Croatian Films 2010/2011

Documentary Films 2010 – 2011 Documentary Films 2010 |11 Content Documentary Films 2010 Documentary Films 2011 Bojan directed by Đuro Gavran · 7 in production The Celts directed by Đuro Gavran · 8 See You In One Year! directed by Marko Stanić · 37 Cycles directed by Vladimir Gojun · 9 Sick directed by Hrvoje Mabić · 38 Don Juans: Excuse Me Miss directed by Goran Dević · 10 Sofia’s Last Ambulance directed by Ilian Metev · 39 The Flood directed by Goran Dević · 11 Tin-Can Buildings (Working title) directed by Silvio Front Page Postman directed by Tomislav Mršić Mirošničenko · 40 & Tomislav Topić · 12 Gabriel directed by Vlatka Vorkapić · 13 in pre-production The Mark of Cain directed by Tihana Kopsa Salt, Olive, Stone to be directed by Branko Vilus · 42 & Ljiljana Šišmanović · 14 Visaless to be directed by Petra Seliškar · 43 Mila Seeking Senida directed by Robert Tomić Zuber · 15 Painting Is Dead When I Say it’s Dead! directed by Tomislav Jagec · 16 Reality Is What it Is directed by Slaven Žimbrek · 17 Village Without Women directed by Srđan Šarenac · 18 The Way Out directed by Sanja Šamanović & Vedran Šamanović · 19

Documentary Films 2011

in post-production Am I Happy or What? directed by Vanja Sviličić · 21 20 Days in Tibet directed by Silvestar Kolbas · 22 Blockade directed by Igor Bezinović · 23 The Cloud directed by Miroslav Sikavica · 24 Family Meals directed by Dana Budisavljević · 25 Ironworks Sisak directed by Goran Dević · 26 Marija’s Own directed by Željka Sukova · 27

in production Gangster of Love directed by Nebojša Sljepčević · 29 In the Jaws of the System directed by Morana Komljenović · 30 A Letter to My Father directed by Damir Čučić · 31 Martićeva Street 14 D-F directed by Milivoj Puhlovski · 32 Mechanical Figures-Inspired by Tesla directed by Helena Bulaja · 33 Naked directed by Tiha Klara Gudac · 34 Next directed by Velimir Rodić · 35 Over the Line directed by Dorino Minigutti ·36 Introduction

Dear film lovers, friends and colleagues,

The Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the governing film In this volume of the catalogue Croatia(n) Mov(i)es body in Croatia, has pledged its continued support to 2010/2011 you can find a listing of feature-length and the audiovisual sector, to boost creativity and promote short documentary films in different stages of produc- a wider understanding and circulation of our films on tion: completed, in post-production, in production and the international circuit. projects in development (in pre-production). Croatian films come in all styles and genres, draw- ing on the whole range of human experience and This booklet is an invitation to re-discover this distinc- frequently focusing on some uncomfortable truths. tive, emotionally charged world of Croatian films. We Stylistic diversity and a high volume of production for hope that the films presented here will spark your such a small country are the two prevailing character- interest. istics of modern Croatian cinema. Documentary films are enjoying worldwide success at the moment and Croatia is no exception in following Department of Promotion and International Co- this trend. The quantity and quality of documentaries operation made in Croatia is staggering. Thematically, Croatian Croatian Audiovisual Centre documentary makers often share a passion for social justice, while taking diverse and fresh approaches to their subject matter. December, 2010

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Directed by Đuro Gavran Bojan | Bojan 2010 | 13’ | dv | Colour

Matija and Bojan grew up together. Their friendship Đuro Gavran (1982) graduated from the Faculty of Restart ended abruptly when Bojan and his family abandoned Graphic Arts in Zagreb and is currently studying film Katančićeva 3 tv 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia their apartment, overnight, and left without saying and directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art. He gsm: +385 (0)91 531 52 05 goodbye. This happened in the early 1990s; they had has worked as a director of photography on a number Fax: +385 (0)1 5573 860 been branded as ‘undesirable’ because they were of of documentaries and has directed the short docu- Email: [email protected] wrong nationality. Too young to understand the war or mentary Bojan (2010). He lives and works in Zagreb Website: www.restarted.hr the reasons why he lost his friend, Matija decided to as a freelance designer, photographer, director of look for Bojan 15 years later. photography and director.

Written by Đuro Gavran Cinematography Đuro Gavran Produced by Oliver Sertić Production company Restart

Festivals & Awards 2010 8th Liburnia Film Festival – Out of competition Dokubazaar – Ljubljana Independent Documentary Film Festival – Competition

Restart Every weekend The Celts football fans escape their Đuro Gavran (1982) graduated from the Faculty of Joško is 24 and has been diagnosed with a malignant Festivals & Awards 2010 Nukleus film Katančićeva 3 washed-up small-town blues by cheering for a team Graphic Arts in Zagreb and is currently studying film tumour. His best friend, who is in perfect health, cap- 17th Sarajevo Film Festival – Documentary Competi- Dalmatinska 8 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia from a nearby village. Although their hometown and tv directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art. He tures on camera the most intimate moments of Joško’s tion Programme 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia gsm: +385 (0)91 5315 205 Tel: +385 (0)1 4848 868 th Fax: +385 (0)1 5573 860 boasts a successful team that competes in Croatia’s has worked as a director of photography on a number exhausting struggle with his disease. The filming often 11 Široki Brijeg Mediterranean Film Festival / Crystal Fax: +385 (0)1 4848 868 Email: [email protected] national league, these passionate football fans give of documentaries and has directed the short docu- takes place at times that Joško finds inconvenient. Yet Projector Grand Prix Email: info@nukleus – film.hr Website: www.restarted.hr their hearts, and their support, to a village team that mentary Bojan (2010). He lives and works in Zagreb sometimes the very act of filming turns into a highly ef- 19th Days of Croatian film / Best Debut Documentary Website: www.nukleus – film.hr Academy of Dramatic Art plays in regional leagues. Over the course of one foot- as a freelance designer, photographer, director of fective therapy for both subject and filmmaker. (adu) ball season we follow the fortunes of The Celts sup- photography and director. Vladimir Gojun (1979) studied film editing at the Trg maršala Tita 5 porters and their chosen team, immersing ourselves in Written by Vladimir Gojun Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. He has edited 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia the green and white rhapsody of jerseys, scarves and Cinematography Robert Krivec, Tamara Cesarec two feature films: Behind the Glass (2008) directed Tel: +385 (0)1 4828 506 Fax: +385 (0)1 4828 508 other fan paraphernalia, along with the mythology and Produced by Siniša Juričić by Zrinko Ogresta, and Buick Riviera (2008) directed Email: [email protected] folklore of The Celts. Production company Nukleus film by Goran Rušinović. Gojun has also edited several ac- Website: www.adu.hr claimed shorts including It’s Not That I Know, It’s Just Written by Đuro Gavran the Way It Is (2006) by Tanja Golić, and Postcard from Cinematography Bojan Mrđenović, Filip Tot, Croatia (2005) by Ivona Juka, as well as a number of Pavel Posavec documentaries. He also directed the documentaries Produced by Oliver Sertić Waiting (2005) and From Cake to Conspiracy (2008) Production company Restart; in co-production Academy of Dramatic Art (adu)

