ADMIRAL KOLENČÍK

Andrej Kolenčík, nicknamed Admiral (* 3.8.1984 in Bratislava) is a film director and a visual artist. He studied graphic design at School of Applied Arts and graduated from Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in field of animation. He studied also at RITS in Brussels during his Erasmus studies and made intership at Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava.

At present he´s working as a freelance film director of fiction, documentary and also animation films, music videos and commercials. As a visual artist he deals with illustration. Besides of that he is also co-founder of the international animation festival Fest Anča for which he was working as a program director for 6 years. In 2014 he was selected for Berlinale Talents. In 2015 he started his own production company called Admiral Films.

FILMOGRAPHY
2019 – Hokejová republika, Documentary TV series RTVS (director / co-writer)
2019 – Mohyla - TV series RTVS (director / co-writer)
2014 – Play! - short documentary film (director)
2013 – Vystava (The Exhibition) - short fiction film, Piknik Pictures (co-director / co-writer)
2012 – Hviezda (The Star) - short documentary film (director / co-writer)
2010 – Luníček & Perešníček - pilot of animated tv series (director)
2009 – Čmuchal & Sviňa zasahujú - short animated film (director)

 

MUSIC VIDEOS
2019 – Čisté tvary – Breaking the Waves
2016 – Robert Pospiš & Martin Sillay - V tom šírom poli
2015 – Čisté tvary - Koniec príbehov
2015 – Jana Kirschner - Duch Mesta
2014 – DVA - No Survi
2014 – Ink Midget - Inside
2013 – Kotúče DM - To, čo so mnou žije v byte
2011 – Dr. Zetor - Na Záhrade
2011 – Divné Semená - Moog In Mood
2010 – Kazety - Depilace (Midi Lidi Remix)
2010 – Booka Shade - Teenage Spaceman (Unofficial)
2009 – DVA - Nanuk

EXHIBITIONS (Selection)
2020 – Melba (Sofia Design Festival) – Ilustrovaná ústava Slovenskej republiky, České centrum, Sofia, Bulgaria
2020 – František Studený (intervencia RAnimácia), Nitrianska galéria, Nitra, Slovakia
2020 – Fullove dni, Fulla Hypno Show, Ružomberok, Slovakia
2019 – Rekonštrukcia, Galéria Ľudovíta Fullu (SNG), Ružomberok, Slovakia
2019 – Post-Ap-Show, Galerie Podlaha, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2018 – Odvrátena strana raja, Nitrianska galéria, Nitra, Slovakia
2018 – Biela Noc, Bratislava / Košice, Slovakia
2017 – Regular Line, Group exhibition at Nastupiste 1-12, Topolcany, Slovakia
2017 – Regular Line, Group exhibition at The Loundry, San Francisco, USA
2016 – Biela noc, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014 – Staycationart, Boulder, Colorado, USA
2012 – Creative Unit, Gallery Medium, Bratislava, Slovakia
2012 – KOmix – Nečakaný zásah, 4D Gallery, Galanta, Slovakia
2012 – Admiral´s Visual Drugs, Bialystok, Poland
2011 – We Don´t agree (Andrej Kolenčík vs. Deana Kolenčíková), Gallery Enter, Bratislava, Slovakia
2010 – 120×120 cover exhibition, 66 Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2009 – HRDInovia, galéria M++, Loď, Bratislava, Slovakia
2009 – Animars, Turčianska galéria, Martin, Slovakia
2009 – Videoart is not Dead, Multiplace, Brno, Czech Republic
2009 – Fresh Flesh, Prague, Czech Republic
2007 – K.O.MIX, Nitrianska galéria, Nitra, Slovakia

 

AWARDS
2017 Best music video, Golden Kuker, Sofia, Bulgaria (V tom sirom poli – Pospis & Sillay)
2017 Special Mention for music video at VOID – International Animation Film Festival, Denmark (V tom sirom poli – Pospis & Sillay)
2014 Film Europe Award (Vystava)
2014 Slnko v sieti, National prize for Best Short Film (Vystava)
2014 Küstendorf, Serbia – Golden Egg – Best Short Film (Vystava)
2013 Magma – mostra di cinema breve, Italy - Best Documentary (Hviezda)
2013 Duka Fest, Banja Luka, Serbia – Special award (Hviezda)
2013 Collecchio Videofilm festival, Italy – Best Film (Hviezda)
2013 20min|max Ingolstadt, Germany - Winner, 2nd place Audi Preis (Hviezda)
2013 Bronzový klinec, agentúra Respect APP (Slovnaft reklamný film)
2013 Grand prix 2012 – Podnikové médium roka (Slovnaft reklamný film)
2013 Febiofest Prague – Jury Award, Outstanding Film Novella (Vystava)
2013 Febiofest Bratislava – Audience Award (Vystava)
2012 IFOLT – Winner, prize for young authors (Hviezda)
2012 LIsFE, Netherlands – Jury honorable mention (Hviezda)
2010 Barbakan – Best animated film (Čmuchal & Sviňa zasahujú)
2009 Áčko – Best student animated film (Čmuchal & Sviňa zasahujú)
2008 One of the featured video in competition organized by music television MTV – BREAK MTV
2008 Igric – creative premium for animated short Izidor

