Ahoj,
I am Marta Prokopová, my work is inspired by nature and deep emotions.
I use my imagination to create these fantastic worlds by shaping my unique perception of the world. I’m the co-author of five animated short films, some of which have been shown at prestigious film festivals such as IFF Annecy or Animafest Zagreb, I’ve collaborated with Ted-ed, New York and I’m an alumna of the Berlinale Talents Lab, where I’ve co-developed my debut short film Wild Beasts. My most recent film, on which I worked both as a director and as an art director, is called Everything We Missed, and it is dedicated to my best friend, Kubko.
Work
2021 – 2024 Development and production of short animated film Everything we missed (2024) I 2020 – 2021 CG Artist · animated feature film White Plastic Sky (2023) · Hungary, Slovakia I 2016 – 2019 Development and production of short animated film Wild Beasts (2019) I 2017 – 2017 Pedagogue · Film and TV Faculty · Academy of Performing Arts · VŠMU · Department of Animation · Bratislava, Slovakia I 2016 – 2017 CG Artist · PIXEL FEDERATION, s.r.o. · Bratislava, Slovakia
Education
Master of Arts · Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television Faculty 2013 – 2015, Bratislava, Slovakia Bachelor of Arts · Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television Faculty 2010 – 2013, Bratislava, Slovakia
Photo by Juraj Starovecký
Filmography I Animated Short Films
Everything we missed, animated short film, CGI, 11 minutes 56 seconds, 2024
In loving memory of the dearest friend in the universe, Kubko, for all the love and inspiration.
An affectionate, humanistic film that tells the story of Eva Marty, an overworked toy maker, and her dog, Kubko, who rediscover each other thanks to unexpected katastrophy. They get the opportunity to share an incredible, literally cosmic experience together. Through their heartwarming journey, they remind us of the beauty in the ordinary moments we share with those we love.
Directed by: Marta Prokopová I Based on an original idea by Marta Prokopová and Patrik Pašš I Written by Katarína Moláková I Dramaturgy: Lucia Kajánková, Alexander Kashcheev I Producer: Juraj Krasnohorský, Artichoke I Co-Producers: Martin Vandas, Alena Vandasová, Maurfilm and Peter Košťál, ekran Line Producers: Henrieta Cvangová, Marcela Vrátilová I Production Managers: Jennifer Töröková, Mira Dittrichová I Director of Photography: Martin Chlpík I Editing: Alexander Kashcheev I Music: Jan Šléška I Sound Design and Mix: Martin Večeřa I Art Direction and Background Design: Marta Prokopová I Director of Animation: Andrej Gregorčok I 3D Animation: Pavol Timko, Milan Mlích, Viktor Šefčík, Katarína Geffertová, Juraj Zubáň, Andrej Gregorčok, Richard Loukota I 3D Supervisor: Peter Košťál, Animation and Picture Post-Production, EKRAN I 3D Sets Builder: Milan Mlích, 3D Modeling and Texturing: Milan Mlích, Marta Prokopová, Pavol Timko, Katarína Geffertová, Viktor Šefčík I Rigging: Milan Mlích I 3D VFX and Simulations: Milan Mlích, Viktor Šefčík I Lightning and Rendering: Viktor Šefčík, Milan Mlích I Storyboard and Animatic and 2D Picture Postproduction: Marta Prokopová I Character Design: Marta Prokopová, Milan Mlích I Pipeline and Technical Assistance: Milan Mlích, Peter Košťál, Peter Skala, Andrej Gregorčok I Grading: Peter Košťál Sound Post-Production: Studio Virtual, Foley, Petr Kapeller, Foley Artists: Alena Kokrdová, Tomáš Flekna, Final mix: Studio Virtual I Voice Kubko: Kubko, Xanty I Voice Eva Marty, Radka Krninská I Vocal Kubko Children’s choir Jitřenka, Josef Čarek I Vocal Eva Marty: Eva Šléšková I Festival Distribution: Marta Prokopová I Sales: BEAR WITH ME DISTRIBUTION, Lucia Dubravay Trautenberger I Financially supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund and Czech Film Fund
Film Festivals: Animated short film „Everything we missed“
Zlín Film Festival – children’s film competition, national premiere, Special Mention (Zlín, Czech Republic, 2024) I Fest Anča – Slovak films, national premiere (Žilina, Slovakia, 2024)
Wild Beasts, animated short film, 2D, 8 minutes 40 seconds, 2019
A bizzare story from a world, where people allowed animals to rule the world. But in this kind of world, who is really lord and who is „just“ an ordinary wild beast?
