Nova Ves 18 | 10000 Zagreb, hr [email protected] [email protected] | www.havc.hr Directors' Fortnight - Short Film Selection meet & greet tags & notes CROATIAN AUDIOVISUAL CENTRE AT THE FILM MARKET see Pavilion no. 134 Department of Promotion Village International Riviera [email protected] Croatian Audiovisual Centre www.havc.hr Debut Film Film focused on women or directed by a woman DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT – SHORT FILM SELECTION Film with lgbtiq characters or motifs Film suitable for children up to 12 years old Cherries Trešnje Film dealing with social issues • by Dubravka Turić (pg. 12) fri | May 26th | 12:00 Film produced within Theatre Croisette (50, La Croisette) a film school or a film sat | May 27th | 16:00 academy Studio 13 (23, avenue du Docteur Picaud) One of the minority co-producers is a Croatian company MARKET SCREENING Film funded by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre through its public calls, film incentives programme (cash rebate) or matching funds My Life Without Air Moj život bez zraka • by bojana burnać (pg. 9) wed | May 24th | 12:00 Palais C CROATIAN SHORTS @ THE SHORT FILM CORNER editor's notes 13+ • by nikica ZDunić (pg. 11) Into the Blue The films in this catalogue are mostly • by anToneTa the editors´ choice. We tried to include alamaT kusijanović (pg. 14) all professional productions with a Baby Tooth release date in 2017 and some films • by saša ban (pg. 11) released in the last half of 2016. The Last Quest • by božiDar Trkulja (pg. 22) If not stated otherwise, films have been Gamer Girl publicly screened or broadcasted. • by irena jukić Pranjić (pg. 20-21) Completion of films in post-production Red Riding Hood Redux is planned for 2017. • by Danijel žeželj (pg. 22) Half a Man Please note that information about • by krisTina kumrić (pg. 13) the films in this catalogue may still be Scarlet subject to change. • by Dijana mlađenović (pg.14) I Would Leave Everything Here • by ivan FakTor (pg. 23) They Just Come and Go • by boris Poljak (pg. 18-19) 2 what’s cooking in croatia? upcoming croatian features & shorts 2017 Agape All Alone • DIRECTED BY branko schmiDT Sam samcat • DIRECTED BY bobo jelčić Miran is an unconventional priest who prepares children for the ceremony of confirmation. One of them is Goran, A recently divorced father, a child, a legal labyrinth of an orphaned teenage boy who enjoys Miran's attention. a system that is falling apart – and a parental love that One day, a new boy moves into the neighborhood, faces the challenges of modern fatherhood. and immediately becomes Miran's new pet student. Goran — gets jealous and admits being in a sexual relationship with hr, ba | 1/2018 | 85’ | drama | produced by Spiritus Movens Production (hr) the priest, which sets in motion a series of unfortunate co-produced by Dokument Sarajevo (ba) events. int'l promotion everything works — [email protected], [email protected] hr | 2017 | 80’ | drama | produced by Telefilm in post-production [email protected] | finished – not yet released Anka A Brief Excursion The Constitution • directed by Dejan aćimović Kratki izlet Ustav Republike Hrvatske • DIRECTED BY iGor beZinović • DIRECTED BY rajko Grlić A fairy tale set in the bucolic countryside of Central Europe th at the turn of the 20 century. Anka, an orphan girl, bravely Stola is spending his summer in the sweltering haze Four people in the same building avoid each other because sets off in the pursuit of a home, facing the hardships of of festival parties. One day, he runs into Roko, who is of their differences. Slowly and painfully, they begin opening life, and ultimately finds her place with the help of a magical on a mission to discover medieval frescoes at a nearby up to each other. world and its mysterious creatures. monastery. Roko convinces Stola and a random group of — — partygoers to join him in his search. However, when their bus hr, uk, si, cz, mk | 2016 | drama, social satire hr, fr | 2017 | 90’ | family film, fantasy | produced by da Film (hr) produced by Interfilm (hr) | co-produced by In Film Praha (cz), Revolution co-produced by Cantos Bros (fr), Croatian Radiotelevision breaks down in the middle of nowhere, their brief excursion Production (mk), Sever & Sever (si), Film & Music Entertainment (uk), np 7 (hr), [email protected] turns into an allegorical journey into the unknown. — Croatian Radiotelevision | int’l sales Latido Films | [email protected], [email protected] | Montréal World ff 2016 – Grand Prix of Americas, hr docu-fiction produced by | 2017 | 75’ | | Studio Pangolin Santa Barbara iff 2017 – Best International Feature Film int'l promotion Bonobostudio | [email protected] iff Rotterdam – Bright Future Dead Fish The Eight Commissioner F20 Mrtve ribe Osmi povjerenik • DIRECTED BY arsen anTon osTojić • DIRECTED BY krisTijan milić • DIRECTED BY ivan salaj A young