The prestigious cultural event has been held in Slovakia since 1980. The festival specializes in ethnographic and documentary films and provides a platform for learning about and discussing different cultures and traditions from around the world. 109 films from 35 countries and 5 continents were registered for the 23rd edition. The selection of competitive films will be decided by the Selection Committee made up of experts in the fields of ethnology, anthropology and filmmaking by July 31, 2024. The competitive part of the festival will take place from November 12 to 15 in the Kysuce region - the towns of Čadca, Turzovka, Kysucké Nové Mesto and Krásno nad Kysucou. At the same time, the competition screening will take place on the campus of the following universities: Žilina University in Žilina, Banská Bystrica Academy of Arts, University of Constantine the Philosopher Nitra and V-club Bratislava. The festival program will also include educational events, seminars, workshops and the presentation of the traditional folk culture of individual regions.
The event was financially supported by the Audiovisual Fund and the Žilina self-governing region.

Alphabetical list of registered films:
30 ROKOV VÝHOVORIEK / 30 YEARS OF EXCUSES
AAMELAT, ROBOTNÍČKY VOJNY / AAMELAT, DAY LABORERS OF WAR
AK NEBUDEME BOJOVAŤ / IF THERE IS NO STRUGGLE
AKVABELY Z PRANDORFA / AQUABELLES FROM PRANDOF
ANCACOY
AQUERONTE
BOH A BOJOVNÍCI LUNAPARKOV / GOD & LUNAPARKS WARRIORS
BOYLESQUE
BRATIA / BROTHERS
CELÁ OBLOHA / ALL THIS SKY
CSONTVÁRY
CUDZINKY NA VALAŠSKU / FOREIGN WOMEN IN WALLACHIA
ČAKANIE / AWAITING
ČESKO NA DROGÁCH / CZECH REPUBLIC ON DRUGS
ČISTÝ PRAMEŇ / PURE SOURCE
ČLOVEK A PRÁCA / HUMAN AND WORK
ČO ZOSTÁVA / WHAT REMAINS
DAROVANÉ DETI
DCÉRY KUKURICE/ MAIZE DAUGHTERS
DÉMONI Z DIAĽKY / DEMONS FROM AFAR
DETI BÚRKY / KIDS OF STORM
DETI V TIENI GULAGU / CHILDREN IN THE SHADOW OF GULAG
DLŽNÍCI / DEBTORS
DO BUDÚCEJ SOBOTY / UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY
DROTÁR KOPPÁNY / TINKER KOPPÁNY
DRSNÝ SVET BASTEROV / THE BASTER
FLOTÁCIA / FLOTACIJA
GYPSY GADJI
HLAS / THE VOICE
HOPA LIDE
HUBY BOJUJÚ S ODPADOM/FUNGI FIGHT WITH WASTE
HÚSENICE / LES CHENILLES
JAVARI/JAVARI
KALICH SYNOV A DCÉR / THE CHALICE OF SONS AND DAUGHTERS
KALNÍCKI UHLIARI / KALNIK CHARCOAL MAKERS
KARNEVAL V KONČANICI / CARNIVAL IN KONČANICA
KAVAL PARK / KAVAL PARK
KONFRONTACE / CONFRONTATION
KONIEC NATÁLKINHO SVETA / THE END OF NATALKA'S WORLD
KONIEC ÚDOLIA SĹZ / THE END OF THE VALLEY OF TEARS
KONŠTANTÍNOV TAJNÝ KÓD / CONSTANTINE’S SECRET CODE
KONZERVY ČASU KAZIMÍRA ŠTUBŇU / PRESERVES OF TIME KAZIMÍR ŠTUBŇA
KORUNA STROMU / TREE CROWN
KRAJINA PANÓNSKYCH PAPRADÍ / LANDSCAPES OF PANNONIAN FERNS
LACO HRUŠKOVIČ Z PUKANCA / LACO HRUŠKOVIČ FROM PUKANEC
LÁSKA POČAS EPIDÉMIE / LOVE IN THE TIME OF VIRUS
LESNÉ ŽENY / FEMMES DES BOIS
LIST PRE LANKU / A LETTER TO LANKA
MÁGIA PODLASIA – ŠEPOTY / MAGIA PODLASIA -SZEPTUCHY
MESIAC NÁS OBSIAHNE / THE MOON WILL CONTAIN US
MLÁĎATÁ / FLEDGLINGS
MOJE MIESTO OZERNA / MY PLACE OZERNA
MUSÍME PREŽIŤ: FUKUŠIMA! / WE HAVE TO SURVIVE: FUKUSHIMA!
