Martin Šulík ( born October 20 , 1962 in Žilina ) is a Slovak film director . He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from which he graduated in 1986 . His 2011 film '' Gypsy '' was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards , but it did not make the final shortlist . Martin Sulik is also an avid painter and has had his artwork shown in Bratislava Galleries
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
Martin Šulík