21-23.09.2022 | Study tour in the north of Slovakia for the film industry

Regional Development Agency S.A. in Bielsko-Biała

invites you to

STUDY TOUR TO THE NORTH OF SLOVAKIA

We will show you the locational potential of the Prešov, Žilina and Košice regions. We will take you to little-known charming corners of the region and show you characteristic places known from film images. We will present cultural and natural curiosities, places with history in the background and those which were created before our eyes. We will talk about forms of support for film productions offered by film commissions, local authorities, film institutions and new trends in film production.

The visit will take place from 21-23 September this year.
Scouts, location managers, producers, production managers, production designers and other persons directly involved in audiovisual production are invited to participate.

The Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała covers the entire cost of participation in the visit - transport, accommodation, food, the visit programme.
The trip will take place from Bielsko-Biała and Krakow.

Due to a limited number of places, please apply for participation in the visit by 12.09.2022 to: pdaczkowska@arrsa.pl. The application should include the following information: participant's name, position, e-mail address, contact phone number, information about the films in the production of which the participant took part (optional). 

PROGRAMME 

Day 1 (21 September 2022) 

5.45 Gathering of persons in Silesia: Retail Park Karpacka, 23 Kolista Street, Bielsko-Biała

6.00 - 8.00 Drive between Bielsko-Biała and Krakow

8.00 Gathering of persons in Lesser Poland: car park at PKP railway station, Braci Dudzińskie Square

8.00 - 10.20 Journey between Krakow and Tatranská Javorina

10.20 - 11.15 Location 1: President Hotel Montfort Tatry Wellness

11.15 - 12.15 Transfer on the route Tatranská Javorina - Smižany

12.45 - 13.15 Location 2: Tomášov View (Tomášovský výhľad)

13.15 - 13.30 The drive from Smižany to Letanovce 

13.30 - 13.45 Locality 3: The Bridge of the Carthusians (Kartuziánsky most)

13.45 - 14.00 Tour of Letanovce - Levoča

14.15 - 15.30 Lunch

15.30 - 16.30 Locality 4: Historic Centre of the City of Levoča 

16.30 - 17.40 Tour of Levoča - Pribylina 

17.40 - 18.00 Site 5: Belá 

18.00 - 19.30 Tour of Pribylina - Oravský Podzámok 

Overnight stay: Hotel Orava Village 

20.00 Dinner (buffet)

Day 2 (22 September 2022)
7.00 - 8.45 Breakfast
9.00 - 10.30 Site 6: Orava Castle (Oravský hrad)
10.30 - 12.00 Tour of Oravský Podzámok - Kežmarok
12.00 - 13.00 Site 7: Kežmarský hrad + centre (Kežmarský hrad + centre)
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 15.10 Tour of Kežmarok - Žehra
15.10 - 16.00 Site 8: Spiš Castle (Spišský hrad)
16.00 - 17.15 Crossing on the route Žehra - Bardejov
17.15 - 18.30 Locality 9: Bardejov
Overnight stay: Hotel Bellevu
20.00 Dinner (buffet)

Day 3 (22 September 2022)
7.00 - 8.00 Breakfast
8.15 - 9.15 Transfer on the route Bardejov - Jaśliska
9.30 - 16.00 Tour of Jaśliska with a guide Marek Szałaj, meeting with representatives of the Slovak film industry, case study of Polish-Slovak co-productions (Strawberry Wine, Janosik), panel on greenfilm - meeting moderated by Dariusz Jabłoński (President of the Polish Film Academy and Vice-President of the European Producers Club)
16.00 - 17.00 Dinner
17.00 - 22.00 Return to Krakow Bielsko-Biała

The visit will be led by Jan Melikant - Film Commissioner of the Film Office of the Košice Region. 

The visit will be held in Polish and Slovak with the participation of an interpreter.