Martin Slivka

Martin Slivka

Actor · Director · Writer

Spišský Štiavnik, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
November 1, 1929

Biography

Martin Slivka (1 November 1929 in Spišský Štiavnik – 23 September 2002 in Bratislava) was a Slovak documentary filmmaker, director, screenwriter and ethnographer. He is best remembered for his documentaries Metamorfóza vlákna (1968), Človek a hra (1968), Deti a hudba (1969), Fašiangy (1969), and Ľudová kultúra na Slovensku (1972). He was married to journalist Olga Slivková.

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Representative Works

The Last Supper
The Last Supper
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Martin Jonas
Martin Jonas
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Keeping a Distance
Keeping a Distance
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Icons
Icons
6.0
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Dragon's Return
Dragon's Return
7.3
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Spomíname na Edmunda Gwerka
Spomíname na Edmunda Gwerka
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Recepty na šťastie
Recepty na šťastie
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Návrat Ondreja Baláža
Návrat Ondreja Baláža
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Na počiatku bola pieseň
Na počiatku bola pieseň
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Bulgarian Lamentation Songs
Bulgarian Lamentation Songs
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Dragon's Return
1968Nominee

Best Director

Dragon's Return

Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees
2007Nominee

Best Performance

Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees