Katarína Kočanová (1989) graduated from journalism. She is studying the documentary film direction at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. She devotes her films to the themes of personal identity and looks into the souls of her films’ protagonists and reveals their internal existence. Her bachelor’s film Luma Andre Keriko / A World Within a Soul is her last documentary. She received the Best documentary film direction prize at the national festival of students’ films Áčko 2018 for the authentic and intimate view of the effort of Romas for assimilation without losing their own identity. The film also received a prize for the Best protagonist in the documentary film at FNNH 2018 Šariš.
Slovakia