completed / short / drama / 2015 / 13’
Sarajevo, rush hour. EMIR (15), accompanied by a SOCIAL WORKER, is on his way to meet his father SAFET for a weekend picnic at Igman, a semi-open penitentiary. Due to the heavy traffic they are late…
Directed by: Jure Pavlović
Written by: Džejna Avdić, Jure Pavlović
Produced by: Luka Venturin, Jure Pavlović
Cast: Emir Mušić, Aleksandar Seksan, Senad Alihodžić
Developed through: Berlinale Talents Short Film Station, Euro Connection (Clermont-Ferrand 2014), Sarajevo City of Film
Funded by: Croatian Audiovisual Centre – HAVC, The City of Zagreb, South Europe Cinema Network
Production: Sekvenca (HR)
HIGHLIGHTS:
Best European Short 2015 – European Film Academy Awards (EFA)
Berlinale / Berlin International Film Festival – Generation 14plus Competition (WP)
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival – International Competition
Grand Prize – Best Short Film (Rhode Island Film Festival, RIFF’s official Oscar submission)
Grand Prix – Ljubljana International Film Festival
Grand Prix – Best Film; Best Acting in A Film (Croatian Film Days)
Prix Efa Drama – International Short Film Festival in Drama
Special Mention – Vilnius International Short Film Festival
Special Mention – Zagreb Film Festival
Best Male Role – Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier
2nd Best Short Film – Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
200 + festivals / detailed festival list