Petnaesta umjetnost The film follows a rather peculiar workshop held Goran Dević (1971) graduated from Academy of Košinj and its neighbouring villages, the low-lying Festivals & Awards 2010 Petnaesta umjetnost Domagojeva 14 in Zagreb for foreigners with deep pockets. The Dramatic Art in Zagreb where he currently teaches at areas of Lika, are tormented by floods every twenty 17th Sarajevo Film Festival / edn Talent Grant Award Domagojeva 14 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia TV 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia gsm: +385 (0)91 5080 756 aim of the workshop is to teach participants a very the Department of and Film Directing. A selec- years or so due to heavy rains and melting snow. gsm: +385 (0)91 5080 756 Email: [email protected] basic skill – how to seduce a woman in order to tion of his award-winning documentaries includes Villages within a couple of kilometres of the River Goran Dević (1971) graduated from the Academy of Email: [email protected] get her to bed. Imported Crows (2004), I Have Nothing Nice to Say Lika find themselves submerged by water. The entire Dramatic Art in Zagreb where he currently teaches at to You (2006), Three (2008) and Happy Land (2009). region becomes one huge lake where the only means the Department of tv and Film Directing. A selec- Written by Goran Dević The Blacks (2009), which he co-wrote and co-directed of communication is by boat. tion of his award-winning documentaries includes Cinematography Almir Fakić, Vedran Šamanović, with Zvonimir Jurić, marked his debut as a feature This film follows the stories of two volunteers one Ser- Imported Crows (2004), I Have Nothing Nice to Say Bojana Burnać, Branimir Hajns filmmaker. bian and one Croatian. When the floodwaters come, to You (2006), Three (2008) and Happy Land (2009). Produced by Vanja Jambrović they relocate trapped locals and deliver essential sup- The Blacks (2009), which he co-wrote and co-directed Production company Petnaesta umjetnost plies – and they are the only remaining link with the with Zvonimir Jurić, marked his debut as a feature rest of the world for their respective communities, filmmaker.

Written by Goran Dević Cinematography Tamara Cesarec, Jure Černec Produced by Hrvoje Osvadić Production company Petnaesta umjetnost; in co-production with cms – Centar za mirovne studije

MaXima film A postman from Split disappears without a trace and programmes. He has also made several short fiction An erotic photographer discovers hidden doorways in Vlatka Vorkapić (1969) graduated from the Academy Fade In Božidara Adžije 22 takes a rather hefty sum of someone else’s money and experimental films. In 2000, he founded the the city of Zagreb while taking photographs of naked of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She is an independent art- Nova Ves 18 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Tel: +385 (0)1 3647 700 with him. The police find out that he has paid a visit to Mediterranean Film Festival in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia girls. A performance artist lies naked and covered with ist, screenwriter and director. She has directed over 30 Tel: +385 (0)1 4667 815 Fax: +385 (0)1 3647 707 his sick infant daughter at the intensive care unit in and Herzegovina. fish in a shop-window display, as part of her latest art documentary films, two short films and several stage Fax: +385 (0)1 4667 815 Email: info@maxima – film.hr the children’s hospital. While the police try to trace the project. Her third husband, whom she met at a cem- plays, including the award-winning Judith French. Her Email: [email protected] Website: www.maxima – film.hr missing postman’s whereabouts, various witnesses Tomislav Mršić (1972) has made several awarded etery (just like her first husband) paints her nails with work has been shown at international festivals and she Website: www.fadein.hr start coming forward, claiming that they saw him documentary films and tv programmes. His nail polish. Two actors (a real life couple) simulate a has also won numerous awards for her documentaries handing out money to people on the street. As the award – winning documentaries include Šala nije na rape scene. Chinese tourists discover whorehouses and short films. story of the postman begins to spread, he soon earns liniji 310 (2000), Rio bravar (2001) and Čardak i na from the last century in present-day Zagreb while a a new nickname – Robin Hood. nebu i na zemlji (2006). singer yearns for the ‘right one’. Who is Gabriel and how does he fulfil the wishes of those who open their Written by Davor Šišmanović hearts? Cinematography Alan Stanković Produced by Damir Terešak Written by Martina Globočnik and Vlatka Vorkapić Production company MaXima film Cinematography Iva Kraljević Produced by Magdalena Petrović Tomislav Topić (1975) is an editor and director. He Production company Fade In; in co-production has edited a number of documentary films and tv with Zagreb film

MaXima film A fatal knife attack occurred in March, 2005, when Festivals & Awards 2010 Senida is a Bosnian Muslim girl who went missing in Written by Robert Tomić Zuber and Srdan Golubović MaXima film Božidara Adžije 22 Lucijan Magas (33) was murdered by his wife Ana 6th Zagreb Dox – Regional Competition May of 1992 when Serbian troops entered her native Cinematography Mario Krce Božidara Adžije 22 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Magas (27). village of Caparde in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1993 Produced by Tel: +385 (0)1 3647 700 Damir Terešak Tel: +385 (0)1 3647 700 Fax: +385 (0)1 3647 707 Ana now regrets her act. How does she cope with Tihana Kopsa (1971) has directed more than 40 she was adopted by a Serbian family from Belgrade Production company MaXima fillm; Fax: +385 (0)1 3647 707 Email: info@maxima – film.hr her life and the consequences of what she has done? documentaries and educational or scientific television who renamed her Mila. When she reaches her teens in co-production with: Croatian Radiotelevison (hrt), Email: info@maxima – film.hr Website: www.maxima – film.hr Will she ever be able to see her child again, and be a shows. Her films Puppet club – Goldmouth (2003) and Senida/Mila decides to search for her birth family. Propeler film, Pro.ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Baš Website: www.maxima – film.hr mother? This film examines an ordinary person who Registrars (2007) were screened as a part of the of- dna tests confirm that Mila is the lost daughter of Čelik (Serbia), Vertigo/Emotionfilm (Slovenia) becomes a monster overnight. How does she get ficial Days of Croatian Film programme. Her short film Muhamed and Senada Bećirović. The search is full of through the day, from morning to evening? How does I Feel Great won the award for best editing at the 18th twists and turns and blind alleys, like a labyrinth, with Festivals & Awards 2010 she deal with the stigma of being a killer? ‘Marked’ as Days of Croatian Film event. frequent realisations that too many lies have been told 53rd dok Leipzig – International Programme she is, how can she return from prison and integrate to Mila about the fate of her loved ones. As time goes 17th Sarajevo Film Festival – Human Rights Award back into society? Ljiljana Šišmanović (1970) has made over 20 docu- on, the quest for truth becomes increasingly stressful mentary films. She won the award for Best Screenplay and exhausting for her. Robert Tomić Zuber (1976) is an award-winning Written by Tihana Kopsa and Ljiljana Šišmanović (Ana’s Poems) on at the 12th Croatian Days of Film Mila Seeking Senida is a film about the search for journalist with 14 years of professional experience Cinematography Tihana Kopsa event in 2003, and the award for Best Documentary one’s own identity. Even though she gives the impres- in the press, radio and tv. For the past five years he Produced by Damir Terešak (The Last Bay of the Panonian Sea) at the Tabor Film sion of strength way beyond her years, the inquisitive has worked for Croatian Radiotelevision (hrt), mainly Production company MaXima film Festival in 2005. brown eyes of Mila must ask, whenever she looks at covering social and humanitarian issues. His auto- herself in a mirror: ‘who am I really, where do I come biographical documentary Accidental Son (2007) has from, what are my roots’? been shown at numerous international film festivals.

