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Last update: 4 hours agoKarlovy Vary Spotlight: Slovak director Martina Buchelová talks about her Proxima debut Lover, Not a Fighter, aiming for romance that lets audiences “breathe” while still tackling heavy generational themes. European Co-Productions: The Council of Europe’s Pilot Programme backs seven new series co-productions with €2.1m total, including projects like Charlatan and Dead Women Talking. Festival Watch: The European Film Festival returns for its fifth edition (July 16–25), with free screenings across Fiji featuring films from Slovakia and other European countries. Darts Shock: Luke Littler will skip the European Darts Open, and former world champions Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson and Ryan Searle are also out—big names missing from Leverkusen. Local Culture: Detva’s 59th Folklore Festival Under Poľana kicks off, running until July 12, with dance, open-air performances and regional exhibitions. Environment & Health: A Comenius University study links air pollution in Slovakia to more than a year of lost life expectancy, with the worst impacts in areas relying heavily on solid fuel heating. Language & Identity: A BRaK book festival debate revisits how Hungarian in Bratislava has been politically framed—sometimes unsafe to speak, sometimes rediscovered.
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