Vukovar Film Festival
Location | Vukovar, Croatia |
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Founded | 2007 |
Language | International |
Website |
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The Vukovar Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2007 and held in the town of Vukovar, Croatia. It usually takes place over five or six days in late August.
Overview
Festival is dedicated to films made in Danube region and neighbouring countries – Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Moldavia, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine. It was founded by Igor Rakonić. Screenings were usually held on a barge located in Danube river, but from 8th edition moved to newly opened CineStar movie theater and several other locations in the town. Some screenings are also held in Vinkovci and Valpovo.[1][2][3]
Awards
The main award at the festival is called Zlatni šlep (English: The Golden Barge).
In 2014, an award for lifetime achievement was introduced, given to notable filmmakers. Its first recipient was Mustafa Nadarević.[4]
Award winners
Golden Barge Award for Best Feature Film
Year | Film | Original title | Director | Nationality of Director |
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2008 (2nd) | Adventurers | Kalandorok | Paczolay, BélaBéla Paczolay | Hungary |
2009 (3rd) | Police, Adjective | Polițist, Adjectiv | Porumboiu, CorneliuCorneliu Porumboiu | Romania |
2010 (4th) | Honey | Bal | Kaplanoğlu, SemihSemih Kaplanoğlu | Turkey |
2011 (5th) | Kotlovina | Kotlovina | Radić, TomislavTomislav Radić | Croatia |
2012 (6th) | Beyond the Hills | După dealuri | Mungiu, CristianCristian Mungiu | Romania |
2013 (7th) | Child's Pose | Poziția copilului | Netzer, Călin PeterCălin Peter Netzer | Romania |
2014 (8th) | Number 55 | Broj 55 | Milić, KristijanKristijan Milić | Croatia |
2015 (9th) | Bravo! | Aferim! | Jude, RaduRadu Jude | Romania |
2016 (10th) | Graduation | Bacalaureat | Mungiu, CristianCristian Mungiu | Romania |
Golden Barge Award for Best Short Film
Year | Film | Original title | Director | Nationality of Director |
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2008 (2nd) | In the Morning | Dimineata | Jude, RaduRadu Jude | Romania |
2009 (3rd) | Party | Tulum | Matanić, DaliborDalibor Matanić | Croatia |
2010 (4th) | Yellow Moon | Žuti mjesec | Jurić, ZvonimirZvonimir Jurić | Croatia |
2011 (5th) | Silent River | Apele tac | Lazarescu, Anca MirunaAnca Miruna Lazarescu | Romania |
2012 (6th) | Armadingen | Armadingen | Käßbohrer, PhilippPhilipp Käßbohrer | Germany |
2013 (7th) | The Swing of the Coffin Maker | Die Schaukel des Sargmachers | Imanov, ElmarElmar Imanov | Azerbaijan |
2014 (8th) | My Guide | Újratervezés | Tóth, BarnabásBarnabás Tóth | Hungary |
2015 (9th) | Art | Arta | Sitaru, AdrianAdrian Sitaru | Romania |
2016 (10th) | Everything Will Be Okay | Alles wird gut | Vollrath, PatrickPatrick Vollrath | Germany |
Golden Barge Award for Best Documentary Film
Year | Film | Original title | Director | Nationality of Director |
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2008 (2nd) | Don't Get Me Wrong | Nu te supara, dar... | Pintilie, AdinaAdina Pintilie | Romania |
2009 (3rd) | Let's Make Money | Let's Make Money | Wagenhofer, ErwinErwin Wagenhofer | Austria |
2010 (4th) | The Children of the Commune | Die Kinder vom Friedrichshof | Großheim, JulianeJuliane Großheim | Germany |
2011 (5th) | Nesvatbov | Nesvatbov | Hníková, ErikaErika Hníková | Czech Republic |
2012 (6th) | The King | Kralj | Aćimović, DejanDejan Aćimović | Croatia |
2013 (7th) | Married to the Swiss Franc | U braku sa švicarcem | Oremović, ArsenArsen Oremović | Croatia |
2014 (8th) | Overdose: Run for a Dream | Overdose: Vágta egy álomért | Ferenczi, GáborGábor Ferenczi | Hungary |
2015 (9th) | Toto and His Sisters | Toto şi surorile lui | Nanau, AlexanderAlexander Nanau | Romania |
2016 (10th) | Outside | Himmelverbot | Schwartz, AndreiAndrei Schwartz | Romania |
References
- ↑ Sinovčić, Dean (30 June 2008). "Festival umjetničkih filmova na dunavskom šlepu". Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Svečano otvoren 8. Vukovar film festival na kojem će biti prikazan 81 film". Nacional (in Croatian). 25 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Sinovčić, Dean (18 August 2015). "S malo novca i uz pokušaj zabrane, festival je vrhunski". Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Flego, Miroslav (30 August 2014). "Broj 55 pobrao najviše nagrada na 8. Vukovar film festivalu". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
External links
- Vukovar Film Festival at Croatian Audiovisual Centre