VII edition
Retro pradise
A passive teenage kid versus active parents. They want him to survive in the era of the rat race, so they send him on a holiday… Back to the socialism.Adam (16) is EMO addicted to Internet, perpetually suffering and feeling as the most unhappy creature on Earth. In fact he is not that unfortunate, he just can’t find his way in the world and compensates it with self-pity. His parents want to confront him with reality so they send him to do a summer job in his aunt’s hotel.
Only on arrival Adam finds out the hotel offers a “retro holiday”, an imitation of the holiday in Czechoslovakia during socialistic era. The holidaymakers, mostly the elderly, came here for nostalgic reasons to relive their youth, when they had the best time of their lives. For the hotel owner, Maja, it’s the opportunity to succeed and earn money.
Adam expected a boring summer job, but instead of that he experiences the socialistic way of life. He gradually discovers he doesn’t have to work hard or express his opinions, which is just the opposite of what his modern capitalist parents want him to do. He even sets up his own black market business with the holiday makers. When he starts to enjoy it here, he gets into conflict with Maja, whose idea of having fun is far more different from his.
Comedy about a kid’s first reality check and the clash of generations. Parents want their children to be good people. But what kind of role models are they for them?

Slovakia
Katarína Uhrová
Graduated from both culture management and scriptwriting. Worked as a fundraiser, participated on number of culture projects, co-founded and organized the student film club. Colaborated on several short animations and one feature film. Since 2008 has worked for several Slovak TV companies as a scriptwriter, story liner and story developer. Currently focused on writing her first feature film script Retro Paradise.

Udayan Prasad
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BAFTA nominated, director of “My Son the Fanatic”, “The Yellow Hankerchief” and ”Opa!”, 5th edition ScripTeast creative advisor, UK

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ScripTeast Head of Studies, Associate Professor – Screenwriting and Production at School of Cinematic Arts, USC, screenwriter and director, author of the script for the Oscar-nominated film “Shoeshine”, USA

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Golden Globe awarded author of “The People vs. Larry Flynt” and “Ed Wood” with two Oscars, 5th edition ScripTeast creative advisor, USA