Martin Slivka
Known for
Writing
Born
November 1, 1929
Birthplace
Spišský Štiavnik, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
Died
September 23, 2002 (aged 72)
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.
Best known work
Dragon's Return
1968
Water and Labor
1964
The Man Leaves
1968
Bakaláři
1972A Ballad in Wood
1966Icons
1966Keeping a Distance
1966Na počiatku bola pieseň
1970Recepty na šťastie
1978
Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees
2007Filmography
TBA
2007
Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Treesas Himself (archive footage)
2001
Študenti a november 1989Writer, Director
1996
Vinšujem Vám Nový rok hojnýWriter, Director
1996
A v tom kraji boli pastieriDirector, Writer
1992
...a na Zemi pokoj ľuduWriter, Creator, Director
1989
The Folklore of the Schleife RegionDirector, Writer
1984
Terchovská muzikaDirector, Writer
1983
Vyznanie pútnikaDirector, Writer
1978
Recepty na šťastieas Self (uncredited)
1975
Spomíname na Edmunda GwerkaDirector
1973
Martin JonasDirector, Writer
1972
BakalářiTV1972
Ľudovít FullaDirector, Screenplay, Story
1970
Na počiatku bola pieseňas Self, Director, Screenplay
1970
National Artist Professor Karol PlickaStory, Screenplay, Director
1969
A Play about St. DorotheaDirector, Screenplay
1968
Dragon's ReturnFirst Assistant Director
1968
The Man LeavesDirector, Writer
1968
The Last SupperDirector, Writer
1968
Bulgarian Lamentation SongsDirector, Writer
1967
Etudy o človeku zo slovenskej gotikyDirector, Screenplay
1966
A Ballad in WoodDirector, Writer
1966
IconsDirector, Writer
1966
Keeping a DistanceDirector, Writer