Directors: Marta Prokopová & Michal Blaško I Animator: Marta Prokopová I Editor: Alexander Kashcheev Sound: Jiří Klenka I Music: Midi Lidi I Producers: Simona Hrušovská, Veronika Kocourková I Super film (SK) I Coproducers: Martin Vandas & Alena Vandasová, MAUR film (CZ) I Financially supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund and Czech Film Fund
Film Festivals: Animated short film „Wild Beasts“
Fantoche International Animation Festival, Berlinale Talents presents selection of films from international alumni (Baden, Switzerland, 2022) I Dotdotdot, Vienna’s open-air short film festival, Night sessions, Volkskundemuseum (Vienna, 2019) I London International Animation Festival – short film competition (London, England, 2020) I Uppsala International Short Film Festival – short film competition (Uppsala, Sweden, 2020) I Filmfest Dresden – short film competition (Dresden, Germany, 2020) I Anifilm – short film competition (Liberec, Czech Republic, 2020) I Fest Anča – slovak competition (Žilina, Slovakia, 2020) I River Film Festival – short film competition (Padova, Italy, 2020) I International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima – short film competition (Krakov, Poland, 2020) I World Festival of Animated Film Varna – short film competition (Varna, Bulgary, 2020) I The International Animation Festival + Agora – short film competition (Greece, 2020) I Animateka International Animated Film Festival – short film competition (Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2020) I TRICKY WOMEN – short film competition (Vienna, Austria, 2021) I Baku International Short Film Festival – short film competition (Azerbajdžan, 2020)
Mila Fog, student film, animated, 2D, 11 min., 2015
I feel emptiness around me. The night is cold and dark. I am looking for a light, wherever it can be.
Director: Marta Prokopová I Executive producer: Erika Paulinská I Producer: Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television faculty I Sound design: Adam Dekan I Music: Adam Dekan I Dramaturgy: Eva Sekerešová, Martina Mikušová, Michal Blaško
Film Festivals: Animated short film „MILA FOG“
Animafest Zagreb official selection – student competition (Zagreb, Croatia, 2016) I World of Animated Film official selection – student competition (Varna, Bulgaria, 2017) I Tricky Women official selection – international competition (Vienna, Austria, 2017) I PAF non competitive (Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2016) I International Film Festival Animateka panorama (Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2016) I International Student Film Festival CineMAiubit student competition (Bucharest, Romania, 2016) I International Film Festival BRATISLAVA section: Made in Slovakia (Slovakia, 2016) I VGIK Festival student competition (Moscow, Russia, 2016) I Stockholm Animation Fest non-competitive section (Stockholm, Sweden, 2016) I Visegrad Film Festival non-competitive section (Cork, Ireland, 2016) I Uppsala International Short Film official selection – short film competition (Uppsala, Sweden, 2016) I Kloostertkino non competitive (Nijmegen Holland, 2016) I Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (Melbourne, Australia, 2016) I Student International Film Festival official selection – student competition (Rijeka, Croatia, 2016) I Turku Animated Film Festival student panorama (Turku, Finland, 2016) I Mercado 3D Wire official selection – international competition (Segovia, Spain, 2016) I Anibar Animation Festival official selection – student competition (Peja, Kosovo, 2016) I Montreal Animation Film Festival ANIMAZE official selection – student competition (Montreal, Canada, 2016) I Sopot Film Festival official selection – international competition (Sopot, Poland, 2016) I Girona Film Festival official selection – Experimental films (Girona, Spain, 2016) I Insomnia official selection – international competition (Moscow, Russia, 2016) I Lubuskie Film Summer official selection – student competition (Lagow, Poland, 2016) I Rabbit Fest official selection – short film competition (Perugia, Italy, 2016) I A Long Week of Short Films Festival Shanghai Festival official selection – international competition (Shanghai, China, 2016) I The European Week Festival presentation (Regensburg, Germany 2016) I Fest Anča Festival official selection – slovak competition + international competition (Žilina, Slovakia, 2016) I Backup Kurzfilm Festival Festival official selection – international competition (Germany, Weimar, 2016) I The Quarantine Film Festival Festival official selection – student competition (Varna, Bulgaria, 2016) I The Slovak Film Week Festival (Bratislava, Slovakia, 2016) I Dresden Filmfest Festival special programme (Dresden, Germany, 2016) I Athens Animfest Festival official selection – student competition (Athens, Greece, 2016) I Zlín Film Festival official selection – student competition (Zlín, Czech Republic, 2016) I 7th Festival Ciné Court Animé official selection – international competition (Rhoanne, France, 2016) I 18th Mecal Pro official selection – international competition (Barcelona, Spain, 2016) I Sehsuchte official selection – student competition (Babelsperg, Germany, 2016), Febiofest official selection – international competition (Bratislava, Slovakia, 2016) I Film Festival for Youth and Children of Sousse official selection – student competition (Tunisia, 2016)
White Forest, student film, animated, 2D, 4 minutes 33 seconds, 2014
Story about love in the White Forest. Watch out for your years and heart.
