Croatian films
1. Camera roll, dir. Sara Blažić, Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka
2. Ctrl + Z, dir. Luka Eterović, Art Academy of the University of Split
3. Marica, dir. Judita Gamulin, Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb
4. Upside Down (Naopako), rdir. Filip Zadro, Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb
5. The Sensitive Prince (Osjetljivi princ), dir. Sunčana Brkulj, Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb
6. Silvio The Dragon (Silvio Zmaj), dir. Lucija Bosančić, Arts Academy of the University of Split
7. A Small Detail (Sitnica) dir. Mladen Stanić, Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb
International films:
1. Crni and Krivi (Crni i Krivi), dir. Marko Džambazoski, Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje, Macedonia
2. The Emigrants (Emigranţii), dir. Andra Salaoru, Faculty of Theatre and Television, Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3. Ascending (Izranjanje), dir. Sajra Subašić, Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4. Lucky for us! (Še sreča!), dir. Jure Dostal, Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, Ljubljana, Slovenia
5. Wheel of Fortune (Kolo sreće), dir. Ružica Anja Tadić, Academy of Arts Novi Sad, Serbia
6. Short Lives (Kratki životi), dir. Jovan Dimoski, Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Srbia
7. Narcis and Fifi (Narcis şi Fifi), dir. Serban Racoviteanu, The National University of Theatre and Film "I.L.Caragiale" Bucharest, Romania
8. Don't Delve (Ne go misli), dir. Elena Tončeva, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
9. What Remains (Kar ostane), dir. Neli Maraž, Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, Ljubljana, Slovenia
10. The First Day of April (Hayom Hareashon Shel April), dir. Shauly Melamed, The Tel Aviv Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Israel
11. Roar, dir. Ramón Arango & Owley Samter, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland
12. Pink Elephant, dir. Ado Hasanović, National Film School “Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia” in Rome, Italy
13. Everything that Grows (Sve što raste), dir. Milena Grujić, Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Serbia
14. Just Like This (Ich zünd dir 'nen Mercedes), dir. Dennis Stormer, Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Germany
CAMERA ROLL (Camera Roll)
HR // 20' // 2018
drama, thriller
DIRECTOR Sara Blažić
SCREENPLAY Sara Blažić
CINEMATOGRAPHY Sanjin Stanić
EDITOR Sanjin Stanić, Sara Blažić
CAST Mario Jovev, Nataša Veselinović, Emir Mulalić, Ivano Magzan
PRODUCER Sara Blažić
COMPANY Academy of Applied Arts, University of Rijeka
PREMIERE STATUS world premiere
Teo is a computer technician who works in a small office in the city centre. He carries his work home with him and likes to look at other people's lives through computers he fixes. One Friday he will regret this.
Sara Blažić (Rijeka) studies acting at the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka. She has acted in several short films, and Camera Roll is her directing and writing debut.
Ctrl+Z (ctrl+Z)
HR // 2017/2018 // 13'
fantasy
DIRECTOR Luka Eterović
SCREENPLAY Luka Eterović
CINEMATOGRAPHY Krešimir Štulina
EDITOR Luka Eterović
CAST Katarina Šokčević, Josip Bojčić
COMPANY Arts Academy of the University of Split
After someone accidentally spills a drink over Marko's keyboard, it seems to have stopped working properly. Or, at least, it doesn't work the way it used to.
Luka Eterović (Supetar, 1995) is finishing his BA studies at the Art Academy of the University of Split.
MARICA (Marica)
HR // 2017 // 20'
drama
DIRECTOR Judita Gamulin
SCREENPLAY Judita Gamulin
CINEMATOGRAPHY Tomislav Sutlar
EDITOR Tomislav Stojanović
CAST Mirela Brekalo, Ksenija Pajić, Mislav Čavajda, Csilla Barath Bastaić
PRODUCER Marina Jurišić
COMPANY Academy of Dramatic Art, Zagreb
A middle-aged housekeeper decides to leave her family. Following her first day of freedom from everyday responsibilities, the story tries to find out if a woman who has spent her whole life going with the flow can now start swimming upstream.
Judita Gamulin (Zagreb, 1992) is finishing film and TV directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, where she has a BA in film editing. Her short film Flowers (2015) was a Student Academy Award Finalist in 2016.
FESTIVALS
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2018 – Future Frames, Days of Croatian Film 2018 (Best Cinematography), Zagreb Film Festival 2017
UPSIDE DOWN (Naopako)
HR // 2017 // 13'
comedy
DIRECTOR Filip Zadro
SCREENPLAY Filip Zadro
CINEMATOGRAPHY Frane Pamić
EDITOR Helena Kanini Kiiru
CAST Ana Begić Tahiri, Filip Križan, Damir Poljičak, Kruno Bakota, Jasna Palić Picukarić, Lana Tahiri, Iva Šimić, Kruno Bakota, Lucian Mirdita
PRODUCER Dunja Bovan
COMPANY Academy of Dramatic Art, Zagreb
Antenna (lat. antenna: sail yard) is an active or passive electromagnetic device, which transforms electromagnetic energy into spatial electromagnetic waves in combination with some electronic devices. In the film, an antenna of an unusual shape becomes a menace to society's morals.