Sava Ivica Malčić is a contemporary Croatian painter born Tomislav Jagec (1968) obtained his degree in This film follows the troubled preparations of Danijela Slaven Žimbrek (1964) an independent filmmaker Žimbra film Ivanićgradska 59b in 1964 in Zagreb. His paintings are based on urban film and television directing from the Academy of Grgić, a talented and promising Croatian athlete, for and producer. He studied at the New York Film Acad- Boškovićeva 15 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia life and urban legends. Making this film about Malčić emy, as well as at the film department of New York gsm: +385 (0)99 5027 670 Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His radio drama-documentary the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Through the story Tel: +385 (0)1 4851 436 Email: [email protected] the filmmaker wanted to explain the artist’s work to drama Four Men in the Dark, made in collaboration of Danijela, the film deals with the complex issues af- University’s School of Continuing and Professional Fax: +385 (0)1 4817 669 a wider audience, and explore what is now left of the with Darko Rundek and Anka Savić, the Ake Blom- fecting high-level athletics, and also provides a subtle Studies. Slaven has directed over 20 award-winning Email: [email protected] influential atmosphere of the 1980s, when depicting strom Prize at the Prix Futura Festival (Prix Europa) in analysis of human nature and warped social values. short and medium-length fiction films, documentaries Website: www.zimbrafilm.com urban life was a matter of honour for the painter and Berlin. He has also written and directed a number of and experimental films. for an entire generation of Croatian artists. documentaries and one medium-length feature film. Written by Slaven Žimbrek Cinematography Andrej Hanžek, Zoran Pisačić, Written by Tomislav Jagec Slaven Žimbrek, Božidar Žitnik Cinematography Goran Trbuljak, Tomislav Jagec Produced by Slaven Žimbrek, Božidar Žitnik Produced by Tomislav Jagec Production company Žimbra film; in co-production Production Company Sava with Treće tisućljeće

Festivals & Awards 2010 12th Motovun Film Festival - Of People, Cats and Dogs Programme

International Sales Three brothers live in a small village with no women, Written by Srđan Šarenac The Way Out is an experimental film that uses docu- numerous experimental, fiction and documentary films Croatian Film Clubs’ International situated high in the mountains of southern Serbia, Cinematography Pablo Ferro mentary footage of a lengthy conversation with Mrs and received many awards for his work. Šamanović Association (HFS) Imports – Thierry Detaille Tuškanac 1 close to the border with Kosovo. Their greatest desire Produced by Gabrijela, who recently lost someone close to her. 174 rue Stevin Estelle Robin You, Igor A. Nola was also the founder and director of Zagreb’s One 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium is to find brides. They have already tried, unsuccess- Production company Les films du balibari She shares her deepest emotions and most pleasant Take Film Festival. Tel: +385 (0)1 4848 771 Tel: + 32 (0)4 7761 7170 fully, in nearby Serbian villages, but no local woman (France); in co-production with Mainframe Production memories with the filmmaker, while trying to express Fax: +385 (0)1 4848 764 Email: [email protected] is willing to live on the top of a mountain. Across the (Croatia) her sorrow and anxiety. The filmmaker’s involvement Sanja Šamanović (1970) graduated from the Fac- Email: [email protected] Website: www.hfs.hr Mainframe Production border in Kosovo, there are villages with women and with the protagonist, the emotive subject matter and ulty of Geodesy in Zagreb, where she later became Nova cesta 60 no men. The three brothers have no interest in the Festivals & Awards 2010 the process of filmmaking itself are all made explicit. a teacher and led a students’ photography group. In 10 000 Zagreb Croatia politics of the region: their concerns are purely per- 23rd idfa – International Documentary Film Festival the 1990s her photographs were published in the Tel: +385 (0)1 3822 022 sonal and they have no objection to marrying Albanian Amsterdam – Reflecting Images, Panorama Written by Sanja Šamanović and Vedran Šamanović weekly magazine Weekend. She joined the Cinema Fax: +385 (0)1 4836 039 Email: women. However, if they bring Albanian brides to a Cinematography Vedran Šamanović, Lutvo Mekić Club Zagreb in 1995 as a non-professional filmmaker. [email protected] Serbian village, the question will arise – would a mar- Srđan Šarenac (1977) is a film director, screenwriter Produced by Vera Robić-Škarica She has made several music videos, commercials and Website: riage between enemies stand a chance? and producer with ten years of filmmaking experi- Production company Croatian Film Clubs’ experimental films. She also executive-produced the www.mainframeproduction.com ence in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, the Association (hfs) short documentary film Junior Graduates and Dancers Netherlands and France. He has directed award-win- (2007). She is a member of the production team of ning documentaries and short films, including United Vedran Šamanović (1968 – 2009) graduated from One Take Film Festival and is currently finishing the Colours of Croatia (1999), Belgrade Emergency (2001), the department of cinematography at the Academy of documentary Terrace, which was started by Vedran A Present for Sanja (2003) and Selma (2005). Dramatic Art in Zagreb, in 2007. Throughout his tragi- Šamanović before his untimely death. cally short but fruitful career he directed and filmed

18 Documentary Films 2010 Documentary Films 2010 19 Documentary Films 2011 in Post-production

Directed by Vanja Sviličić Am I Happy or What? 2011 | 58’14’’ | DigiBeta | Colour Jesam li sretna?

