IT’S SUMMER – LET’S GO TO THE CINEMA
MONDAY, 17 JULY, 1P.M.
FESTIVAL CENTRE
(HOME OF CROATIAN VETERANS, LEHAROVA 1)
MODERATOR: Vanja Jambrović
PARTICIPANTS: Selma Mehadžić (Zagreb Film Festival distribution), Alen Munitić (Mediterranean Film Festival Split and Kino Mediteran) Language: Croatian
Croatian filmmakers have long avoided the summer months for the start of distribution, but this also started to change in the last few years. Has summer become the new season for launching domestic film and what is the role of festival, summer cinemas, and Croatian Independent Cinemas Network (Kino mreža), find out during the conversation with Kino Mediteran and Zagreb Film Festival distributers.
SECRETS OF SUCCESS OF CHILDREN’S FILM
TUESDAY, 18 JULY, 1 P.M.
FESTIVAL CENTRE
(HOME OF CROATIAN VETERANS, LEHAROVA 1)
MODERATOR: Boško Picula
PARTICIPANTS: Oriana Kunčić (casting director), Neven Hitrec (director), Maja Popović Milojević (producer)
In the time between two editions of Pula Film Festival, as many as four children’s films from Croatia, Slovenia, and Serbia have seen notable success in domestic cinemas: Beanie, How I Learned to Fly, Cricket & Antoinette, and The Diary of Paulina P. The conversation will focus on the key elements of their success – from choosing the template and casting to promotion and distribution.
AUTHORS’ CO-PRODUCTIONS IN REACT PROJECTS
WEDNESDAY, 19 JULY, 1 P.M.
FESTIVAL CENTRE
(HOME OF CROATIAN VETERANS, LEHAROVA 1)
MODERATOR: Boško Picula
PARTICIPANTS: Andrej Korovljev (Hotel Pula), Ivan Gergolet (Man Without Guilt), Vanja Juranić (Only When I Laugh) Language: Croatian
As many as five films from the programme of this year’s Pula Film Festival (Hotel Pula, Have you seen this woman?,Man without guilt, Wake Me, Only when I laugh) have been developed through RE-ACT, the initiative designed to promote cooperation between the funds in Friuli Venezia Giulia and film centres in Croatia, Slovenia, and Serbia. The conversation will focus on the process of developing films through this initiative, the opportunities that this cooperation has provided, and about room for improvement.
REGIONAL ACTING TALENTS AND FILM STARS
THURSDAY, 20 JULY, 1 P.M.
FESTIVAL CENTRE
(HOME OF CROATIAN VETERANS, LEHAROVA 1)
MODERATOR: Josip Jurčić (Madison Consulting)
PARTICIPANTS: Goran Bogdan (actor), Tihana Lazović (actress), Slavko Sobin (actor), Tina Hajon (programme director, European Shooting Stars), Ana Petričić Gojanović (director, PRiredba Studio). Language: Croatian
A range of film and TV projects have made some actors and actresses recognisable in the region. The conversation will focus on the importance of actors in the promotion of a film, film and TV popularity, and the initiatives designed to further promote actors in cinema throughout the region.
CRIME AND AUTEUR FILM
FRIDAY, 21 JULY, 1 P.M.
FESTIVAL CENTRE
(HOME OF CROATIAN VETERANS, LEHAROVA 1)
MODERATOR: Marko Njegić
POTENTIAL GUESTS: Luka Mihailović (director and writer of Indigo Crystal), Miodrag Radonjić (producer of Indigo Crystal and South Wind), Zoran Ferić (author of the book Death of the Little Match Girl) Language: Croatian
Indigo Crystal is one of a series of Serbian crime films that have seen a lot of interest from the audience and critics in the region. The film will be used as a case study to discuss the position of genre film in Serbia and the neighbouring countries
