38th edition
17-25 january 2026
Image Skúška
Slovakia
2016 Fiction 27 min
Alena, the middle-aged female protagonist, is a violinist in one of the leading orchestras in Slovakia. When her professional abilities are put to the test, she has to redefine her position in society as well as mend the relationship with her adolescent daughter who has just moved out of home.
With : Anna Šišková, Rosa Pokorná, Roman Luknár, Otmar Brancuzský, Táňa Radeva, Ľuboš Kostelný, Dušan Jamrich, Vladimír Oktavec
Screenplay : Gregor Valentovič
Image : Anna Smoroňová
Sound : Samuel Škubla
Editing : Roman Kelemen
Production : Michaela Morháčová, Katarína Tisoňová, Matej Chlupáček
Gregor Valentovič (23) was born in 1992 in Trnava and is currently in his Bachelor year of Film Directing studies at the Film Faculty of Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Apart from short movies, he is a director of several music videos and spots.