MUZIKANTI Z KLENOVCA / ROOTED MUSICIANS FROM KLENOVEC
MY, OBČANÉ PROTEKTORÁTU / WE, THE CITIZENS OF THE PROTECTORATE
NAJHLASNEJŠIE JE TICHO / SILENCE HEARD LOUD
NAŠE MALÉ ELDORADO / OUR LITTLE ELDORADO
NÁVRATY K OBRAZOM STARÉHO SVETA / RETURNS TO THE IMAGES OF THE OLD WORLD
NEVESTA Z LÖVÉTE / THE BRIDE OF LÖVÉTE
NEZNÁMÁ SPOLEČNOST / UNKNOWN COMPANY
NIE OSADNÍCI / NOT SETTLERS
NOČNÁ PIESEŇ / A NIGHT SONG
NOVEMBRE
O ČOM JE FILM? / WHAT'S THE FILM ABOUT?
OZAJ JÓDLUJEŠ? / REALLY, YOU YODEL?
PICKUPEŘI
PLANÉTA LOKALITY ŠLJIVOVA / PLANETA ŠLJIVOVA
PO STOPÁCH SLOVENSKÝCH PLTNÍKOV / ON THE TRAIL OF SLOVAK RAFTERS
POLSTOROČIE SLOVENSKÉHO SLOVA V MAĎARSKOM ÉTERI / HALF A CENTURY OF THE SLOVAK WORD IN THE HUNGARIAN ETHER
POSLEDNÁ CESTA / THE LAST JOURNEY
POSLEDNÁ TRANSHUMANCIA / THE LAST TRANSHUMANCE
POZNAJ SVOJE KAMENE / KNOW YOUR STONES
PRAVDA JE TO NAJDÔLEŽITEJŠIE / THE TRUTH IS ALL THERE IS
PREBUDENIE / REVIVAL
PRESTAŇTE SPAĽOVAŤ A PODPORTE ŽIVOT / EXTINGUISH THE BURNERS AND LIGHT UP LIFE
PRVÝ ŽATEVNÝ FESTIVAL V ČEMERI / I. HARVEST FESTIVAL IN ČEMER
REPRODUKCE 2.0
REVOLÚCIA 21 / REVOLUTION 21
RIJEKA MOJEJ MLADOSTI, 1. EPIZÓDA / THE RIJEKA OF MY YOUTH, 1ST EPISODE
RUCHARE
SEDEMNÁSŤ / SEVENTEEN
SILNÝ MUŽ Z BURENGU / THE STRONG MAN OF BURENG
SIMONA
SLAMENÉ MEDVEDE - SYMBOL LOKÁLNEJ IDENTITY JOSIPOVSKÝCH SLOVÁKOV / STRAW BEARS - A SYMBOL OF THE LOCAL IDENTITY OF THE SLOVAKS FROM JOSIPOVAC
SMRŤ JE NEBEZPEČNÁ, MÔŽE UBLÍŽIŤ / DEATH IS DANGEROUS, IT COULD HURT
SPOLOČNÝ ŽIVOT / THIS JUNGO LIFE
SVAZUJÍCÍ TOUHA / BINDING DESIRE
SVEDOMIE NAŠEJ NÁRODNOSTI / THE CONSCIENCE OF OUR NATIONALITY
SVORKA / THE PACK
SYNDRÓM HAMLETA / THE HAMLET SYNDROME
ŠŤASTNÝ ČLOVEK / A HAPPY MAN
ŠTÍT MALIČKÝ / THE SMALL PEAK
TANEČNÝ DOM - AKO SME ZAČÍNALI / DANCE HOUSE – HOW WE STARTED
TAXIBOL
TERRA NOVA, KRAJINA DLHÝCH TIEŇOV / TERRA NOVA, THE LAND OF LONG SHADOWS
TICHÝ TANEC / SILENT DANCE
TOGO – FILMOVÉ PROJEKCIE / TOGOLAND – PROJECTIONS
VČERAJŠIA KRAJINA / THE LAND OF YESTERDAY
VIA SLOVAKIA
VIANOCE NAŠICH PREDKOV / STARI BOŽIĆ (120)
VOLANIE PONGO / PONGO CALLING
VTÁČNIK / BIRDHILL
VZDIALENÁ BLÍZKOSŤ / DISTANT CLOSE
YUPUMÁ
ZBER MATERIÁLOV / COLLECTING MATERIALS
ZOSTANÚ LEN KAMENE / ONLY STONES WILL REMAIN
ZVONÍM ZA ICH DUŠE / I RING FOR THEIR SOULS
ŽIVÁ PRÁCA / LIVING LABOUR
ŽIVOTOM KRÁČAM INAK / I WALK THROUGH LIFE DIFFERENTLY

List of countries of submitted films:
Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Chile, China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Netherlands, Croatia, India, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Lebanon, Hungary, Morocco, Mexico, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Togo, Turkey, USA, Great Britain.