In 1995 Marika Kovalcikova came to Vancouver from Slovakia where she was successful in the cultural community as a producer and manager of many special events, festivals, concerts, audiovisual programs, arts shows and dances.

Her first major Candian achievement was establishing a production company that has been producing a Slovak television program, airing weekly since 1997 on the Shaw Multicultural Channel. It was the first Slovak TV program ever, to be broadcast in B.C.

Marika has produced and collaborated in many successful ventures. Here are some highlights:

Festivals

• Vancouver CityFest
• European Festival
• Co-producing Czech-Slovak Film Festival

Conferences

• The National Conference and Annual General
  Meeting at UBC for the MITACS (The Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems - Networks of Centres of Excellence)


• Roundup07 Tradeshow for AME BC (Association for Mineral Exploration BC)
• Money Talk & World Outlook Financial Conference

Events

• World Junior Hockey Championship in BC- Adopt-a-Country Programme
• UNICEFF fundraiser - Bollywood meets Hollywood
• ABBA Cadabra - Tribute Convert
• Vegas Style Show - Peter Paul Pacut as Freddy Mercury & Samira as Tina Turner

She also organized tours of famous Slovak actors/comedians, Milan Lasica & Julius Satinsky and Milan Markovic, in sold-out performances in Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles. Gradually Marika's experience grew and today, with her dedication to the Czech and Slovak community, she encompasses the whole spectrum of international events and production management.