AZYL SHORTS, AN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, WILL TAKE PLACE FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN PHYSICAL FORM IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF BANSKÁ BYSTRICA IN CENTRAL SLOVAKIA, FROM OCTOBER 18 TO 19, 2024. THE CENTRAL THEME OF THIS YEAR’S EDITION IS TABOO.

YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THE BEST SHORT FILMS FROM PRESTIGIOUS FILM FESTIVALS IN CANNES, VENICE, KARLOVY VARY, AND THE OSCARS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CURATED SELECTION IN THE “SHORTS OF GIANTS” SECTION FEATURING WORKS FROM LEGENDS OF WORLD CINEMA SUCH AS DENIS VILLENEUVE, WES ANDERSON, AND GEORGES MÉLIÈS. ALL OF THIS WILL BE HELD IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CINEMA HALLS IN SLOVAKIA—THE MEMORIAL OF THE SLOVAK NATIONAL UPRISING MUSEUM (SNP MUSEUM). WE WILL ALSO BRING POLISH AND CZECH CULTURE DIRECTLY FROM OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE KAVIAREŇ VÝKLAD, NOT ONLY IN FILM FORM BUT ALSO IN A GOURMET EXPERIENCE. COME ENJOY DELISH BREAKFAST! 🙂FURTHER YOUR EDUCATION BY STOPPING BY THE ACADEMY OF ARTS, WHERE MASTERCLASSES WILL BE HELD, AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THERE WILL BE A FILMMAKING WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LED BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE FESTIVAL IS ALSO THE 2023 PROJECT OF THE YEAR, “FRIENDSHIP,” WHICH FOSTERS COLLABORATION AND EDUCATES STUDENTS FROM ART UNIVERSITIES IN V4 COUNTRIES AND UKRAINE.

IN SLOVAKIA AND CENTRAL EUROPE, AZYL SHORTS IS A UNIQUE EVENT. THROUGH OUR COMPETITIVE SECTIONS OF ONE-MINUTE AND FIVE-MINUTE FILMS AND MUSIC VIDEOS, WE CREATE A SPACE FOR SHORT FILM AND MUSIC VIDEO CREATORS TO PRESENT THEIR WORK. OUR MAIN GOAL IS NOT ONLY TO PREPARE THE COMPETITION ITSELF WELL BUT ALSO TO CREATE A PLATFORM THAT ENSURES THE PROMOTION OF CREATORS TO BOTH THE GENERAL AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC.

THE FESTIVE GALA EVENING, FEATURING SCREENINGS OF THE FINALIST FILMS AND THE AWARD CEREMONY, WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, AT THE SNP MUSEUM. OUR “BEST OF” SELECTION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON THE PORTAL DAFILMS.SK.

NO WORRIES, WE HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM 🎵
COME AND ENJOY CONCERTS, PARTIES, AND A FILMMAKER QUIZ. READY?