 

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Palm Springs Short Fest (USA), Küstendorf (Serbia), Atlanta Film Festival (USA), Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico) Phenomen Film Fest (USA), DOXA (Canada), LIsFE (Netherlands), Febiofest Prague (Czech Republic), Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia), Febiofest Bratislava (Slovakia), DocuFest Atlanta (USA), ASIFA San Francisco presents: Slovak Impact (USA), Busho (Hungary), CinEast (Luxembourg), IFF Bratislava (Slovakia), Sem Tabu (FIAE) (Brazil), Filmový festival inakosti (Bratislava, Slovakia), Mediawave (Hungary), Grand OFF World Independent Film Awards (Poland), Ofafa (Poland), Early Melons (Slovakia), Animateka (Slovenia) Azyl (Slovakia), Áčko (Slovakia), ReAnimacja (Poland), Aerokraťas (Czech Republic), Anifest (Czech Republic), Zlomvaz (Czech Republic), Festroia (Portugal), State aKorti (Italy), ISFVF (China), One Shot ISFF (Armenia), DokumentART (Poland), Curtas Vila do Conde (Portugal), The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus,  IFF 42nd Lubuskie Film Summer (Poland), Kino na hranici (Czech Republic-Poland), 20min|max International Short Film Festival Ingolstadt (Germany), żubrOFFka (Poland), Magma – mostra di cinema breve (Italy), Incubate (Netherlands), Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (USA), Portobello Film Festival (UK), Collecchio Videofilm festival (Italy), Electric Lantern International Film Festival (UK), Curtas Vila do Conde (Portugal) and many more…

 

GIVEN LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
2019 – Directing a low budget special effects feature film in Slovakia, Art film fest, Kosice, Slovakia
2019 – Loop de Loop workshop, Nitrianska galéria, Nitra, Slovakia
2018 – FH JOANNEUM University of applied sciences, Graz, Austria
2017 – Art & Tech Days Conference, Kosice, Slovakia
2017 – Stop-motion workshop, The Loundry, San Francisco, USA
2016 – University of Bologna (The Forlì Branch of the University of Bologna), Forli, Italy
2015 – Slovak Film Week, VŠMU (Academy of Performing Arts), Bratislava, Slovakia

 

ONLINE
Denník N: Čisté Tvary
Recenzia v Denníku N: Mohyla
Recenzia v Pravde: Mohyla
Interview pre Forbes
Interview pre Sketcher
Refresher: Videoklip Čisté Tvary
Pravda: Videoklip Čisté Tvary
Pluska: Premiéra klipu Čisté Tvary
Interview pre Bratislava International Film Festival
Denník N: V Mexiku ma šancu film mladého slováka
Kinema: Play! v súťaži na Guanajuato
Premiéra videoklipu pre Janu Kirschner na Denniku N
Daily Mail: Shooting of Music Video with Adam Pearson
Nový Čas: Videoklip pre Čisté Tvary
Interview for Fantastic Music Videos
Interview for Director’s Notes
Interview for Startupsgeek.com
Interview v Pravde
Interview vo Film.sk
Interview v SME
Golden Egg for The Exhibition (Vystava)
Úspech slovenských filmárov v zahraničí: Filmy z festivalu v Cannes nemali proti nim šancu!
Slováci získali hlavnú cenu na festivale Emira Kusturicu
Slovenskí režiséri získali hlavnú cenu na srbskom festivale Küstendorf.
One question for Owl Illustrator: Andrej “Admiral” Kolencik
Dazoo: Slovak Shorts
Slovenský dokument Hviezda ocenený na festivale v Ingolstadte
Stredometrazni soutez zna sve viteze
Porota stredometrazni souteze Febiofestu ocenila tri tituly
Febiofest rozdal ceny, rozbieha sa do regionov
Desert Sun: The Star at Palm Springs festival
Hviezda v SME
Hviezda premierovaná na Febiofeste
Voices interview
Comrade Magazine
Interview about Fest Anča
Premiéra videoklipu Kazety
Koniec Hokejbalovej kariéry

 

CLIENTS
BETC ParisDrawetc., Hitchhiker films, Jana KirschnerLeopard ProductionVertex Creation, Milk, Pohoda, Cinetype, Fest Anča, Seesame, Nota Bene, Nitrianska galériaUrbanlegend.cz, MUW Saatchi & Saatchi, MUW Digital, Respect APPKomplot AdvertisingSNG, Made by Vaculik, Effectivity, Eallin, Sebik.tv, Juraj Karpiš, SFTA

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