JURAJ LEHOTSKÝ
scriptwriter / director

Juraj Lehotský was born on September 19, 1975 in Bratislava. Between 1990 and 1994 studied at the Higher Art and Crafts School in Bratislava (SUPŠ), specialized in photography. Between 1995 and 2000 studied documentary film directing at the Academy of Music Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU).

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
1995 Silent world of Jozko Balaz (Tichý svet Jožka Baláža) (18min)
1996 With Enough Effort We´ll Have Diplomas (Budeme mať výkony, budeme mať diplomy) (19min)
1997 A Funeral is Actually a Premiere (Pohreb je vlastne premiéra)  (20 min)
1998 Unwanted Children (Nechcené deti)(27 min)
1999 Twins (Dvojičky) (20min)
2000 I Wouldn´t Tell I would Love You so Much (Nevedel som, že ťa budem mať tak rád) (15min)
2001 Interview (Rozhovor)  (27min)
1999-2008 Profiles of:  Juraj Kukura ( 18min), Martin Hollý (18min), Milan Lasica (18min), Miroslav Marcelli (24min), Jozef Gertli Danglár (20min), Ján Lehotský (30min)

FULL-LENTH FILMS:
2008 Blind loves (Slepé lásky)
2013 Miracle (Zázrak)

AWARDS:
Unwanted Children
Prize UNICEF 1999
I Wouldn´t Tell I would Love You so Much
Premium Prize for the Documentary Film National Film Award IGRIC 2000
Blind loves
– CICAE Art Cinema Award 40. Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes 2008
– National nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2008
– Nomination for the Most Valuable Documentary Film of the Year Cinema for Peace Awards, Berlinale 2009
– Golden Taiga 7th Spirit of Fire Film Festival Khanty-Mansijsk 2009
– Golden Eye for the Best Documentary film 4th Zurich Film Festival 2008

– FIPRESCI Prize 10th Motovun Film Festival 2008
– „Discovery of the Year“ - Special Mention of the Jury 5th Reykjavík IFF 2008
– Grand Prix Cinessonne 10th Festival of European Films in Essonne 2008
– Special Mention for the Documentary Film 6th FICCO Mexico City ICFF Festval2009
– Prize for originality and innovative direction 3rd Emotion Pictures Festival, Athens 2009
– Honorary Jury Special Mention 5th International Documentary Film Festival Play-Doc Tui2009
– The Mayor of the Town of Trenčianske Teplice’s award 16th Artfilm 2008
– Audience Award for the Best Documentary film 20th Trieste Film Festival 2009
– Best documentary film 9th Songes d'une nuit, Paris 2008
– Best Romantic Documentary The Fringe Report Awards 2009
– Sun in a Net National Film Award 2008-2009 ( Best documentary film, Best director, Best screenplay, Best film editing, Best sound mixing)
– Slovak Film of the Year Kinema Film of the Year 2008
– Prize of the Director of the Festival 15 th Etnofilm Čadca 2008
– Special Prize for the Contribution to Slovak Cinema Association of Slovak Film Clubs
– Prize of the Film Critics - Premium Prize for the Documentary Film National Film Award IGRIC 2009