DOG 95 FILM FACTORY

We help film festivals grow and create audiovisual work we love.

In 2019, I founded the Košice International Film Festival. Originally, I simply wanted to discover short films that could help me grow as a filmmaker. Instead, I gained much more — the opportunity to discover hundreds of films and filmmakers and to become immersed in the world of international film festivals. As I initially managed the festival almost entirely on my own, I took on many different roles and learned to understand the needs of filmmakers, productions and festivals alike.

I later began applying these experiences to collaborations with other international film festivals. We help them with programming, strategy, marketing, submissions and building international relationships. I eventually handed over the management of Košice IFF to a new team, while continuing to contribute to its strategic direction. Today, we collaborate with more than 10 international film festivals, helping to connect festivals and filmmakers from different countries.

At the same time, I continue to work as a filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and director. I studied at the Film School in Košice and have worked on a range of film and music projects. I produced the music video Recall (2022), starring Tatiana Pauhofová, worked on the HBO-produced film The Car Gangs, directed by Dominik Bari, provided location services for Nie som zlý človek, which world premiered at the Sofia Film Festival, and produced the music video Paradox (2026) for Terézia Čikoš and Marián Čekovský.

My debut short film The Professional Parent qualified for the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars) and was produced as an international co-production with ROVA FILM in Romania, produced by Palme d'Or winner Marian Crișan, and Mailuki Films in Spain, produced by AMPAS member Eduardo M. Escribano Solera. We are currently also involved in the co-production of the feature-length documentary The Valley of the Widows, directed by Katarína Jonisová and Miro Jelok.

Films we have been involved in have been selected for or received awards at festivals accredited by FIAPF, as well as festivals qualifying films for the Academy Awards, European Film Awards, BAFTA and Goya.

Erik Jasaň
Founder, dog 95 film factory