Last Night of The Year In Development

Director: Ivana Hucíková Genre: Neo-noir Drama Length: 20 min Language: Slovak, Czech, English Shooting location: Slovakia Production company: NO CAP, Other Stories In Development

Synopsis

Last Night of the Year follows the story of a taxi driver Zora over the course of one long and cold New Year’s night. Her car is a meeting point for all kinds of people. Some recognize Zora as a former reality TV celebrity, others confront her with her troubled past, and the rest just want to have fun. However, flattered and encouraged by all the attention, Zora secretly hopes that the end of the year could possibly bring a closure of an important chapter in her personal life as well.

Team + Directors BIO

Short film is being developed by NO CAP producers duo Monika Kraft and Michala Cellerová and co-producer Natalia Pavlové and her company Other Stories. Written and directed by Ivana Huciková, a freelance film director from Slovakia. She was a Fellow of the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio in Brooklyn, where she co-directed the award-winning short documentary film Into My Life (Tribeca, HotDocs, POV shorts). She is currently working on her PhD in Documentary Film and developing new projects as a freelance director.

Status of the project

Last Night of the Year has secured funding from the Slovak Audiovisual Fund for production in 2024. We already have a committed co-producer from the Czech Republic. Emerging producer Natalia Pavlove will be pursuing additional funding through the Czech Audiovisual Fund in 2025. We are also actively seeking further partners in the European region to ensure the film’s financial backing. If you’re interested in collaborating, please do not hesitate to contact us.

In the meantime, we have pre-booked all department heads, creating an all-women crew, and we are continuing with pre-production activities such as casting and location scouting. Ivana, the director, is in the process of perfecting the script, and we are on track to commence shooting in early 2026.

Film was presented at

* Euro Connection 2025 – Short Film Market, Clermont- Ferrand (FR)
* European Short Pitch 2022/2023 (Rennes, France)
* Talents and Short Film Market 2022 (Torino, Italy)
WINNER of *BEST PITCH – Any Short Of Genre*

Funding

Film was supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund for production (2024)
Film was supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund for development (2023)
Film was supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund for script writing (2022)

 

 

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