Martin Slivka

Person

Martin Slivka

Writing November 1, 1929

Spišský Štiavnik, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]

Martin Slivka (1 November 1929 in Spišský Štiavnik – 23 September 2002 in Bratislava) was a Slovak documentary filmmaker, director, screenwriter and ethnographer. He is best remem…

IMDb

Known for

Popular titles

Bakaláři

Bakaláři

7.0 1972 TV Show
Dragon's Return

Dragon's Return

7.3 1968 Movie
Water and Labor

Water and Labor

6.2 1964 Movie
Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees

Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees

2007 Movie
The Folklore of the Schleife Region

The Folklore of the Schleife Region

1989 Movie

Biography

A closer look

Read full biography

Martin Slivka (1 November 1929 in Spišský Štiavnik – 23 September 2002 in Bratislava) was a Slovak documentary filmmaker, director, screenwriter and ethnographer. He is best remembered for his documentaries Metamorfóza vlákna (1968), Človek a hra (1968), Deti a hudba (1969), Fašiangy (1969), and Ľudová kultúra na Slovensku (1972). He was married to journalist Olga Slivková.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2007
    Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees

    Movie Himself (archive footage)

  2. 2001
    Študenti a november 1989

    Movie Writer

  3. 1996
    A v tom kraji boli pastieri

    Movie Director

  4. 1996
    Vinšujem Vám Nový rok hojný

    Movie Writer

  5. 1992
    ...a na Zemi pokoj ľudu

    Movie Writer

  6. 1989
    The Folklore of the Schleife Region

    Movie Director

  7. 1984
    Terchovská muzika

    Movie Director

  8. 1983
    Vyznanie pútnika

    Movie Director

  9. 1978
    Recepty na šťastie

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  10. 1975
    Spomíname na Edmunda Gwerka

    Movie Director

  11. 1973
    Martin Jonas

    Movie Director

  12. 1972
    Bakaláři

    TV show

  13. 1972
    Ľudovít Fulla

    Movie Director

  14. 1970
    National Artist Professor Karol Plicka

    Movie Story

  15. 1970
    Na počiatku bola pieseň

    Movie Self

  16. 1969
    A Play about St. Dorothea

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1968
    Dragon's Return

    Movie First Assistant Director

  2. 1968
    The Last Supper

    Movie Director

  3. 1968
    The Man Leaves

    Movie Director

  4. 1968
    Bulgarian Lamentation Songs

    Movie Director

  5. 1967
    Etudy o človeku zo slovenskej gotiky

    Movie Director

  6. 1966
    Keeping a Distance

    Movie Director

  7. 1966
    Icons

    Movie Director

  8. 1966
    A Ballad in Wood

    Movie Director

  9. 1966
    Návrat Ondreja Baláža

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1965
    Z ďaleka ideme, novinu nesieme

    Movie Director

  11. 1965
    Zďaleka ideme, novinu nesieme

    Movie Writer

  12. 1964
    Water and Labor

    Movie Director

  13. 1959
    Zodpovednosť

    Movie Dramaturgy

  14. —
    Ľudová kultúra na Slovensku

    TV show Director