TOURISTS (in distribution)

  • About

    A routine work trip for married couple Hana and Kornel suddenly turns into an adventurous struggle for survival. In a remote forest, far from civilisation, they are forced to face not only the wilderness, but also the fragile terrain of their long-term, stagnant relationship.

  • Mária Kralovič

    Mária Kralovič graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Kremnica and later studied animation at the Academy of Performing Arts (VŠMU) in Bratislava. During her studies, she completed an internship at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon. She subsequently continued her doctoral studies at VŠMU, where she currently lectures in animation.
    Her film Fifi Fatale was nominated for the Slovak national film award Slnko v sieti (Sun in a Net) in 2018. In addition to animation, Mária also works in illustration and design. In 2019, she made her debut with the comic book Bežná (Ordinary). Her work has received several awards, and her films have been screened at film festivals in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
    Her most recent film, Tourists, had its world premiere at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2026.
    Filmography:
    Drum and Bass (short animated film, 2010)
    New Blood (short animated film, 2011)
    The Bubble (short animated film, 2012)
    Fifi Fatale (short animated film, 2018)
    Tourists (short animated film, 2026)

  • Distribution

    Director: Mária Kralovič
    Screenplay: Patrik Pašš
    Script Editor: Tereza Oľhová
    Music: Michal Novinski, Jonatán Pastirčák, Nina Kohout
    Sound: Adam Matej
    Producer: NOVINSKI / Agata Novinski
    NOVANIMA / Marc Faye
    EVOLUTION Films / Silvie Michajlova, Ondřej Zima
    Estimated duration: 15 minutes
    Shooting format: 2D animation
    Year of production: 2026

  • Festival and awards

    Festival Selections:
    Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
    Athens International film and video festival
    BAFICI - Buenos Aires International festival of independent cinema
    Animafest Zagreb
    Fest Anča
    Anibar animation festival
    Odense International film festival
    Animatou
    Brest European short film festival

    Festival Awards:
    Athens International film and video festival - 1st Prize short animation award
    BAFICI - Special Jury Prize
    Fest Anča - Best slovak animated short film
    Odense international film festival - Best animation award (Borge Ring Award)

  • Supported by

    Slovak audiovisual fund
    Nouvelle-Aquitaine region fund
    Czech audiovisual fund