girl, Martina, starts a relationship with Filip, Autumn in a small provincial town, several years after the Siniša Mesjak is an ambitious politician who gets set up in a young man who spends most of his time playing war. A local teacher has committed suicide in a rather a scandal. In order to keep him away from the public eye videogames and ordering pizza. After Martina convinces bizarre fashion. His friends and acquaintances are trying until the situation settles down, the government sends him Filip to steal her father’s money to go to the Party Beach, to understand his reasons, revealing who they are in to Trećić, the farthest inhabited Croatian island. There he is everything turns into a bloody nightmare. — the process. The segmented narrative structure creates put in charge of organizing the local elections – a task that hr | 7/2017 | 90’ | thriller | produced by Filmosaurus Rex a mosaic in which the town itself becomes the main seven commissioners before him failed to accomplish. co-produced by CineCro, Interfilm, Gripfilm | [email protected] character. in post-production — hr, ba | 8/2017 | 140’ | comedy, drama | produced by Alka Film (hr) hr, ba | 2017 | 122’ | drama | produced by Eurofilm (hr) co-produced by Maxima Film (hr), Embrio Production (hr), co-produced by Kazališno-filmska udruga Oktavijan (ba) Croatian Radiotelevision, Kadar film (ba), Olimp produkcija (hr) [email protected] | finished – not yet released [email protected] | in post-production upcoming croatian features & shorts 2017 what’s cooking in croatia? 3 igor bezinović a brief excursion Every journey is a form of self-discovery, even if you have to lose yourself in the process. This is exactly what happens in A Brief Excursion, a docu-fiction hybrid that follows a group of partygoers who take an excursion in Istria to find a church with medieval frescoes. On the way, their bus breaks down, turning their venture into an allegorical journey of self-discovery – or rather, self-loss. The scenery, mythology, and overall worldview presented in A Brief Excursion are inspired by medieval art and history (hence the allegory as the chosen genre), but the way Igor Bezinović uses a contemporary setting, characters, and music keeps it up-to-date with modern sensibilities. The story gets additional layers when compared to its source, the eponymous novel by Antun Šoljan, which is a powerful portrait of the post-World War II generation. Bezinović’s portrayal of the youth of today is equally authentic: his protagonists are a loosely connected group of individuals disillusioned with frequent changes in the political and social paradigms that have marked the history of South East Europe. Selected for the Bright Future section at the 46th International Film Festival Rotterdam, A Brief Excursion thus offers everything you need for an exciting trip in the forest: picturesque scenery, the allure of mystery and discovery, and plenty of food for the spirit and mind. With that kind of originality behind the camera, who needs a compass anyway? 4 what’s cooking in croatia? upcoming croatian features & shorts 2017 For Good Old Times Fuck Off I Love You Goran Za dobra stara vremena • DIRECTED BY anđelo jurkas • DIRECTED BY nevio marasović • DIRECTED BY eDuarD Galić A story that explores the concept of love in the 21 st In the idyllic surroundings of snow-covered Gorski Kotar, Set in contemporary Croatia, with the high unemployment century. A film about love, its consequences, and the Goran and his wife Lina lead a simple life with friends and rate of young people serving as the backdrop, this is a ways of finding the perfect relationship. family. However, their carefree existence is disrupted when — story about two young men whose friendship comes into Lina announces that she is pregnant. The happy news will hr | 6/2017 | 115’ | romance | produced by dop Produkcija, stir up trouble, the idyll will turn into a nightmare, and the question after they decide to take certain actions in order zia produkcija, Ratio doo, Hi Studio, Senna to change their lives for the better. white winter will be painted in a deep crimson. [email protected] | in post-production — — hr | 2016 | 82’ | drama, thriller | produced by Antitalent hr drama, comedy produced by | 12/2017 | 121’ | | MissArt int’l sales wide Management | [email protected] in post-production [email protected] | [email protected] | Fantasia iff 2016 – Cheval Noir Award for Best Actor (Franjo Dijak), sxsw 2017 The Last Super 8 Film Ministry of Love Quit Staring at My Plate Posljednji super 8 film Ministarstvo ljubavi Ne gledaj mi u pijat • directed by Dan oki • directed by Pavo marinković • DIRECTED BY hana jušić The film is a combination of Super 8 footage made by The government tracks down the widows of Croatian When Marijana’s dominant father falls seriously ill, she takes the author over a period of 30 years.