF OUR MASTERCLASSES AND ALL WEEK THERE WILL BE FILM WORKSHOP FOR HIGHSCHOOL YOUTH UNDER GUIDANCE OF OUR LECTORS – THE FILM PROFESSIONALS.

AZYL SHORTS IS A UNIQUE EVENT IN SLOVAKIA, AND MIDDLE EUROPE. WE CREATE SPACE FOR PRESENTATION OF AUTHORS OF SHORT FILMS AND MUSIC VIDEOS VIA OUR COMPETITIVE SECTION OF ONE MINUTE FILMS, FIVE MINUTE FILMS AND MUSIC VIDEOS. OUR MAIN GOAL IS NOT ONLY THE PERFECT SETUP OF THE COMPETITION, BUT AN AMBITION TO CREATE THE PLATFORM THAT WILL ENSURE PROMOTION OF AUTHORS TO THE GENERAL AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC.

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FROM 1ST MARCH TO 30TH JUNE 2023. THE GALA EVENING TOGETHER WITH SCREENING OF FINALIST FILMS AND AWARDING CEREMONY WILL HAPPEN ON THE LAST DAY OF THE FESTIVAL, ON SATURDAY, AT THE MUSEUM SNP. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH OUR BEST OF ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON THE DAFILMS.SK PORTAL.

WE HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN ABOUT SIDE EVENTS 🎵

COME AND HAVE A GREAT TIME AT CONCERTS, PARTIES OR FILM QUIZ WITH PETER KONEČNÝ. WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU AT KC ZÁHRADA AND URBAN SPOT.