Martin Šulík (born 20 October 1962 in

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) is a Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the

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, where he graduated in 1986. His 2011 film ''

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'' was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but it did not make the final shortlist. Martin Sulik is also an avid painter, and his artwork has been shown in

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Galleries.

Filmography

* ''The Position'' (1989) * ''Tenderness'' (1992) * '' Everything I Like'' (1993) * '' The Garden'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''The Key to Determining Dwarfs'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2018)

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* 1962 births Czechoslovak film directors Living people People from Žilina Slovak film directors Sun in a Net Awards winners {{Slovakia-film-director-stub