26-09-2012

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Shanghai Gypsy

By Matic Vecko
    FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Shanghai Gypsy Shanghai Gypsy by director/screenwriter Marko Nabersnik

    POTOROZ: Shanghai Gypsy by director/screenwriter Marko Nabersnik, a love story involving a gypsy family during the break-up of Yugoslavia, will screen in competition at the 15th Slovenian Film Festival (www.fsf.si), 27-30 September 2012.

    The story covers four generations of the gypsy family Mirga and is narrated by Lutvija Belmondo Mirga, a gypsy king who decides to build his own village named Shanghai. The leading actors are Visar Vishka, Asli Bayram, Senad Bašić and Jasna Diklić.

    Shanghai Gypsy (www.shanghaigypsy.com) was produced by Franci Zajc for the Slovenian company Arsmedia (www.arsmedia.si) in coproduction with Jadran film Zagreb (www.jadran-film.com), Radiotelevizija Slovenija (www.rtvslo.si) and Evropska prestolnica kulture, Maribor 2012 (www.maribor2012.eu). Viba Film studio (www.vibafilm.si) provided technical services. Slovenian Film Centre (www.film-center.si) was a co-funder of the project. The budget was 1.24 million EUR, Arsmedia representatives told FNE.

    The project was produced in collaboration with the municipalities of Murska Sobota, Moravske Toplice, Gornji Petrovci, and Črenšovci. Skupina Panvita was the main sponsor. Shooting ended August 2011 and sound postproduction began in March 2012.

     

    Production Information:

    Arsmedia

    5, Stegne, 1000

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Phone: +386 (0) 1 513 25 08

    Fax: +386 (0) 1 513 25 62

    www.arsmedia.si

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    Credits

    Director: Marko Naberšnik

    Screenplay: Marko Naberšnik

     

    Cast:Visar Vishka

    Asli Bayram

    Senad Bašić

    Jasna Diklić

    Miki Trifunov

    Bojan Emeršič

    Marjuta Slamič

    Saša Petrović