Filip Zadro (Zagreb, 1992) is an MA student of film and TV directing and sound design at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
FESTIVALS
Zagreb Film Festival 2017, Croatian Film Days 2018
THE SENSITIVE PRINCE (Osjetljivi princ)
HR // 2018 // 2'
animated film
DIRECTOR Sunčana Brkulj
EDITOR Sunčana Brkulj
SOUND DESIGN Viktor Drnic
PRODUCER Sunčana Brkulj
COMPANY Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb
One a sunny day, a prince of very delicate sensibilities and his horse nanny were riding through the woods.
Vrlo kratki sinopsis:
Jednog sunčanog dana, izrazito osjetljiv princ i njegova dadilja konj jahali su kroz šumu.
Sunčana Brkulj (Zadar, 1997) is a student of Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, where she has made several short animated films.
SILVIO THE DRAGON (Silvio Zmaj)
HR // 2018 // 13'
comedy, drama
DIRECTOR Lucija Bosančić
SCREENPLAY Lucija Bosančić
CINEMATOGRAPHY Roko Birimiša
EDITOR Lucija Bosančić
SCORE Gamma Mužjak & Digital Bureck
CAST Donat Zeko, Jagoda Kumrić, Elvis Bošnjak, Davor Pavić, Franko Jakovčević, Roko Marušić
PRODUCERS Marko Višnjić
COMPANY Arts Academy of the University of Split
Silvio is a peculiar young man, with tendencies towards aggression and lying, who has to deal with his father's illness and being teased by his peers.
Lucija Bosančić (Split, 1993) is a film student at the Arts Academy of the University of Split.
A SMALL DETAIL (Sitnica)
HR // 2018 // 23'
comedy, drama
DIRECTOR Mladen Stanić
SCREENPLAY Mladen Stanić
CINEMATOGRAPHY Sara Bernarda Moritz
EDITOR Marko Klajić
CAST Nataša Kopeč, Mate Gulin, Marija Milovanović, Zdenko Jelčić
PRODUCERS Danijel Popović
COMPANYS Academy of Dramatic Art, Zagreb and Mohikanac d.o.o.
After his wife's funeral, an old man talks his daughter into driving him to visit an old friend. He keeps the reason and the intent of the visit a secret. On the way, he will try to reconcile with his daughter. However, the reason of his sudden visit to a friend will remain a mystery, just like the secret that he's carrying with him.
Mladen Stanić (Split, 1990) studies film and TV directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
AWARDS
Croatian Film Days 2018 ("Jelena Rajković" Award - Best Director under 31)
Bucharest SEECS Festival 2018 (Best Director, Best Short Film)
CRNI AND KRIVI (Crni i Krivi)
MK // 2018 // 11'35''
comedy
DIRECTOR Marko Džambazoski
SCREENPLAY Marko Džambazoski
CINEMATOGRAPHY Marko Dimitrievski
EDITOR Marko Džambazoski
SCORE Vizija
CAST Goran Nikov, Toni Denkovski, Mirjana Trpkovska, Angela Stojanovska, Andrea Golub, Danica Georgievska, Čedomir Mitevski, Erdoan Maksut, Tome Stankovski, Dimče Spasovski
PRODUCER Lazar Sekulovski
SCHOOL Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje
PREMIERE STATUS world premiere
Crni and Krivi are two not very bright friends. When they find themselves penniless and beerless, they decide to rob a store using toy guns and plastic masks. During the robbery, one of the unfortunate customers caught in the situation goes into labor, so Crni and Krivi find themselves in a dilemma – should they help or run away with the money?
Marko Džambazoski (Skopje, 1993) is a musician and a student of film and TV editing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje. He has directed several short films.
THE EMIGRANTS (Emigranții)
RO // 2018 // 16'
drama
DIRECTOR Andra Sălăoru
SCREENPLAY Andra Sălăoru
CINEMATOGRAPHY Stanciu Mihai, Uța Daniel
EDITOR
CAST Bogdán Zsolt András, Alina Mișoc
PRODUCER Andra Sălăoru
FILM SCHOOL // ACADEMY
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
A film about the tribulations of a Romanian family. The father and daughter are driving to Bucharest, while the mother is abroad, earning money for the family. On the road they talk about how the problems between the parents affected the girl. In the end, both of them find out things they didn't expect.
