Pavol Barabáš (born September 13, 1959, in

Trenčín Trenčín (, also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a List of towns in Slovakia, city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech Republic, Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a populati ...

) is a Slovak

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. He has produced a variety of

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about poorly accessible places where human beings hardly ever set foot before. His work deals also with unusual cultures, humans living under extreme conditions, or travelers making unique achievements in the sense of reaching unusual destinations. Barabáš is particularly interested in

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but also people living deeply in the

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, untouched by modern civilization and with little or no influence by

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societies. Barabáš is the vice president of the Slovak Film Academy. He has won over 150 film awards in his home country and abroad, including the Grand Prix award at the Fifth International Mountain Film Festival.

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1959 births Living people Slovak film directors Slovak documentary filmmakers People from Trenčín {{Slovakia-film-director-stub