23-07-2018

FESTIVALS: Mali Wins the 65th Pula Film Festival

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    FESTIVALS: Mali Wins the 65th Pula Film Festival Pula Film Festival

    PULA: Mali, directed by  Antonio Nuić, was awarded Grand Golden Arena for best festival film at the 65th Pula Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 July 2018. 

    Nevio Marasović was awarded best director for Comic Sans in the same category (Croatian films), while The Frog by Elmir Jukić, a coproduction between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, was awarded best Croatian minority coproduction.

    The 65th Pula Film Festival was organised with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Croatia, City of Pula, Istria County, the Croatian National Tourist Board, the Tourism Office Pula, the Istria Tourist Board and Hrvatski Telekom.      

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    Croatian Programme – Croatian Films:

    Grand Golden Arena for Best Festival Film:
    Mali
    Directed by Antonio Nuić
    Produced by Propeler film
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Center

    Golden Arena for Best Director:
    Nevio Marasović for Comic Sans
    Produced by Kinorama
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Center

    Golden Arena for Best Script:
    Sara Hribar for Lada Kamenski
    Directed by Sara Hribar and Marko Šantić
    Produced by Sekvenca
    Coproduced by Peglanje snova, Antitalent

    Golden Arena for Best Actress:
    Doris Šarić-Kukuljica for Lada Kamenski
    Directed by Sara Hribar and Marko Šantić

    Golden Arena for Best Actor:
    Janko Popović Volarić for Comic Sans
    Directed by Nevio Marasović

    Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress:
    Nataša Janjić for Comic Sans
    Directed by Nevio Marasović

    Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor:
    Borko Perić for The Eight Commissioner (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Directed by Ivan Salaj
    Produced by Alka-Film Zagreb
    Coproduced by Embrio Production, Olimp Produkcija

    Golden Globe for Best Cinematography:
    Radislav Jovanov Gonzo, Luka Matić and Dubravka Kurobasa for Deep Cuts
    Directed by Filip Peruzović, Filip Mojzeš, Dubravka Turić
    Produced by Kinematograf

    Golden Globe for Best Editing:
    Tomislav Pavlić for Comic Sans
    Directed by Nevio Marasović

    The Breza Award for Best Newcomer:
    Sara Hribar for co-directing Lada Kamenski

    Golden Arena for Sound Design:
    Julij Zornik for Comic Sans
    Directed by Nevio Marasović

    Golden Arena for Best Make-up:
    Sanja Rivić for Exorcism
    Directed by Dalibor Matanić
    Produced by Kinogerila

    Golden Arena for Best Visual Effects:
    Tomislav Vujnović, Antonio Patljak, Siniša Mataić and Sandrino Požežanac for The Eight Commissioner (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Directed by Ivan Salaj

    Golden Arena for Best Special Effects:
    Saša Budimiru for Mali
    Directed by Antonio Nuić

    Golden Arena for Best Costume Design:
    Morana Starčević for The Eighth Commissioner
    Directed by Ivan Salaj 

    Golden Arena for Best Art Direction:
    Ivana Škrabalo for The Eighth Commissioner
    Directed by Ivan Salaj 

    Golden Arena for Best Music:
    Alen and Nenad Sinkauz for The Eighth Commissioner
    Directed by Ivan Salaj 

    Croatian Programme Jury Awards – Minority Coproductions:          

    Golden Arena for Best Film:
    The Frog (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia)
    Directed by Elmir Jukić
    Produced by Rеfresh Production
    Coproduced by Skopje Film StudioLiving Pictures and Propeler Film
    Supported by the BiH Film Fund, the Macedonian Film Agency and Eurimages

    Golden Arena for Best Director:
    Elmir Jukić for The Frog  

    Golden Arena for Best Acting Performance:
    Maruša Majer for the role in Ivan (Slovenia, Croatia)
    Directed by Janez Burger
    Produced by Staragara 
    Coproduced by Propeler Film, RTV Slovenija, Tramal films
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, FS Viba, the Croatian Audiovisual Center, Eurimages

    Awards of the Fedeora Jury (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean):

    Best Croatian Feature Film:
    Lada Kamenski
    Directed by Sara Hribar and Marko Šantić

    Best Minority Coproduction:
    The Frog (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia)
    Directed by Elmir Jukić 

    Oktavijan Award (awarded by the Croatian Film Critics' Association):
    Mali 
    Directed by Antonio Nuić

    Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award:
    Comic Sans
    Directed by Nevio Marasović

     

    The 1st Matchmaking Forum winners:

    Work in Progress:

    Negative Numbers (Geogia, France, Italy)
    Directed by Uta Beria
    Produced by Magnet films
    Coproduced by Alief, Wide, Simone Banchi, 39Films
    Supported by the Georgian National Film Center, Eurimages

    Co-Production Market:

    The Great Tram Robbery (Serbia, Croatia)
    Directed by Slobodan Šijan
    Produced by Gargantua Films
    Coproduced by Maxima film 
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia

    Wide Management Award:

    One of Us (Croatia) documentary
    Directed by Đuro Gavran

    Matchmaking Books and Film section award:

    Invisible Woman and Other Stories (Croatia)
    Written by Slavenka Drakulic

    Special Mention:

    Invisible (Lithuania)
    Written by Ignas Jonynas