FESTIVALS
Transylvania International Film Festival 2018 – Local Competition Award Winner
ASCENDING (Izranjanje)
BH // 2017 // 6'
experimental
DIRECTOR Sajra Subašić
SCREENPLAY Sajra Subašić
CINEMATOGRAPHY Alen Alilović
EDITOR Sajra Subašić
CAST Lidija Kordić, Emina Džindo, Ajla Medanhodžić, Ajša Zornić, Kerim Ćutuna, Lazar Dragojević, Selvir Kozarić, Gabrijel Lazić, Adi Selimović
SCHOOL Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
A girl trying to escape the world which frightens, frustrates and discomforts her, finds peace in a hidden place. But she soon realises that the new-found heaven isn't what she thought it would be. While trying to hide even more, she learns that the only possibility to survive is compromise.
Sajra Subašić (Heilbronn, 1994) studies film editing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. She participated in several international workshops and co-directed the award-winning short film To Be Far (2017).
LUCKY FOR US! (Še sreča!)
SI // 2018 // 21'
drama
DIRECTOR Jure Dostal
SCREENPLAY Jure Dostal
CINEMATOGRAPHY Uroš Hočevar
EDITOR Jan Lovše
SCORE Danijel Bogataj, Rok Hvala, Jure Dostal
CAST Janja Majzelj, Jernej Kogovšek, Vita Kremžar, Lotos Vincenc Šparovec
PRODUCERS Jožica Blatnik, Nina Robnik
SCHOOL Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, Ljubljana
PREMIERE STATUS world premiere
Izidor dreams of becoming a fireman. The goal seems unachievable until he wins the lottery and his luck turns.
Jure Dostal (Ig, 1995) studies directing at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana. He directed several short films and is a co-founder of Fixmedia production company.
WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Kolo sreće)
RS // 2018 // 8'
comedy
DIRECTOR Ružica Anja Tadić
SCREENPLAY Ružica Anja Tadić
CINEMATOGRAPHY Ivana Pejak
EDITOR Bojan Josić
CAST Nikolina Vujević, Đorđe Mitrović, Nikola Kraguljević
SCHOOL Academy of Arts in Novi Sad
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
Following a win the lottery, the monotonous life of two young people suddenly turns upside down, sparking their passion for life.
SHORT LIVES (Kratki životi)
SR // 2018 // 28'30''
drama
DIRECTOR Jovan Dimoski
SCREENPLAY Jovan Dimoski, Đorđe Kosić
CINEMATOGRAPHY Igor Lazić
EDITOR Mila Delić
CAST Hana Beštić, Iva Ilinčić, Filip Hajduković, Amar Ćorović
PRODUCER Višnja Nikitin
SCHOOL Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade
PREMIERE STATUS world premiere
Kosta and Vule are spending New Year's Eve with Alisa and Senka and everybody wants just one thing – love.
Jovan Dimoski (Beograd, 1996) studies film and television directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.
NARCIS AND FIFI (Narcis şi Fifi)
RO // 2017 // 27'
comedy
DIRECTOR Serban Racoviteanu
SCREENPLAY Serban Racoviteanu
CINEMATOGRAPHY Vlad Lapadatescu
EDITOR Cosmin Stanga
CAST Voicu Aanitei, Beatrice Rubica, Nicoleta Moscalenco, Cosmin Dominte, Alexandru Banciu, Maia Morgenstern
PRODUCERS Serban Racoviteanu, Alexandru Dinu
SCHOOL National University of Theatre and Film “I. L. Caragiale” in Bucharest
PREMIERE STATUS world premiere
Narcis is in a lot of trouble with some gangsters over a 2,000 euro debt. He has one hour to come up with the money and the only reasonable solution is to "borrow” it from his mother-in-law without her knowing so.
Serban Racoviteanu (Slobozia, 1993) is pursuing his masters degree in directing at the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest.
DON'T DVELVE (Ne misli o tome)
BG // 2017 // 12'
comedy
DIRECTOR Elena Toncheva
SCREENPLAY Trendafil Dimitrov
CINEMATOGRAPHY Marin M. Marinov
EDITOR Volen Penev
CAST Vladimir Zombori, Maria Statulova, Tsveta Doycheva, Valentin Tanev
PRODUCER Stanislav Semerdjiev
SCHOOL National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krustyo Sarafov”, Sofia
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
After his girlfriend leaves him without an explanation, Alex decides to find out the reason. He starts to talk about it with his closest friends. As their conversations progress, we see Alex turning out to be a kind-hearted, but ultimately very annoying and invasive person. He never understood why he alienates people, although it is obvious to everybody else.
Elena Toncheva (Burgas, 1994) studies film and TV directing at National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. She has directed several award-winning short films.
