Ivana Hucíková is a Slovak writer and director currently based in Germany. Her work explores themes of identity, belonging, and the pursuit of personal liberation, with a strong focus on feminist and queer perspectives.

In 2017, she was selected as a Fellow at the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio in Brooklyn, NY, where she co-directed and edited the award-winning short documentary Into My Life (Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs, Camden, FestCurtas, POV Shorts). Her next short documentary film, House of Velvet, premiered at Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, the Slovak Queer Film Festival, and Żubroffka 2023, and is now streaming globally on NOWNESS.

Ivana has participated in leading international programs and markets including IDFA Forum, Euro Connection at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, European Short Pitch, IDFAcademy, Ex Oriente and American Film Showcase.

She recently completed a PhD in documentary film at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.
As a freelance writer and director, she is currently developing new documentary and fiction projects.