In the centre of Zagreb stands a small hotel where Written by Vanja Sviličić MaXima film tradition and modern customs meet. It looks as if we Cinematography Vanja Sviličić Božidara Adžije 22 Produced by 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia have entered a welcoming, peaceful hotel: the kind of Damir Terešak Tel: +385 (0)1 364 7700 place where you recognize the faces of the chamber- Production company MaXima film Fax: +385 (0)1 364 7707 maids. Nothing is at it seems, however. Nor has the Email: info@maxima – film.hr current economic situation bypassed this place. Vanja Sviličić (1974) began her career as an art Website: www.maxima – film.hr By observing the chambermaids going about their photographer, exhibiting at the cvac Art Fair Interna- everyday business, and capturing real events as tional Art Festival in the usa. As a director of pho- they unfold, we enter areas that hotel guests rarely tography on short films, produced by Motovun Film see and in some cases are not allowed to see. We Festival, she had the chance to work with prominent discover the secret world that lies beneath the surface directors, including Vatroslav Mimica and Stephen of a luxury hotel: where the daily battle for work and Daldry. Her short documentary On the Square (2007) survival provides a sharp contrast to the building’s was part of a portmanteau film Why Democracy? refined facade. This film shows us a very different which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festi- side of hotel life. We observe the chambermaids’ daily val (Audience Day) in 2008. routines, while the global financial crisis threatens the security of their humble positions.

20 Documentary Films 2011 in Post-production 21 Directed by Silvestar Kolbas Directed by Igor Bezinović Est. date of completion: 03 | 2011 20 Days in Tibet Blockade | Blokada Est. date of completion: 04 | 2011 Estimated duration: 73’ Estimated duration: 90’ 20 dana na Tibetu

Spiritus movens This film tells the story of a group of people from Za- Written by Dubravka Manola This film is a portrait of the biggest, longest and most Written by Igor Bezinović Restart Rakušina 5 greb who travel with Croatian, Nepalese and Tibetan Cinematography Silvestar Kolbas politically relevant student demonstration ever orga- Cinematography Đuro Gavran, Eva Kraljević Katančićeva 3 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia guides on a journey from Nepal to the beautiful Tibetan Produced by nized in the Balkan region: the blockade of the Faculty Produced by Tel: +385 (0)1 6145 538 Zdenka Gold Oliver Sertić gsm: +385 (0)91 5315 205 Fax: +385 (0)1 6145 538 highlands. The journey takes them on a meandering Production company Spiritus movens of Social Sciences that took place during in Zagreb in Co–producer Nenad Puhovski Fax: +385 (0)1 5573 860 Email: route from Kathmandu via Lhasa to western Tibet, to April and May, 2009. It chronicles the preparations and Production company Restart; in co-production Email: [email protected] zdenka@spiritus – movens.hr make a pilgrimage, or kora, to the sacred mountain Silvestar Kolbas (1956) graduated in cinematogra- meetings of a group of students as they plan to stage with Factum Website: www.restarted.hr Website: www.spiritus – movens.hr Kailash. This itinerary allows the travellers to adapt phy from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, and a sit-in at their faculty building. Their ultimate goal: to quickly to life in the mountain ranges of Tibet, without joined its teaching faculty in 1995. He began his career disrupt the regular educational timetable and protest Igor Bezinović (1983) graduated in sociology and succumbing to altitude sickness. The travellers’ adven- as a freelance photographer and director of photogra- against the introduction of tuition fees for higher edu- philosophy from the Faculty of Humanities and Social turous spirits and enquiring minds allow them to step phy before joining Croatian Radiotelevision (hrt) where cation in Croatia. The film follows the students as they Sciences in Zagreb and is currently studying film and willingly into this unfamiliar environment. Of the group, he worked on tv dramas, short films, a feature film Di- invade and occupy their faculty. It also shows their tv directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. only the scriptwriter – Dubravka Manola – is familiar ploma za smrt (1989), and numerous documentaries. In attempts to communicate with the Croatian media and His documentaries include Above the Average (2008), with this landscape. She took part in a similar expedi- recent years he has made a number of digital video with the authorities at the Ministry of Science, Educa- Non-Recyclable (2009) and An Encounter (2009). tion ten years earlier and has a strong spiritual connec- documentaries and feature films as a cinematographer. tion and Sport. This is an intimate, character-driven tion with Tibet. The purpose of this very special film is He made his directorial debut with the documentary All story that records the everyday lives of the student to create an authentic record of the travellers’ prepara- About Eva (2003). protestors during the blockade, focusing on their tions in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, as well as conflicts as well as their uncompromising struggle, their adventures and experiences in Tibet. right up to the final decision to end the blockade and continue their fight through other democratic means.

22 Documentary Films 2011 in Post-production Documentary Films 2011 in Post-production 23 Directed by Miroslav Sikavica Directed by Dana Est. date of completion: 02 | 2011 The Cloud | Oblak Family Meals | Veliko spremanje Budisavljević Estimated duration: 80’ Est. date of completion: 02 | 2011 Estimated duration: 80’

Fade In Mr Liberty: Male, 19 years old. Status: Single. Home- Miroslav Sikavica (1976) graduated in film and tv Family Meals is a personal film that gives its audience Dana Budisavljević (1975) graduated from the Hulahop Nova Ves 18 town: Zagreb. Body type: Slim/ Slender. Ethnicity: directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb a glimpse into a family’s life ‘behind closed doors’ department of film and tv editing at the Academy of Vlaška 72a 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Tel: +385 (0)1 4667 815 White/ Caucasian. Zodiac Sign: Taurus. Smoke/ and in comparative literature and Croatian language through the mealtime rituals to which the director Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She has worked as an editor, Tel: +385 (0)1 3907 074 Fax: +385 (0)1 4667 815 Drink: Yes/ Yes. Children: Someday. Education: High and literature from the Faculty of Humanities and submits so obediently. Taking a warm look at her ec- director and producer on creative documentary films Fax: +385 (0)1 4666 443 Email: [email protected] school. Occupation: Wannabe musician. Books: Social Sciences. Sikavica has written and directed centric, funny and open–minded family, the filmmaker and tv series, including the international festival Email: [email protected] Website: www.fadein.hr Everything by Nick Hornby. Heroes: Earthworm Jim, several short documentaries, including About the uses humour and tenderness to address our need for success Straight A’s (2004). In 2006 she founded Website: www.hulahop.hr Ratman and Super Cow. Mood: Horny. Last Login: Princes and Horses (2003) Mrs Before (2007) as well recognition and acceptance of our differences. Hulahop Film and Art Production, together with her 5/31/2008. as over 25 episodes of Direkt, the popular documen- fellow producer Olinka Vištica. tary television series about Croatian young people and Written by Dana Budisavljević Written by Miroslav Sikavica their problems. Cinematography Ana Opalić, Tamara Cesarec Cinematography Iva Kraljević Produced by Olinka Vištica Produced by Miroslav Sikavica Co–producer Sophie De Hijes Production company Fade In; in co-production Production company Hulahop; in co-production with Zagreb film (Croatia) with Les films en hiver (France)

