Last year witnessed a Slovakian invasion at the Czech Film Critics’ Awards (see the news). However, the tables turned this year at the Slovakian national film awards, dubbed The Sun in a Net and organised by the Slovakian Film and Television Academy, as three of the four movies nominated in the Best Film category were helmed by Czech directors. Jan Švankmajer’s surreal meta-film Insect [+lire aussi :
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Against all the odds, Toman only managed two wins, for Best Supporting Actress (Kristína Boková) and Best Costume Design (Katarína Štrbová Bieliková). The champion of the past year’s Slovakian film scene thus turned out to be Martin Šulík’s dramedy starring Peter Simonischek, of Toni Erdmann [+lire aussi :
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Interestingly enough, Marek Kuboš, whose self-reflective documentary The Last Self-Portrait [+lire aussi :
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Here is the complete list of The Sun in a Net winners: 

Best Film
The Interpreter [+lire aussi :
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Best Documentary
The Last Self-Portrait [+lire aussi :
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Best Animated Film
Mimi & Lisa: Christmas Lights Mystery - Katarína Kerekesová, Ivana Šebestová

Best Director
Martin Šulík – The Interpreter

Best Actress
Zuzana Bydžovská – Jan Palach [+lire aussi :
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Best Actor
Jiří Menzel, Peter Simonischek – The Interpreter 

Best Supporting Actress
Kristýna Boková – Toman [+lire aussi :
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Best Supporting Actor
Marián Geišberg – The Magic Quill (Czech Republic/Slovakia)

Best Script
Marek Leščák, Martin Šulík – The Interpreter

Best Cinematography
Martin Štrba – The Interpreter 

Best Editing
Maroš Šlapeta – Válek (Slovakia)

Best Music
Vladimír Godár – The Interpreter

Best Sound
Ivo Špalj – Insect [+lire aussi :
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Best Make-up and Hairstyling
Zuzana Paulini, Juraj Steiner – Talks with T. G. Masaryk [+lire aussi :
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Best Costume Design
Katarína Štrbová Bieliková – Toman 

Best Stage Design 
Jan Švankmajer, Václav Švankmajer – Insect