Vukovar Film Festival

Vukovar Film Festival
Location Vukovar, Croatia
Founded 2007
Language International
Website www.vukovarfilmfestival.com

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
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
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
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

  1. Sinovčić, Dean (30 June 2008). "Festival umjetničkih filmova na dunavskom šlepu". Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. "Svečano otvoren 8. Vukovar film festival na kojem će biti prikazan 81 film". Nacional (in Croatian). 25 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. Sinovčić, Dean (18 August 2015). "S malo novca i uz pokušaj zabrane, festival je vrhunski". Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. Flego, Miroslav (30 August 2014). "Broj 55 pobrao najviše nagrada na 8. Vukovar film festivalu". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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