Participated at eurodoc 2010

24 Documentary Films 2011 in Post-production Documentary Films 2011 in Post-production 25 Directed by Goran Dević Directed by Željka Sukova Est. date of completion: 03 | 2011 Ironworks Sisak | Željezara Sisak Marija’s Own | Marijine Est. date of completion: 02 | 2011 Estimated duration: 30’ Estimated duration: 61’ Shooting format: 16mm

Petnaesta umjetnost This documentary is an ode to the workers and their Written by Goran Dević A typical cross-section of bigoted neighbours in an Written by Željka Sukova Udruga Ukus Domagojeva 14 work, in both a socialist and capitalist milieu. Cinematography Almir Fakić, Vedran Rapo, Jure apartment building are invited to a private party to Cinematography Aleš Suk Šetalište Joakima Rakovca 31 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Using a film camera and slides from the 1950s the honour the memory of the late Marija Violić, a fellow Produced by gsm: +385 (0)91 5080 756 Černec, Branko Linta Željka Sukova gsm: +385 (0)99 8111 811 Email: [email protected] filmmakers document the mounting of a new furnace Produced by Vanja Jambrović and Hrvoje Osvadić tenant, friend and grandmother. Production company Udruga Ukus Email: [email protected] and cover the production of steel from raw materials Production company Petnaesta umjetnost Instead of descending into sentimental cliché, the Website: www.ukus.tv to a seamless pipe. party soon evolves into a reality show, complete with Cast Nina Violić, Željka Sukova, Mila Čuljak, The first part of this film focuses on human-interest is- Goran Dević (1971) graduated from the Academy of all-singing, all-dancing interludes. The venue for this Petr Marek, Marketa Lisá, Prokop Holoubek (midi lidi), sues, motivations and views on work. The second part Dramatic Art in Zagreb where he currently teaches at unique gathering is Marija’s apartment and the music Cvjetana Lovrić, Liđa Lobo – Vrsalović, Loredana of the film has two elements: a visual thread, similar to the Department of tv and film directing. A selection is provided by the hired musicians – a bunch of Presta, Predrag Sikimić, Cecilija Kunić, Bruno Kovačić, former communist propaganda, that follows the efforts of his award-winning documentaries include Imported complete unknowns as far as the guests are con- Ankica Maršić to construct a new steel mill and manufacture a final Crows (2004), I Have Nothing Nice to Say to You cerned but in real life, the hugely popular Czech dance product, and a contrasting sound design that draws (2006), Three (2008) and Happy Land (2009). The electro-trash band midi lidi. Željka Sukova (1977) studied graphic art at exclusively on archive material from the time of the Blacks (2009), which he co-wrote and co-directed And the purpose of this unique get-together? To Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and new media at first five-year plan and socialist reform. The synergy with Zvonimir Jurić, marked his debut as a feature finally fulfill a long overdue family obligation to the late, Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Marija´s Own is her between two seemingly unrelated threads gives the filmmaker. great, dearly departed Marija. feature documentary. second part a uniquely distinctive and evocative quality.

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Directed by Nebojša Gangster of Love | Gangster te voli Slijepčević Est. date of completion: 09 | 2011 Estimated duration: 60’ cro i rou

Gangster of Love is an authentic documentary comedy. Participated at eurodoc 2010, Lisbon Docs 2010 Restart Nedjeljko Babić is a matchmaker and 25 years ago Katančićeva 3 Nebojša Slijepčević 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia he left his job as a carpenter to start his God-given (1973) graduated from the gsm: +385 (0)91 5315 205 career – playing Cupid to lonely men and women. Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. He has directed Fax: +385 (0)1 5573 860 He soon became famous, partly because of his skill many award-winning short documentaries, as well Email: [email protected] and partly because of his nickname – Gangster. He as 35 episodes of the popular tv documentary series Website: www.restarted.hr earned this nickname purely because of his appear- Direkt. In 2009, he directed A Slap in the Face, one ance: he always wears dark sunglasses. This film fol- of nine short films in the portmanteau feature film lows Gangster as he tries to find a wife for an unmar- Zagreb Stories. ried 40-year-old who is convinced he will never find a wife because he is just a poor and uneducated brick layer. For Gangster, this is the quest of his career: ‘If I don’t find him a wife soon, I will retire from business!’

Written by Nebojša Slijepčević Cinematography Nebojša Slijepčević Produced by Vanja Jambrović Production company Restart and Fade In; in co-production with Subcultura Films (Romania)

28 Documentary Films in Production 29 Directed by Morana Directed by Damir Čučić Komljenović In the Jaws of the System A Letter to My Father Est. date of completion: 12 | 2011 Est. date of completion: 02 | 2011 Estimated duration: 54’ Estimated duration: 80’ Nenad Vižin - u raljama sistema Pismo ćaći

Fade In Nenad Vižin’s violent death was the catalyst for a Morana Komljenović (1976) After engaging as A Letter to My Father is a film that is best described Damir Čučić (1972) has directed more than 20 Croatian Film Clubs’ Nova Ves 18 unique phenomenon in the history of ex-Yugoslavia: an activist with various civil initiatives in Croatia and as a drama-documentary hybrid. It is based on real documentaries, 12 experimental films and two short Association (HFS) Tuškanac 1 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 300 citizens of Rijeka signed a petition asking the events but is structured like a live-action feature film. Tel: +385 (0)1 4667 815 the wider Balkan region she made the experimental films. He is the winner of 17 national and international 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Fax: +385 (0)1 4667 815 police and the communist party to take responsibil- documentary video Naked Soul, with which she repre- The central theme is the relationship between a par- film awards and his films have been shown at over 130 Tel: +385 (0)1 4848 771 Email: [email protected] ity. The petitioners were submitted to accusations sented Croatia at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001 ticular father and son, or more precisely, their commu- festivals in 40 countries on almost every continent. In Fax: +385 (0)1 4848 764 Website: www.fadein.hr and prosecutions. Although the events surrounding in the Generation Y category. She has made several nication issues. The characters are Mate (70) and his 1999 he also became involved in film education and he Email: [email protected] Website: www.hfs.hr the death itself remain a mystery, it left its mark on a short documentary films, including Grand Hotel Goli son Milivoj (44). The film has three distinct sections: teaches at many documentary and experimental film whole generation in Rijeka and is still a part of the so- Island, The Path of my Childhood and Firefly Children. an intimate confession from the son, a portrait of the workshops. He is the founder of Mikrokino, a chain of cial fabric of the city. This film depicts the mechanism father and a confrontation between the father and son. movie theatres reserved for short film screenings. of fear as an integral part of political systems and portrays the unique artistic rebellion that occurred in Written by Damir Čučić Rijeka in the 1980s as a reaction to fear and power- Cinematography Boris Poljak lessness. Produced by Vera Robić – Škarica Production company Croatian Film Clubs’ Written by Morana Komljenović Association (hfs) Cinematography Iva Kraljević Produced by Morana Komljenović Production company Fade In

