01-07-2021

FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Pro 2021 Winning Projects Announced

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    FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Pro 2021 Winning Projects Announced credit: ZagrebDoxPro 2021

    ZAGREB: The Croatian/Italian/Swedish documentary project Being Related to John Malkovich by Luka Mavretić received the HBO Europe Award at ZagrebDox Pro 2021.

    Being Related to John Malkovich by Luka Mavretić received 2,000 EUR for project development. The story of a young screenwriter, poet and film lover exploring the family myth of kinship with a famous Hollywood actor has been recognised as a “layered, interesting, witty and fresh perspective on family relationships and heritage,” according to the jury.

    The ZagrebDox Pro Online Mentor Award, which brings a one-year online mentorship with producer Vanja Jambrović, was given to the project Cabin Pressure by Eszter Nagy and Sáre Czira (Hungary, Spain), which accompanies a young unmarried woman on a journey to non-traditional motherhood.

    A total of 12 projects participated in this year's edition of ZagrebDox Pro, the training programme organised by the ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival since 2006 with the support of the Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the City of Zagreb, the Croatian Film Directors' Guild (DHFR) and the Croatian Screenwriters and Playwrights Guild (SPID).

    WINNERS:

    HBO Europe Award:
    Being Related to John Malkovich by Luka Mavretić, credit: 4filmBeing Related to John Malkovich (Croatia, Italy, Sweden)
    Directed by Luka Mavretić
    Produced by 4film
    Coproduced by Tesla Production, Sisyfos Film Production

    Al Jazeera Balkans Award:
    Silent House (Iran, Philippines)
    Directed by Farnaz and Mohammadreza Jurabchian

    ZagrebDox Pro Online Mentor Award:
    Cabin Pressure (Hungary, Spain)
    Directed by Eszter Nagy and Sáre Czira
    Produced by Good Kids Kft