Graduated in Film and TV Production from Film and TV Faculty at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. After finishing her Arts degree, she took up teaching at the Production Department, today also performing as a member of the Academic Senate. She worked for Slovak Audiovisual Fund and since 2005 she has participated in several production companies on documentaries, feature films, and TV series. In 2007, she set up her own company AH production, producing both documentaries and feature films, as well as providing services for TV and advertising.
projects in progress
finished projects
Flooded (documentary) - an anthropologic documentary about a family, a building and a village submerged under the waters of the Liptovská Mara reservoir, directed by Soňa G. Lutherová, 50 mins, 2016 Slovakia -Producer
Parlika (documentary) - a documentary about a woman fighting for the women‘s rights in Afghanistan, directed by Sahraa Karimi, 50 mins, Slovakia 2016 - Producer
Stanko (fiction) - a road movie feature about a girl and a man traveling from Slovakia to Italy to find the most precious thing for them, a friendship, directed by Rasťo Boroš, 79 mins, 2015 Slovakia - Producer
So Far, So Close (documentary) - a documentary about the life of families with autistic kids, directed by Jaro Vojtek, 80 mins, 2014 Slovakia - Producer
Comeback (documentary) - Coming out of the prison two recidivists evaluate their past and look into the future outside of jail. Once out, they fight with the reality of life...85 mins, Slovakia 2014 - Producer
Zdenka (documentary) - directed by Iva Kúšiková is about Sister Zdenka Schelingova, who will be canonized in Vatican, 50 mins, 2013 Slovakia - Producer
Judge Me and Prove Me (documentary) - directed by Iva Kúšiková, supervised by Martin Šulík, – about the deportation of nuns into work-camps in Czechoslovakia in 1950s – 72 mins, 2013 Slovakia - Producer
Big Respect (fiction) - feature comedy, directed by Viktor Csudai, 77 mins, 2008, Slovakia - Executive Producer
Arsy Versy (documentary) - directed by Miro Remo, 23 mins short movie became extremely successful with more than 40 prizes at the international film festivals, Slovakia, 2009 — Producer
Pohoda 2010 (documentary) - by Miro Remo, about the biggest summer music festival in Slovakia, 2011, - Executive producer
News
status update / Zdenka / Barbara Hessová / Project has been completed - 28.01.2020
status update / Stanko / Barbara Hessová / Project has been completed - 28.01.2020
status update / So Far, So Close / Barbara Hessová / Project has been completed - 28.01.2020
status update / Parlika / Barbara Hessová / Project has been completed - 28.01.2020
status update / Comeback / Barbara Hessová / Project has been completed - 28.01.2020
status update / Flooded / Barbara Hessová / Project has been completed - 28.01.2020
Production company
Name: AH production, s. r. o. Address: Irkutská 14/D, 851 10 Bratislava, Slovakia Contact number: +421 908 786 843 E-mail address: hessova@ah.sk, barbara.hessova@gmail.com Website: www.ah.sk
