"Among the news is that the international programme is becoming competitive, and it is aimed at encouraging the distribution of European and independent films on the Croatian market. We are also introducing a project development workshop and pitching for television series", said Danijel Pek, director of the festival.
As of this year, the Pula Film Festival will be one day shorter.
CROATIAN COMPETITION:
The Woman With The Rubber Gloves / Žena s gumenim rukavicama (Croatia)
Directed by Mario Šulina
Produced by Slavonija nova
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Frka (Croatia)
Directed by Svebor Mihael Jelić
Produced by Oksimoron
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
This Is Not a Love Song / Šlager (Croatia)
Directed by Nevio Marasović
Produced by Šlager film
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
The Wrath of God / Božji gnjev (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Kristijan Milić
Produced by Eurofilm
Coproduced by Oktavijan Film
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Sarajevo Film Fund
Holy Family / Sveta obitelj (Croatia, Serbia)
Directed by Vlatka Vorkapić
Produced by Inter Film
Coproduced by Zillion Film
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia
Sweet Simona / Slatka Simona (Croatia)
Directed by Igor Mirković
Produced by Inter Film
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Bosnian Pot / Bosanski lonac (Croatia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Pavo Marinković
Produced by Telefilm
Coproduced by Nanook Film, Oktavijan Film
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Austrian Film Fund
Our Children / Naša djeca (Croatia)
Directed by Silvestar Kolbas
Produced by Factum
Supported by Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Celebration / Proslava (Croatia, Qatar)
Directed by Bruno Anković
Produced by Electica
Coproduced by Pakt Media (Slovenia*)
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Doha Film Institute
*with Slovenian contribution being less than 5% of the total budget, the film is officially a Croatian coproduction with Qatar
CROATIAN MINORITY COPRODUCTIONS:
Housekeeping for Beginners / Domakinstvo za pocetnici (North Macedonia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo)
Directed by Goran Stolevski
Produced by List Production, Madants, Kinorama, Sense Production, Industria Film
Coproduced by Film I Väst, CommonGround Pictures and Causeway Films, in association with Tango, New Europe Film Sales, the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund
Supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia, the Polish Film Institute, the Kosovo Cinematography Center
Excursion / Ekskurzija (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Norway, France)
Directed by Una Gunjak
Produced by SCCA/pro.ba
Coproduced by Baš Čelik, Nukleus Film, Mer Film, Salaud Morisset
Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Canton Sarajevo, Film Fund Sarajevo, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Sorfond, Film Center Serbia, Hubert Bals Fund, Eurimages
KIX (Hungary, France, Croatia)
Directed by Bálint Révész, Dávid Mikulán
Produced by Bulb Cinema, ELF Pictures
Coproduced by Eclectica, ARTE, HBO MAX
Supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI), the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Lost Country (Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Croatia)
Directed by Vladimir Perišić
Produced by Easy Riders Films, Trilema, KinoElektron
Coproduced by Red Lion, Kinorama
Supported by Film Center Serbia, CNC, Arte France Cinema, the Luxembourg Film Fund, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
M (North Macedonia, Croatia, Kosovo, France and Luxembourg)
Directed by Vardan Tozija
Produced by Focus Pocus
Coproduced by 4 Film, In My Country, Les Contes Modernes, Wady Media
Supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Kosovo Cinematography Center, SACEM, TV Telma
Do Not Exepct Too Much From The End Of The World / Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii (Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia)
Directed by Radu Jude
Produced by 4Proof Film, microFILM
Coproduced by Paul Thiltges Distributions, Les Films d’Ici and Kinorama, in association with Bord Cadre Films (Switzerland) and Sovereign Films (UK)
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), the Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Arte Cofinova/19 and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, as well as Cineplexx România, EssenceMediacom and the Romanian Public Television
Shooting Blanks / Poslednji heroj (Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Greece)
Directed by Žiga Virc
Produced by Studio Virc
Coproduced by Nukleus Film, Levante Produzioni, Asphalt, Asterisk Post
Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, RTV Slovenija, ERT, Eurimages, Creative Europe MEDIA, FS Viba Film
Working Class Goes to Hell / Radnička klasa ide u pakao (Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Romania)
Directed by Mladen Đorđević
Produced by Banda, Sense Production
Coproduced by Agitprop, Homemade Films, Adriatic Western, Kinorama, Tangaj Production, Cinnamon Films
Supported by Film Center Serbia, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Greek Film Centre, the Film Centre of Montenegro, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Eurimages
Sirin (Montenegro, Croatia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France)
Directed by Senad Šahmanović
Produced by Cut Up Films
Coproduced by Croatian Sekvenca, On Film Production, Buka Production, Dokument, Alliance de Production Cinématographique
Supported by the Film Centre of Montenegro, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Albanian National Center of Cinematography, the Kosovo Cinematography Center, Eurimages
Sweet Sorrow (Serbia, Croatia)
Directed by Kosta Đorđević
Produced by Kinematografska Kuća
Coproduced by Marinis Media
Supported by Film Center Serbia, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Forever Hold Your Peace / Živi i zdravi (Montenegro, Serbia, Czech Republic, Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia)
Directed by Ivan Marinović
Produced by Adriatic Western
Coproduced by Sense Production, AnalogVision, Kinorama, Krug Film, Spok Film
Supported by the Film Centre of Montenegro, Film Center Serbia, the Czech Film Fund, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the North Macedonia Film Agency, the Slovenian Film Centre, Creative Europe MEDIA, SeeCinema Network, Eurimages, Porto Novi, the Touristic Organisation of Herceg Novi, the Municipality of Herceg Novi