Igor Bezinović’s docu-fiction Fiume o Morte! has won several awards at the 54th Rotterdam International Film Festival. In addition to the festival’s Grand Prix, the film won the Critics’ Award and the Audience Award. At the closing ceremony producers Vanja Jambrović and Tibor Keser said: “We are deeply touched by this recognition, especially since it’s …
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CROATIA / “The Man Who Could not Remain Silent” nominated for the Oscars and the Césars
The Académie des Césars and the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts have both nominated Nebojša Slijepčević’s The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia) in their respective Live Action Short Film categories. Awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the film is set in 1993 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train as part of …
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CROATIA – EGYPT / The Egyptian film “Voy! Voy! Voy!” major winner at the Split Mediterranean Film Festival
As part of the 17th Split Mediterranean Film Festival (June 13th – 22nd), the Egyptian Voy! Voy!Voy! won the Best Feature Film Award and the Jury Award. Directed and written by Omar Hilal, the film is about a security guard desperate to leave Egypt. Discovering blind football, he fakes blindness so he can get on …
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FRANCE – SPAIN / Studio Canal sells the Spanish series “La Promesa”
Produced by Bambú Producciones, the Spanish series La Promesa (The Vow) has been sold by the Studiocanal group to several TV channels, including C8 (France) and Dubai TV (North Africa and the Middle East). Written by Josep Cister Rubio, Susana Prieto, Ruth García and Carmen Llano, La Promesa is set in Spain at the beginning …
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CROATIA / Two Croatian shorts in competition at Annecy
Two Croatian short films, Moral Support and Windows from the South, were chosen to be shown at the recent Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Moral Support, directed by Vuk Jevremovic, had its world premiere in the Short Film competition. Inspired by the music of the Slovenian group Laibach and their song Moral Support, the film …
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MALTA / The Mediterranean Film Festival returns
The Mediterranean Film Festival returns to Malta for its 2nd year from June 22nd to 30th with the theme: Unity through film. Malta’s Film Commissioner, Johann Grech, explains the Festival’s importance: “In a time of unprecedented instability and division in the world, the Mediterranean Film Festival has a very special role to play in promoting, …
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CROATIA / The Croatian documentary “Pavilion 6” to have its world premier at the Sheffield DocFest
The feature-length documentary, Pavilion 6, by Croatian director Goran Dević will premiere at Sheffield DocFest in England (June 12th – 17th). It is one of 8 titles selected for the international competition. Produced by Art Productions with support from BBC Storyville, Pavilion 6 was filmed at the Zagreb Fair Complex during the mass vaccination programme …
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