Introduction Workshop – PL

One-day taster of the educational process. Masterclass at a partnering institution, open to all their students. This will introduce the whole project idea and give potential students an opportunity to experience each teacher. All instruments and singing will be done separately. Lecturers will showcase their skills in a short concert at the end. This will be the basis for selecting a student from a given country (Poland) for each instrument for the main school in august. At these workshops, wide audiences from each of V4 countries will be able to experience lecturers from all V4 countries, different teaching styles and approaches to music. This has potential to widen networks and support cross-border partnerships. https://www.spectaculum.sk/sk/summer-time-music-2024

V4 SECTIONS AT THE MAIN FESTIVAL

Live multi-media presentations and films by V4 directors will be featured at four separate V4 sections. Up to 25 films made by V4 directors will be featured in the program, with additional 14 local and V4 guest speakers, offering lectures from their adventure trips and travels. Four separate program sessions will be offered to elementary and high school students, including special schools. One special Film and Photography Workshop will be offered by award-winning filmmakers and photographers from the V4 countries. www.horyamesto.sk

V4 FILM COMPETITION

An international film competition is an integral part of the Festival. For more than two decades, we have strived to bring the best mountain and adventure films to the Slovak and V4 audience. We actively seek out the best films in cooperation with our partners – we have a good overview of what is being produced in Slovakia, just like our partners know the situation in their respective countries, so we also reach out directly to filmmakers, whose films we would like to include in our festival. Films are submitted directly to the Hory a mesto FilmFreeway platform, then previewed and rated by our selection committee, to finally being selected for the main Festival program. We try to include more and more regional production; at the same time we follow strict criteria to select competitive and high-quality films. The film “finalists” are screened at the Festival and judged by the International Jury composed by experts from the V4 and other countries. The films made in the V4 countries compete for the “Best V4 Film” financial award (500 Eur). Other non-V4 film awards include the Grand Prize, Jury Award and others. The winners, including the Best V4 Film are awarded at the final Awards Ceremony at the end of the Festival. www.horyamesto.sk