30 Documentary Films in Production Documentary Films in Production 31 Directed by Milivoj Puhlovski Directed by Helena Bulaja Est. date of completion: 06 | 2011 Martićeva Street 14 D-F Mechanical Figures–Inspired by Tesla Est. date of completion: 12 | 2011 Estimated duration: 30’ – 40’ Estimated duration: 90’ – 50’ Martićeva 14 d-f Mehaničke figure–Inspirirani Teslom

Metar 60 In a small park, a communal toilet for hundreds of Milivoj Puhlovski (1947) studied comparative This non-linear interactive experimental film immerses Written by Helena Bulaja International Sales Bauerova 6 pets from the neighbouring buildings, the statue of literature and French at the Faculty of Humanities and the viewer in a complex and magical world that draws Cinematography Al Keddie, Ed Beals, Mare Milin Taskovski Films 463 Russell Court, Woburn Place 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Friar Grga Martić sits peacefully with his back to its inspiration from the inventions of the 19th-century Produced by Tel: +385 (0)1 3380 807 Social Sciences in Zagreb and graduated in 1975 in Helena Bulaja London wc1h 0nl, uk Fax: +385 (0)1 3380 807 seven picturesque shops offering a variety of services film and tv directing from the Academy of Dramatic genius Nikola Tesla. In addition, it challenges the Production company Alt F4 Tel: +44 7977 051 577 Email: [email protected] – com.hr to their customers. This 50-metre long consumer Art in Zagreb. He has made two feature films, three tv viewer to explore the concept of creativity with the Email: [email protected] Website: www.metar60.org paradise comprises seven shop windows and two en- films, numerous documentaries and many successful help of some of the greatest minds of the 21st century! Participated at Ex-Oriente Film, Cartoon Forum, Website: www.taskovskifilms.com trances. And it contains seven different micro-worlds children’s tv series, including Smogovci and Lažeš Traversing the globe, from Zagreb to London, Paris, Dragon Forum, BaKa Forum (2010) Alt F4 that encapsulate contrasting segments of an urban Melita. Budapest, New York, Tokyo and New Zealand, the film Radnički dol 8 metropolis. The shops’ businesses and functions captures the past, present and future of technological Helena Bulaja (1971) studied the history of art and 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia metaphorically correspond to our own (human) world and social development initiated by some of Tesla’s comparative literature at Zagreb University. Tel: +385 (0)1 4851 170 Fax: +385 (0)1 4823 357 and life itself. major inventions, from the alternating current to radio. A talented and award winning multimedia artist, direc- Email: [email protected] Mechanical Figures – Inspired by Tesla examines the tor, designer, writer and producer, Bulaja has been a Website: www.bulaja.com Written by Milivoj Puhlovski synergy of creation and sustainability through a story pioneer in the emerging field of digital media, design, Cinematography Mario Oljača about art, science and technology, featuring Laurie art and filmmaking on the world scene since 1994. Produced by Mirta Puhlovski Šverko Anderson, Terry Gilliam, Marina Abramovic, Douglas She is currently working on an interactive series for Production company Metar 60 Rushkoff, Christopher Priest, Andy Serkis and Hiroshi children and adults The Cat-Time Stories. Matsumoto, amongst others.

32 Documentary Films in Production Documentary Films in Production 33 Directed by Tiha Klara Directed by Velimir Rodić Gudac Naked | Goli Next | Sljedeći Est. date of completion: 06 | 2011 Est. date of completion: 03 | 2011 Estimated duration: 90’ Estimated duration: 52’ – 72’

Factum Six decades ago a young man disappeared for three Participated at East European Forum According to statistics, the average male citizen of Velimir Rodić (1959) studied film and tv directing at Fade In Nova Ves 18 years. During this time his family sustained wounds - Jihlava 2010 Sisak breathes clean air, smokes like a chimney and the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. He began his Nova Ves 18 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Tel: +385 (0)1 4854 821 that affect them to this day. This young man was my has one leg; and the average female citizen of Sisak career as a director and scriptwriter in 1992, working Tel: +385 (0)1 4667 815 Fax: +385 (0)1 4854 823 grandfather. With the fall of communism, the media Tiha Klara Gudac (1982) is a graduate student of breathes clean air, smokes as a chimney and has one on numerous tv programmes for Croatian Television Fax: +385 (0)1 4667 815 Email: began to mention the gulag-like camp Goli Otok (Na- film production and has an ma in business studies. In breast. (hrt). He wrote and directed over 250 episodes of Email: [email protected] [email protected] ked Island); we then learned that my grandfather had recent years she has worked primarily as a producer Fear, listlessness, inertia and resignation are rife hrt’s children’s tv series Otokar. The films from this Website: www.fadein.hr Website: www.factumdocumentary.com been there. Today through Grandpa’s fellow inmates, of short films, and also as a crew member on several among the people of Sisak. Polluters poison them, series received over 20 awards in various categories my family and sealed official archives I find a connec- feature films. Many of the films she produced have and polluters feed them. We hear the confessions of at the Festival of Croatian Film and Video for Chil- tion to my grandfather I never had in his lifetime. Na- gone on to win awards at film festivals. three people struggling with illness and the parallel dren and Youth. He has co-authored several theatre ked is a film journey in pursuit of truth and closure for story of their city of fear and apathy: politicians that projects with Johann De Vriesom (BusBar Theater, those participating in it; as we come together for the do not care about the citizens, polluters that do not Amsterdam) and is the creator of numerous promo- first time to reveal the torture, fear and shame planted care about pollution, eco-activists and youth activists tional films. On his documentary films he works as in our lives by the ‘Island of Broken Souls’. to whom no one pays attention and the only reliable scriptwriter, director and composer. and regular events that follow each other rhythmically Written by Tiha Klara Gudac and relentlessly: the funerals. Cinematography Eva Kraljević, Tamara Cesarec Produced by Nenad Puhovski Written by Velimir Rodić Production company Factum Produced by Magdalena Petrović Production company Fade In

34 Documentary Films in Production Documentary Films in Production 35 Directed by Dorino Minigutti Directed by Marko Stanić Est. date of completion: 05 | 2011 Over the Line | Iza žice See You in One Year! Est. date of completion: 03 | 2011 Estimated duration: 75’ Estimated duration: 75’ cro | ita | slo Vidimo se za godinu dana!