WHAT REMAINS (Kar ostane)
SI // 2017 // 20'
drama
DIRECTOR Neli Maraž
SCREENPLAY Neli Maraž
CINEMATOGRAPHY Rok Kajzer Nagode
EDITOR Žan Žvižej
SCORE Ingrid Mačus
CAST Lena Kocutar, Iztok Jereb
PRODUCERS Jožica Blatnik, Nina Robnik
SCHOOL Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, Ljubljana
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
In the corridor, the light is on. He was always forgetting to turn it off. In her hands a few stones. The remains of something living. Out there somewhere a spot in the grass, an imprint of two bodies. How to let go?
Neli Maraž (Šempeter pri Gorici, 1992) graduated film and TV directing at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana.
THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL (Hayom Hareashon Shel April)
IL // 2018 // 16'
drama
DIRECTOR Shauly Melamed
SCREENPLAY Shauly Melamed
CINEMATOGRAPHY Ben Levy
EDITOR Moris Ben Mayor
CAST Alona Shauloff, Lana Ettinger, Kobi Farag, Erez Kahana
PRODUCER Shauly Melamed
SCHOOL The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Tel Aviv
PREMIERE STATUS world premiere
Guli wakes up in the middle of the night and finds her father preparing a prank for April Fools’ Day. When she awakens the next day she is surprised to hear that her father died during his morning jog. While her family is busy with the funeral preparations, Guli finds clues that her father may be playing a practical joke on everyone.
Shauly Melamed (Tel Aviv, 1993) is an undergraduate student at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University, Israel.
ROAR (Roar)
CH // 2017 // 1'
animated film, comedy
DIRECTORS Ramón Arango, Owley Samter
SCREENPLAY
SOUND EDITING Thomas Gassmann, Benjamin Lüthold
SCORE Jan Willem de With
PRODUCER Jürgen Hass
SCHOOL Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
A good-natured dinosaur has to stand his ground against a nasty opponent.
Ramón Arango (1992) and Owley Samter (1993) graduated from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art in 2017 with their animated short films Proxy and Foglä, respectively. Roar is their first collaboration, made over the course of 48 hours.
PINK ELEPHANT (Pink Elephant)
IT, BH // 2018 // 18'
comedy, drama
DIRECTOR Ado Hasanović
SCREENPLAY Ado Hasanović, Anna Zagaglia, Silvana Tamma
CINEMATOGRAPHY Andrea Gabriele
EDITOR Flavia Foroni
SCORE Emina Smailbegović
CAST Jasna Žalica, Amila Terzimehić, Izudin Bajrović, Fabrizio Colica
PRODUCER Elisabetta Bruscolini
SCHOOL National Film School “Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia” in Rome
PREMIERE STATUS world premiere
A Bosnian bourgeois family welcomes back their daughter who is studying abroad and her new Italian boyfriend. But the father loses enthusiasm after he notices a tattoo on his daughter's back. He is a porn addict, and he is convinced he has seen that same tattoo in one of the clips he has recently viewed.
Ado Hasanović (Srebrenica, 1986) graduated from the Sarajevo Film Academy, and later attended the National Film School in Rome.
ALL THAT GROWS (Sve što raste)
CN, RS // 2017 // 11'
documentary film
DIRECTOR Milena Grujić
SCREENPLAY Milena Grujić
CINEMATOGRAPHY Milena Grujić
EDITOR Milena Grujić
PRODUCER Wang Jiayi
COMPANY Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture, Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Looking China Youth Film Project
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
An 11-year-old girl in Changsha prepares to be an Olympic champion. Her thorough understanding of training and daily life shows us both sides of a childhood dedicated to the nation.
Milena Grujić (Belgrade, 1994) studies film directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. She directed the award-winning short film Last Call (2016).
FESTIVALS
Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival 2018
JUST LIKE THIS (Ich zünd' dir 'nen Mercedes an)
DE // 2017 // 15'
drama
DIRECTOR Dennis Stormer
SCREENPLAY Dennis Stormer
CINEMATOGRAPHY Jan David Günther
EDITOR Dennis Stormer, Martin Mikosch
CAST Sheila Eckhardt, Johann Jürgens, Lina Wendel, Felix Freese
PRODUCERS Astrid Schäfer, Marisa Meier
SCHOOL Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
PREMIERE STATUS International premiere
Aaron is a young man who lives in a crazed consumer society and cannot cope with his surroundings anymore. He refuses to lead an unhealthy and lavish life and calls on a more conscious handling of nature and other human beings. The situation arrives at its peak during a family funeral.
Dennis Stormer studied film at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and Columbia University, New York. He works as a freelancing film critic and director in Berlin, Stockholm and New York.
