The second competition section, Cinematik.doc, fishes in home waters – with only Slovak documentarians competing for prizes with their new works. The winner of the Cinematik.doc Literary Fund Award was Martin Kollár for his film "Chronicle". The film captures everyday stories and creates a collective portrait of current reality – not only as a documentation of the present, but also as an archive for the future. Through images, it reveals absurd routines and strange customs, as well as our tendency to rely on systems that we simultaneously question. "Chronicle" offers a new way to perceive our choices, encouraging viewers to reflect on their actions now, before they forget them.
The jury, composed of Ester Geislerová (Czech Republic), Daniela Hanusová (Slovakia), and Daniel Rihák (Slovakia), awarded the prize for “exceptional visual sensitivity that invites one to slow down and shows how focused observation can reveal subtle links between the absurdity of everyday life and broader societal structures.”