Director: Marta Prokopová I Executive producer: Viktor Michalides I Producer: Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television faculty I Sound design: Martin Chrastina I Music: Martin Chrastina
Film Festivals: Animated short film „White Forest“
Animation Nights New York czech and slovak young animation (New York, USA, 2016) I Visionaria official selection – international competition (Siena, Italy, 2015) I Ars Independent Film Festival official selection – student competition (Katowice, Poland, 2015) I Lubuskie Film Summer official selection – student competition (Lagow, Poland, 2015) I Animafest Zagreb official selection – student competition (Zagreb, Croatia, 2015) I IAFF „Golden Kuker – Sofia official selection – student competition (Sofia, Bulgaria, 2015) I Screening of White Forest „Pasado común, futuro compartido“ (Madrid, Spain, 2015) I Monstra official selection – student competition (Lisbon, Portugal, 2015) I 10th Athens Animfest, official selection – student competition (Athens, Greece, 2015) I Visegrad Film Forum 2015 screening of White Forest (Bratislava, Slovakia, 2015) I Áčko 2014 official selection – student competition (Slovakia, 2014) I Ffest official selection – student competition (Cluj – Napoca, Romania, 2014) I International Film Festival BRATISLAVA section: Made in Slovakia (Slovakia, 2014)
Family – Basis of Life, student film, animated, 2D, 4 minutes, 2013
Short satiric story about young student who polemises about the life. She is trying to figure out, why is everyone of her family insane and is dealing with utopian visions about the world and life.
Director: Marta Prokopová I Executive producer: Viktor Michalides I Sound design: Martin Chrastina I Music: Martin Chrastina
Film Festivals: Animated short film „Family – Basis of Life“
Annecy official selection – student competition (Annecy, France, 2014) I Monstra official selection – student competition (Lisbon, Portugal, 2014) I World Festival of Animated film official selection – student competition (Varna, Bulgaria, 2014) I Golden Kuker official selection – student competition (Sofia, Bulgaria) I PISAF 2014 – Animation Film Festival student competition“ONLINE“ selection I FFEST official selection – student competition (Cluj – Napoca, Romania, 2013) I Fest Anča school presentation, selection of Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislav (Žilina, Slovakia, 2013) I Cinematic school presentation, selection of Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Pešťany, Slovakia, 2013) I “Week of Modern Art“ (Trenčín, Slovakia, 2013)
Collaboration and Experience and Showcase of Work
Exibitions
Solyanka VPA (video/performance/animation) animation video-exhibition „Ceiling“ (Moscow, Russia, 2015) I Tricky Woman “East Side Stories“ screening of White Forest during the Exhibition (17.3.2015 – 8.5.2015, Wien, Austria) I The Biennal of Animation Bratislava Exhibition: “Young Slovak animation“(Bratislava, Slovakia 2014)
Pitching forums
Wild Beasts on Berlinale Talents, Short Film Station, mentored by Volker Schlecht, Project in Development (Berlin, Germany, 2017) I Wild Beasts on Anifilm, Visegrad Animation Forum (Třeboň, Czech Rebublic, 2017) I WILD BEASTS on Febiofest, Project in Development, (Bratislava, Slovakia, 2017) I WILD BEASTS on Fest Anča, Project in Development (Žilina, Slovakia, 2016) I MILA FOG on Fest Anča, Project in Development (Žilina, Slovakia, 2015)
Animation Workshops
World of Animated Film (Varna, Bulgaria 2017) – lector I Flashback: Animayo International Film Festival (Gran Canaria, Spain, 2017)
Jury
Festival de San Sebastian – Jury member in a student competition (San Sebastian, Spain, 2015)
Awards
Everything we missed – Zlín Film Festival – children’s film competition, national premiere, Special Mention (Zlín, Czech Republic, 2024) I Wild Beasts – International Short Film Festival Brno 16 (Czech Republic, Brno, 2020): Czechoslovakia N 16 I Family – Basis of Life – Student Film Festival Áčko 2013 (Bratislava, Slovakia, 2013): BEST ANIMATION I I MILA FOG – Fest Anča (Žilina, Slovakia, 2016): ANČA SLOVAK AWARD I MILA FOG – Igric, National Film Prize (Žilina, Slovakia, 2016), JÁN FAJNOR´S PRIZE
Book Illustration
Do sto Slov – Illustration and design, written by Marek Majzon 2021 I Emil from the Mountains – Illustration, written by: Juraj Raýman, Publisher: Filmotras, 2017
Festival Identity
Drama Queer Festival – Theatre Festival, 2018, 2019 Biennal of Animation Bratislava, Film festival, 2019
Videoclips
BULP Farlight, music video, Live action, 2015, director: Marta Prokopová, Michal Blaško, music: Samuel Štefanec – BULP, cinematographer: Radka Šišuláková I BULP I YRSA I music video, animated, 2015 I director: Marta Prokopová I music: Samuel Štefanec – BULP I collaboration: Radka Šišuláková, Vladimír Slaninka
© Christiane Steiner, Berlinale 2017
Photo by Michal Blaško
Emil from the Mountain, TV interview
© Peter Himsel, Berlinale 2017
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