Culture

Bratislava, August 7 (TASR) – The Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) has selected a road movie called Tlmocnik (The Interpreter, 2018) as the national nominee for the category of best foreign language film at the 2019 Academy Awards in February, TASR learnt from SFTA PR manager Peter Gasparik on Tuesday.

Bratislava, August 5 (TASR) – Actor Stanislav Danciak passed away during the night from Saturday to Sunday at age 75, Slovak National Theatre (SND) spokesperson Izabela Pazitkova confirmed to TASR on Sunday. Danciak managed to win respect and acclaim from theatre, movie and TV audiences by virtue of his comedic talent,

Bratislava, August 1 (TASR) – Dismissing Slovak National Theatre (SND) general director Marian Chudovsky was a necessary move driven mainly by his inability to manage SND’s financial situation, stated Culture Minister Lubica Lassakova (Smer-SD) on Wednesday, explaining the reasons why she decided to sack Chudovsky. “Mr. Chudovsky’s visions and

Piestny, July 18 (TASR) – Hundreds of Roma from Slovakia, but also the Czech Republic, Austria and even Sweden were converging on Piestany (Trnava region) for a week to seek out a healer who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ endowed with miraculous healing powers, TASR learnt on Wednesday.