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The Filmmakers Behind Terminator, James Bond and a Sundance Winner to Visit Bratislava
See you in Bratislava again on March 11–14. Get to know who are guests are!
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Shane Mahan “Monsters, Machines, and Material Cinema”
Shane Mahan is an American special effects creator, creature designer, puppeteer, and producer, widely recognized as one of the leading figures in contemporary practical visual effects. Over a career spanning four decades, Mahan has contributed to some of the most iconic films in modern cinema, helping to define the look and physical presence of creatures, characters, and cinematic worlds through hands-on craftsmanship and technical innovation.
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Andrius Blaževičius + screening of How to Divorce During the War (2026)
Andrius Blaževičius is a Lithuanian film director and screenwriter born in Vilnius, whose work has become one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Lithuanian cinema. Join him for a discussion about his newest movie, How to Divorce During the War (2026).
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Chris Munro “The Craft of Production Sound”
Chris Munro is a British production sound mixer whose career spans more than five decades and whose work has shaped the sound of some of the most influential films in contemporary cinema. With credits on over 100 feature films since the early 1970s, Munro is widely regarded as one of the leading figures in production sound, combining technical mastery with an exceptional sensitivity to performance, space, and storytelling.
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Uli Hanisch “When Space Becomes the Narrative”
Uli Hanisch, a highly respected German production designer whose work has significantly shaped both contemporary European and Hollywood cinema. Hanisch is behind the visual concepts of films such as Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) and Cloud Atlas (2012), as well as the acclaimed series Babylon Berlin (2016) and The Queen’s Gambit (2020).
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Alexander Nanau “Cinema as Civic Inquiry”
Alexander Nanau is a German-Romanian documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. He gained international recognition with films such as The World According to Ion B. (2009), Toto and His Sisters (2014), and especially the investigative documentary Collective (2019), which exposed systemic corruption in the Romanian healthcare system. Collective won the European Film Award for Best Documentary and received Academy Award nominations in two categories — Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film.
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György Pálfi “The Body, the Image, and the Limits of Cinema”
György Pálfi´s films repeatedly explore the human body as a space of desire, vulnerability, and transformation, combining a bold visual style with unconventional narrative structures. From the internationally acclaimed Taxidermia (2006), through the cinephile montage Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012), to his latest film Hen (2025), Pálfi’s work oscillates between provocation, humor, and sensitivity.
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