Focus Media Prilaz V. Brajkovića 2 From the spring of 1942 until autumn in 1943, the Ital- Written by Dorino Minigutti She was the scriptwriter for a documentary about Marko Stanić (1971) is a director, cinematographer Spiritus movens 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia ian fascist regime established a concentration camp Cinematography Buno Beltramini oncology patients until she learned that she herself and photographer. His filmography as a director in- Rakušina 5 Tel: +385 (0)1 6524 737 Produced by Marija Walks in Silence 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia for civilians in Gonars, a small town near Palmanova in Irena Marković had breast cancer. As well as the doctors who guide cludes the documentary films Tel: +385 (0)1 6145 538 Fax: +385 (0)1 6524 741 northeast Italy. During the 18 months of its existence, Production company Focus Media; in her through the illness, the film also introduces three (2009) and Welcome to Zagreb. He has also worked Email: Fax: +385 (0)1 6145 538 [email protected] more than 400 prisoners died, including 71 infants. The co-production with Immaginaria (Italy), Kinoatelje women whose treatment followed the same path on music videos, tv commercials and short films in the Email: events that took place at Gonars were documented (Slovenia) as hers – surgery, chemotherapy, loss of feminine role of director of photography or assistant director. zdenka@spiritus – movens.hr Website: through the drawings of children and painters who attributes including breasts and hair, radiotherapy, www.spiritus – movens.hr were incarcerated there. Dorino Minigutti (1961) directed and produced and an eventual return to a day-to-day life that will This film gives a voice to child survivors of the camp, numerous documentaries and educational and social never be the same again. Through their personal recording their eyewitness accounts and testimony fiction films between 1988 and 1999 in collaboration confessions of doubts and fears, our heroines reveal after six decades. They recall their memories of physi- with the regional rai channel, the University of Udine the negligence and well-kept secrets of the Croatian cal and mental suffering; the constant hunger, thirst and the Friuli Venezia Giulia national health services. healthcare system. In addition to testimony from our and cold they endured and their loss of identity and From 2000 onwards he has focused solely on docu- protagonists, we also hear from other cancer patients, human dignity. How did their experiences scar them mentaries. Minigutti was appointed head of audiovi- scientists and doctors from Croatia and from overseas. and how do these people, victims of a ruined child- sual production at Immaginaria in 2006. He has just hood, live today? completed The Cistern, a documentary co-produced Written by Paula Bobanović with l.c.p.e. about the exodus of ethnic Italians from Cinematography Marko Stanić Istria after wwii (developed and distributed with the Produced by Zdenka Gold assistance of the Fondo Regionale per l’Audiovisivo Production company Spiritus movens del f.v.g.).

36 Documentary Films in Production Documentary Films in Production 37 Directed by Hrvoje Mabić Directed by Ilian Metev Est. date of completion: 07 | 2011 Sick | Bolesno Sofia’s Last Ambulance Est. date of completion: 10 | 2011 Estimated duration: 70’ Estimated duration: 52’ – 80’ Posljednja ambulantna kola Sofije bul | cro

Fade In This film tells the tragic story of Ana Dragičević Hrvoje Mabić (1974) is a documentary director and This is a film about the regular working day of a doc- Written by Ilian Metev Nukleus film Nova Ves 18 from Rijeka, who was commited to the psychiatric producer, as well as one of the founders of Fade In, tor, a nurse and a driver working for the emergency Cinematography Ilian Metev Dalmatinska 8 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia institution of Lopača at the age of 16 and treated for ambulance service in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Produced by Tel: +385 (0)1 4667 815 a production company dedicated to socially engaged Jana Šivak and Siniša Juričić Tel: +385 (0)1 4848 868 Fax: +385 (0)1 4667 815 homosexuality. It asks the question, is the injustice film and tv documentary projects. Mabić has also Struggling against the absurdities of a crumbling Production company Nukleus film; in Fax: +385 (0)1 4848 868 Email: [email protected] she experienced an aberration in a system that nor- made several award-winning short documentaries healthcare system and scarcely earning enough to co-production with sia Productions (Bulgaria) Email: info@nukleus – film.hr Website: www.fadein.hr mally works well – or is it a symptom of a more widely and has worked on the popular tv documentary make a living, these three are simply trying to save Website: www.nukleus – film.hr accepted social climate, and a metaphor for a ‘sick’ series Direkt. lives. One of the most tragic casualties of the state Participated at SIA Production society? Above all, this is an emotional film about a is the medical system, and this is felt nowhere as 2010 - idfa - Forum Selection, Lisbon Docs, East 48, Shipka Str. girl who needs to re-establish her faith in people. strongly as in the ambulance service. After 20 years European Forum - Jihlava 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria of capitalism, the number of Sofia’s ambulances has Tel: +359 (0)2 9445 322 Fax: +359 (0)2 8467 384 Written by Hrvoje Mabić dropped from 140 to 13. The system is close to a total Ilian Metev (1981) is a director and cinematogra- Email: [email protected] Cinematography Almir Fakić breakdown. pher. Metev graduated in fine arts from Central Saint Produced by Magdalena Petrović and Maja Vukić In a city where 13 ambulances struggle to serve a Martins College of Art in London and earned an ma Production company Fade In; in co-production burgeoning population of 3 million, 47-year old Krassi in documentary directing at the uk’s National Film & with Zagreb film Yordanov is our unlikely hero: chain-smoking and Television School in 2008. His previous films include saving lives in a non-stop 48 hour shift. Krassi is the Goleshovo (2008), which has been shown at over 60 emergency doctor on one of Sofia’s last ambulances festivals and has received 17 awards. and today is the worst day of his life.

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Directed by Silvio Mirošničenko Tin-Can Buildings (Working title) Est. date of completion: 04 | 2011 Estimated duration: 50’ Limenke (radni naslov)

Artizana Tin-Can Buildings is a documentary about the inhabit- Written by Željko Barišić Vukovarska 222 ants of a little-known neighbourhood in Split. We meet Cinematography Raul Brzić 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Produced by gsm: +385 (0)98 1644 572 a dentist and writer; a tired ex-boxer who used to fight Branko Ištvančić Fax: +385 (0)1 3647 707 in Germany; a heavy metal band, the Bloody Hells, Production company Artizana E – mail: who mysteriously lost their charismatic lead singer [email protected] and songwriter; an old football fan who established Silvio Mirošničenko (1972) was born in Osijek and the Torcida supporters’ club (the oldest football sup- studied social work in Zagreb. In 1997 he enrolled at porters’ club in Europe); a self-taught historian with the dramaturgy department at the Academy of Dra- a myriad of paper clippings; a former hooligan now matic Art in Zagreb. Mirošničenko has directed many studying at night school; and a few other extraordinary documentary films dealing with burning social issues, individuals. This is a composite portrait of the people either for independent production companies or for who make up this most unusual neighbourhood, with Croatia’s national broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevi- its shady makeshift cafes in huts with tin roofs next sion (hrt). to the athletics tracks and the football club fc Hajduk holding a very special place in everybody’s hearts.

