EXCLUSIVE: Tereza Nvotová , the director behind Slovakia’s 2026 Oscar entry Father , has signed with the Independent Talent Agency .

Father debuted at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and was shortlisted for the European Film Awards. The film went on to screen in the main competition at the Zurich Film Festival, where it won the Best Film Award. Father also won the Best Film Award and the Best Screenplay Award at the Stockholm Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the Antalya Film Festival, and the Golden Frog in the Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition at Camerimage. The film has also been selected as Slovakia’s official submission for the 98th Academy Awards.

Before Father , Nvotová directed the feminist mystery-drama Nightsiren , which won the Golden Leopard in the Film

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