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Film Submissions Open for the 24th International Film Festival BellaTOFIFEST!
The call for submissions to two competitions organized as part of the 24th BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival opens on January 15, 2026. Submissions will be accepted until May 20, 2026, via the online entry form available on the Festival’s website. More »

‘Lesson Learned’ and ‘Under the Grey Sky’ Win at the 23rd BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival!
‘Lesson Learned’ by Bálint Szimler won the On Air Main Competition, and ‘Under the Grey Sky’ by Mara Tamkovich won the Polish Competition From Poland. More »

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CULTURAL EXCHANGE

Experience of Freedom in Contemporary History: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic.

The programme of  CULTURAL EXCHANGE section focuses on the common experience of getting the freedom of four countries Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary exploring their historical similarity.

The programme presents selected films which put stress on the main historical movements in V4 countries — 1939, 1956, 1968, 1989, 1990. The section is accompanied with the special guests from Slovakian Film Institute, Cinefest and Brno 16 and also from Czech Centre.  Dusan Hanak, one of the most important Slovak filmmaker will be the special guest of the round table discussion after the screening of his film Paper heads.