Marko Škop (born 1974 in

Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

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) is a Slovak film director. He received degrees in journalism at Comenius University in Bratislava in 1996 and in film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2001. He gained his PhD in Mass Media from the Faculty of Philosophy at Comenius University in Bratislava in 2005.

Awards

At the

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, ''Other Worlds'' received the "Audience Award" and "Special Mention of the Jury" in 2006, and ''Osadné'' was awarded "Best Documentary" in 2009. At the BFI London Film Festival, ''Osadné'' was nominated for the "Grierson Award" in 2009. At the

2015 Toronto International Film Festival The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's ''Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and N ...

, ''Eva Nová'' won the prize of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) for the Discovery programme.

Filmography

* 2006: ''Other Worlds'' / Iné svety * 2008: ''Blind Loves'' / Slepé lásky (Producer) * 2009: ''Osadné'' * 2012: ''New Life of Family Album'' / Nový život (Producer) * 2013: ''Miracle'' / Zázrak (Producer) * 2015: '' Eva Nová'' (Director / Writer / Producer) * 2019 : ''

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'' (Director / Producer)

References

External links

* 1974 births Living people People from Prešov Slovak film directors Sun in a Net Awards winners {{Slovakia-film-director-stub