40 Documentary Films in Production 41 Directed by Branko Vilus Directed by Petra Seliškar Est. date of completion: 12 | 2011 Salt, Olives, Stone Visaless | Visaless Est. date of completion: 12 | 2011 Estimated duration: 20’ Estimated duration: 90’ Sol, maslina, kamen slo | cro

Restart Salt, Olives, Stone is a socially conscious documenta- worked on programmes for htv, Nova tv, the Croatian Visaless is a humorous documentary tackling the Petra Seliškar (1978) studied film directing at the Petra Pan Films Katančićeva 3 ry film that uses traditional crafts as its central motifs Film Clubs’ Association, Associated Press and many thorny issue of Europe’s borders. Through the Dutch Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam Dunajska 195 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Waterstories 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia gsm: +385 (0)91 5315 205 – salt picking, olive growing and drywall building. As a more. Vilus’s directing credits include personal story of the director Petra Seliškar and her and studied directing and production at Sheffield Tel: + 386 (0)41 770 715 Fax: +385 (0)1 5573 860 counterpoint, it also explores the detrimental impact (2006), produced by Fade In and The Presidential partner Brand Ferro, the film takes us on a journey Hallam University-Northern Media School. She has Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] of unrestrained mass tourism. Train (2009) produced by Restart. around Europe to visit some of its remaining non- attended courses and master classes led by Dušan Website: www.petrapan.com Website: www.restarted.hr Schengen borders. We examine life on these borders, Makvejev, Michael Radford, Julian Temple and Wim Restart Written by Branko Vilus the problems that the borders pose for the locals and Wenders, and has produced and directed a number Katančićeva 3 Cinematography Branko Vilus the measures they take to cope with these problems. of international films. In 2002 she founded her own 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia Produced by Oliver Sertić and Vanja Jambrović production company, Petra Pan Films. gsm: +385 (0)91 5315 205 Production company Restart Written by Petra Seliškar Fax: +385 (0)1 5573 860 Email: [email protected] Cinematography Brand Ferro Website: www.restarted.hr Branko Vilus (1973) graduated from the Faculty of Produced by Petra Trampuž Bočevska, Petra Teacher Education in Zagreb in 1998. In 2000, he be- Seliškar Brand Ferro and Oliver Sertić gan making videos on an amateur basis. Since 2002 Production company Petra Pan Films (Slovenia); he has worked on more than 250 cover stories for in co-production with Restart (Croatia) htv’s show Good Morning, Croatia as a camera opera- tor, editor and director. Working either independently or with the production company Fade In, he has also

42 Documentary Films in Pre-production Documentary Films in Pre-production 43 Index Documentary films supported by Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC)

Documentary Films 2010 Documentary Films 2011 Bojan · 7 in post-production Don Juans: Excuse Me Miss · 10 Am I Happy or What? · 21 Gabriel · 13 20 Days in Tibet · 22 The Mark of Cain · 14 Village Without Women · 18 in production The Way Out · 19 Gangster of Love · 29 A Letter to My Father · 31 Martićeva Street 14 d-f · 32 Naked · 34 Next · 35 Over the Line · 36 Sofia’s Last Ambulance · Tin-Can Buildings (Working title) · 40

in pre-production Salt, Olive, Stone · 42 Visaless · 43

44 Documentary Films in Pre-production Index | Directors Index | Films

B M Š 20 I P Bezinović, Igor · 23 Mabić, Hrvoje · 38 Šamanović, Sanja · 19 20 Days in Tibet · 22 In the Jaws of the System · 30 Painting Is Dead When I Say it’s Dead! · 16 Budisavljević, Dana · 25 Metev, Ilian · 39 Šamanović, Vedran · 19 Ironworks Sisak · 28 Bulaja, Helena · 33 Minigutti, Dorino · 36 Šarenac, Srđan · 18 A R Mirošničenko, Silvio · 40 Šišmanović, Ljiljana · 14 Am I Happy or What? · 21 L Reality Is What it Is · 17 Č Mršić, Tomislav · 12 Letter to My Father, A · 31 Čučić, Damir · 31 T B S P Tomić Zuber, Robert · 15 Blockade · 23 M Salt, Olive, Stone · 42 D Puhlovski, Milivoj · 32 Topić, Tomislav · 12 Bojan · 7 Marija’s Own · 27 See You in One Year! · 37 Dević, Goran · 10 | 11 | 28 Mark of Cain, The · 14 Sick · 38 R V C Martićeva Street 14 d-f · 14 Sofia’s Last Ambulance · 39 G Rodić, Velimir · 35 Vilus, Branko · 42 Celts, The · 8 Mechanical Figures - Inspired by Tesla · 33 Gavran, Đuro · 7 | 8 Vorkapić, Vlatka · 13 Cloud, The · 24 Mila Seeking Senida · 15 T Gojun, Vladimir · 9 S Cycles · 9 Tin-Can Buildings (Working title) · 40 Gudac, Tiha Klara · 34 Seliškar, Petra · 43 Ž N Sikavica, Miroslav · 24 Žimbrek, Slaven · 17 D Naked · 34 V J Sljepčević, Nebojša · 29 Don Juans: Excuse Me Miss · 10 Next · 35 Village Without Women · 18 Jagec, Tomislav · 16 Stanić, Marko · 37 Visaless · 43 Sukova, Željka · 27 F O K Sviličić, Vanja · 21 Family Meals · 25 Over the Line · 36 W Kolbas, Silvestar · 22 Flood, The · 11 Way Out, The · 19 Komljenović, Morana · 30 Front Page Postman · 12 Kopsa, Tihana · 14 G Gabriel · 13 Gangster of Love · 29 Index | Production Companies

A N Academy of Dramatic Art (adu) · 8 Nukleus film · 9 | 39 Alt f4 · 33 Artizana · 44 P Petnaesta umjetnost · 10 | 11 | 28 C Petra Pan Films · 43 Croatian Film Clubs’ Association (hfs) · 19 | 31 R Restart · 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 42 | 43 F Factum · 34 S Fade In · 13 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 38 Sava · 16 Focus Media · 36 sia Production · 39 Spiritus movens · 22 | 57 H Hulahop · 25 T Taskovski Films · 33 I International Imports (Thierry Detaille) · 18 U Udruga Ukus · 27

M Ž Mainframe Production · 18 Žimbra film · 17 MaXima film · 12 | 14 | 15 | 21 Metar 60 · 32 Impressum publisher Croatian Audiovisual Centre editing and proofreading Edel Brosnan translation Ivana Ostojčić supervisor Ivana Ivišić collaborators Maruša Biliško, Vanja Sremac design Šesnić&Turković printed by Sveučilišna tiskara run 700 published by Croatian Audiovisual Centre Department of Promotion and International Co–operation Nova Ves 18 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia tel +385 (0)1 6041 080 fax +385 (0)1 4667 819 email [email protected] url www.havc.hr

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