22-07-2019

FESTIVALS: The Diary of Diana B. Wins Big at the 66th Pula Film Festival

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    FESTIVALS: The Diary of Diana B. Wins Big at the 66th Pula Film Festival www.pulafilmfestival.hr

    PULA: The Diary of Diana B. was awarded Grand Golden Arena for Best Festival Film and also best director and audience award at the 66th Pula Film Festival, which took place 13 to 21 July 2019.

    Golden Arena for best minority coproduction went to Rafaël, a coproduction between the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Croatia, directed by Ben Sombogaart.

    Eight Croatian films and six minority coproductions competed for Golden Arenas.

    LIST OF WINNERS:

    National Competition:

    Grand Golden Arena for Best Festival Film:
    The Diary of Diana B. (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia)
    Directed by Dana Budisavljević
    Produced by Hulahop
    Coproduced by December, This and That
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Slovenian Film Centre, Film Center SerbiaViba Film, City of Zagreb, the MEDIA Programme, Eurimages, the Croatian Television (HRT)

    Golden Arena for Best Director:
    Dana Budisavljević for The Diary of Diana B.

    Golden Arena for Best Screenplay:
    Mate Matišić for What a Country! (Croatia, Poland, Serbia)
    Directed by Vinko Brešan
    Produced by Interfilm
    Coproduced by Orka Productions Studio , Zillion Film
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Polish Film Institute, Film Center Serbia, Eurimages

    Golden Arena for Best Actress:
    Hristina Popović for The Last Serb in Croatia (Croatia, Serbia)
    Directed by Predrag Ličina 
    Produced by Kinorama
    Coproduced by Art&Popcorn
    Supported the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia 

    Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress:
    Olga Pakalović for The Last Serb in Croatia
    Directed by Predrag Ličina 

    Breza Award for Best Debutant:
    Predrag Ličina for The Last Serb in Croatia

    Golden Arena for Best Actor:
    Krešimir Mikić for What a Country!
    Directed by Vinko Brešan 

    Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor:
    Borko Perić for General (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Directed by Antun Vrdoljak
    Produced by Kiklop film 
    Coproduced by KFU Oktavijan
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Sarajevo Film Fund

    Golden Arena for Best Cinematography:
    Sven Pepeonik for My Grandpa Is an Alien (Croatia, Luxemburg, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Directed by Dražen Žarković, Marina Andree Škop
    Produced by Studio dim
    Coproduced by Wady Films, Filmbin, MasterFilm, Artileria, Senca Studio, Fabrika, the Croatian Radiotelevision, Magiclab, Art Rebel 9
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the MEDIA Programme, the Czech Film Fund,  the Sarajevo Film Fund, Film Fund Luxemburg, the Norwegian Film Institute, the Slovak Film Institute (avf.sk), the Slovenian Film Centre, Filminvest3

    Golden Arena for Best Editing:
    Marko Ferković 

    Golden Arena for Best Sound Design:
    Dario Domitrović for F20 (Croatia)
    Directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić
    Produced by Filmosaurus Rex
    Coproduced by GripFilm, Interfilm, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Embrio Production
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Svetlana Gutić and Miroslav Lakobrija for
    The Last Serb in Croatia
    Directed by Predrag Ličina 

    Golden Arena for Best Production Design:

    Jana Piacun for The Last Serb in Croatia
    Directed by Predrag Ličina

    Golden Arena for Best Costume Design:
    Selena Orb for The Last Serb in Croatia
    Directed by Predrag Ličina 

    Golden Arena for Best Visual Effects:
    Krsto Jaram, Michal Struss, Antonio Ilic, Goran Stojnić, MagicLab and Hommage for My Grandpa Is an Alien
    Directed by Dražen Žarković, Marina Andree Škop 

    Golden Arena for Best Special Effects:
    Zvonimir Krivec for General
    Directed by Antun Vrdoljak

    Golden Arena for Best Music:
    Nenad Sinkauz and Alen Sinkauz for The Diary of Diana B.
    Directed by Dana Budisavljević 

    Minority Coproductions Competition:

    Golden Arena for Best Film:
    Rafaël (Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Croatia)
    Directed by Ben Sombogaart
    Produced by Rinkel film 
    Coproduced by Jaako dobra produkcija in cooperation with Nukleus film

    Golden Arena for Best Director:
    Teona Strugar Mitevska for God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya / Gospod postoi, imeto i' e Petrunija (North Macedonia, Belgium, France, Croatia, Slovenia)
    Directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska
    Produced by Sisters and Brother Mitevski (Macedonia)
    Coproduced by Entre Chien et Loup, Deuxième Ligne Films, EZ Films, Spiritus movens, Vertigo

    Golden Arena for Best Acting Performance:
    Judita Franković Brdar for Erased (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Germany)
    Directed by Miha Mazzini
    Produced by Gustav film
    Coproduced by Kinorama, Delirium, Pakt Media, Christoph Thoke 

    Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award:
    The Diary of Diana B.
    Directed by Dana Budisavljević

    FEDEORA Diploma for Best Croatian Feature Film:
    The Diary of Diana B.
    Directed by Dana Budisavljević

    FEDEORA Diploma for Best Minority Coproduction:
    Stitches (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia)
    Directed by Miroslav Terzić
    Produced by West End Production
    Coproduced by Nora Production Group, Spiritus Movens, SCCA/PRO.BA
    Supported by Film Center Serbia,  the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (havc.hr), the Sarajevo Film Fund, the Slovenian Film Centre