59th Zlin Film Festival started today

For whole nine days, the city of Zlin is coming alive with the bustle of its traditional film festival. This year is already the 59th International Film Festival for Children and Youth, it starts on Friday 24th May and runs until Saturday 1st June, 2019.

 Aside from the film competition, the central theme of this year’s festival, which is “Discover and Explore”, shapes the appearance of both the cinematic and supporting programs. The organizers have promised a number of exceptional films, cultural, social and sports experiences for the whole family. The Golden Slipper for exceptional interpretation of songs in Czech films will be awarded to singer Karel Gott.

The oldest and largest film festival of its kind in the world will offer its audiences films from 51 countries, which are going to be shown not only in Zlin but also in satellite towns. The Film Festival opens on Friday morning with the world premiere of the Czech film TvMiniUni: The Thief of Questions directed by Janek Jirků. At the evening opening ceremony for adults, the Czech premiere of the Australian family film Storm Boy, directed by Shawn Seet and starring Geoffrey Rush will be shown. Both films take part in the international children's film competition.