12-07-2016

FESTIVALS: Pula IFF Kicks Off

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    Ministry of Love by Pavo Marinkovic Ministry of Love by Pavo Marinkovic credit: HAVC

    PULA: Seven Croatian films and six minority coproductions are competing in the Croatian Programme of the 63rd Pula Film Festival taking place from 9 – 16 July 2016.

    A record 105 films from Croatian filmmakers applied to the festival, including 31 feature films of which 12 were minority coproductions. Three Croatian films and one minority coproduction will screen out of competition.

    The festival also has a Croatian short film programme and an international competition, and this year the festival will screen seven outstanding Croatian films from the past 25 years marking Croatia’s independence.

    The Croatian Programme competition:

    Croatian Films:

    Generation ’68 (Croatia)
    Directed by Nenad Puhovski
    Produced by Factum

    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Ministry of Love (Croatia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Pavo Marinković
    Produced by Telefilm /Casablanca
    Coproduced by 8Heads Productions 

    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Shooting Stars (Croatia, Serbia)
    Directed by Ivan-Goran Vitez
    Produced by Interfilm
    Coproduced by Zillion Films
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Center

    On the Other Side (Croatia, Serbia)
    Directed by Zrinko Ogresta
    Produced by Interfilm and Zillion Films
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    All the Best (Croatia, Macedonia)
    Directed by Snježana Tribuson
    Produced by Kinorama
    Coproduced by the Croatian Radiotelevision, Skopje Film Studio
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Confusions (Croatia)
    Directed by Lana Kosovac

    Produced by Eurokaz
    Coproduced by Akademija dramske umjetnosti
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Trampoline (Croatia)
    Directed by Katarina Zrinka Matijević
    Produced by Interfilm
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Minority Coproductions:

    A Good Wife (Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia)
    Directed by Mirjana Karanovic
    Produced by This&That Productions
    Coproduced by Deblokada, Nukleus Film, Cineplanet
    Supported by Film Fund Sarajevo

    Full Contact (Netherlands, Croatia)
    Directed by David Verbeek
    Produced by Lemming Film
    Coproduced by VPRO, JDP in association with Nukleus film and Wild at Art
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Houston, We Have A Problem! (Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, Czech Republic, Qatar)
    Directed by Žiga Virc
    Produced by Studio Virc, Nukleus film, Sutor Kolonko
    Coproduced by HBO Europe, WDR, RTV Slovenija
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Viba Film, the MEDIA Programme, Doha Film Institute, Eurimages

    Interruption (Greece, France, Croatia)
    Directed by Yorgos Zois
    Produced by Pan Entertainment, EZ Films, JDP in association with Nukleus film
    Coproduced by NOVA, Marni Films, Cinéphase, Digital District, Post Faust Ltd, Prosenghisi Ltd, Squaredsquare Films, Homemade Films
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Lazar (Macedonia, Croatia, Bulgaria, France)
    Directed by Svetozar Ristovski
    Produced by Small Moves
    Coproduced by Gala Film, Arizona Productions, MP – Film Production
    Supported by Macedonian Film Agency, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Bulgarian National Film Center, Eurimages

    Sparrows (Iceland, Denmark, Croatia)
    Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
    Produced by Nimbus Film, Nimbus Iceland, Halibut
    Coproduced by Pegasus Pictures, MP – Film Production
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre