28-10-2016

FESTIVALS: Zagreb Announces Competition Line-up

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    The Liberation of Skopje by Rade and Danilo Šerbedžija The Liberation of Skopje by Rade and Danilo Šerbedžija

    ZAGREB: Thirteen films will screen in the competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, 12 – 20 November 2016.

    Festival director Boris T. Matić said, “This year we have, in terms of theme and genre, a most diverse array possible, including comedies, dramas and so far the largest number of thrillers. We are extremely pleased to have as many as four feature narratives directed by women, which is a record in the competition.”

    Women directors also feature prominently in the short film competition. The main competition focuses on first and second films.

    The main competition films are:

    Clash (Egypt, France, UAE, Germany)
    Directed by Mohamed Diab

    Nocturnal Animals (UK/US)
    Directed by Tom Ford

    Dogs (France, Romania, Bulgaria, Qatar)
    Directed by Bogdan Mirica
    Produced by EZ Films 14
    Coproduced by 42Km Film, Argo Film
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Bulgarian National Film Center

    In Between (Israel, France)
    Directed by Maysaloun Hamoud

    Taste of Ink (France)
    Directed by Morgan Simon

    The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (Finland, Germany, Sweden)
    Directed by Juho Kuosmanen

    Old Stone (People's Republic of China, Canada)
    Directed by Johnny Ma

    Flemish Heaven (Belgium)
    Directed by Peter Monsaert

    The Trampoline (Croatia)
    Directed by Katarina Zrinka Matijević
    Produced by Interfilm
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Quit Staring At My Plate / Ne gledaj mi u pijat (Croatia, Denmark)
    Directed by Hana Jušić
    Produced by Kinorama
    Coproduced by Beofilm
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Croatian Radiotelevision

    The Liberation of Skopje / Osloboduvanje na Skopje (Macedonia, Croatia, Finland)
    Directed by Danilo & Rade Serbedzija
    Produced by Partysans Film
    Coproduced by Kino Oko, Mainframe Film Production, Art Films production AFP, Film and Music Entertainment, Lijeni Film, MP Film Production
    Supported by the Macedonian Film Agency, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Finnish Film Fund, the Finnish National Television, Eurimages

    The House of Others (Georgia, Russia, Spain, Croatia)
    Directed by Russudan Glurijdze
    Produced by Liga Productions
    Coproduced by Cinetech Film Production