10th Vukovar Film Festival – Danube Region Festival takes place this year from 22nd to 27th of August will have premiere screenings - best of the best titles from this year's film production. Winner from Cannes, Berlin and Karlovyh Vary festivals, by the world classics such as Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar and Jim Jarmusch will have their Croatian premieres in Vukovar
In competition for the awards are long, short and documentary films from the Danube region. Immediately after winning in Karlovy Vary, Hungarian film “This is not my time” will open VFF on Monday with director and main actors from the film present for the opening. From the other long films in competition, Romanian film”Graduation” directed by Cristian Mungiu that won this year Palm d’Or for the best director in Cannes, German “Toni Erdmann” that also competed for Palm d’Or in Cannes this year, and the critics had only the best words for, and Croatian “Because of you” directed by Anđelo Juras stand out.
Category “World” contains premieres of masterpieces and cinema hits: new love comedy “Café Society” directed by Woody Allen, that opened this year’s Cannes festival and Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake” winner of Palm d’Or. Both titles will have their Croatian premiere in Vukovar, together with another winner from Cannes, “Captain Fantastic” that won the award “Un Certain Regard”
New Pedro Almodovar's “Julieta” and Jim Jarmusch's ”Paterson” are also in this category which is to be opened on Monday by new Jim Carney’s hit “Sing Street” – music story for the eighties. To please Jim Jarmusch fans there is also his documentary on Iggy Pop and bend The Stooges – “Gimme Danger”.
For the first time there is a new programme “Selected by Đelo Hadžiselimović” – a programme of mostly documentaries selected by – Đelo Hadžiselimović. Not to be explained to Croatian and regional audience, this is one of a kind selector famous in the region. His selection will be screened on “Bajadera” boat – waterbus and the spectators will cruise the Danube with popcorn and a drink, while enjoying the films. The first to be screened in the new documentary from the controversial Michael Moore “Where to invade next” followed by “Miles Ahead” – biography on Miles Davis by director and actor Don Cheadle.
Vukovar Film Festival – Danube Region Festival has it’s 10 jubilee year and will be held in four cities on ten locations. Best films from the largest world film festival will premiere on Vukovar locations: Terrace of the Agency for waterways, Eltz Castle Park, Cinestar Vukovar and Vukovarska ada – sand inland, in cinema Borovo and cinema Corner in Valpovo. For the first time the festival reaches to Osijek in cinema Uranija and to Beli Manastir Ethnology centre. The exclusive locations are screening on the cruise waterbus Bajadera – Vukovar attraction that will cruise in front of the Island of sports.
En exquisite collection of Scandinavian films take care that locations outside Vukovar in Borovo and Valpovo receive superb programming as well. On these locations, the audience will have a chance to see the film “Commune” for which Trine Dyrholm won The Best Actress Award on this year Berlinale, Danish “War” that was and Oscar nominatee for Best foreign film this year and the last part of the trilogy of crime films made by the books of hit-author Jussija Adlera-Olsena.
This year festival hold the record with five art workshops led by film and art professionals from Croatia. Those are Danube Scriptwriting Workshop led by Sanja Kovačević, From Idea to Realization led by director Ivan Salaj, Stop animation for the youngest led by director Zvonimir Rumboldt, Straw Workshop with sculptor Nikola Faller and Comics Workshop by comic enthusiast Davor Schunko.
Party zone this is in the ex-cinema in Radnički dom in Vukovar center and will bring performances from great band such as The Frajle and Soulfingers. Entrance to all concerts is free of charge.
„Ten years ago, mayor to Vukovar at that time, Mrs Zdenka Buljan, recognized the cultural value of film festival in the city on the Danube – Vukovar. In the last ten years from modest beginnings festival has became the place for premiere screenings of the best films from Danube region and the world. This is a fact no one can take from us” said festival director Igor Rakonić.
This year we have two juries – which is the practice that started last year. One jury will decide on long and short feature films with members: actress Anja Šovagović Despot, producer Anita Juka and film critic Igor Tomljanović. Documentary jury in international and is consisted of directors Anne Schiltz, Borislav Kolev and Huber Canaval.
“Croatian Telecom has supported Vukovar Film Festival for a decade – from its first edition, with pleasure. This is an extremely important event for culture and Croatian cinematography. In the 10 years, this festival had risen greatly, from the first seven to more than 80 titles that will satisfy all walks of film lovers. We can be proud with the great cooperation of hard working festival team and our teams, that has led to the fact that Croatian Telecom provides an exclusive film content to our users. This year we will again provide to MAXtv users interesting and attractive film titles. An introduction to the festival week, all MAXtv To Go users will be able to see without charge from WED 17th of August to SUN 21st of August films “The Child’s POse” (Winner of VFF in 2013) and “Bravo!” (Winner of VFF in 2015). Just before the festival starts, MAXtv videothegue will include the title “Barca Dreams” – intensively interesting film portrait of one of the best world football clubs, while during the festival week film lovers from all over Croatia, who are not able to attend the festival in Vukovar, will enjoy selection of the most attractive films that will be exclusively available ONLY on MAXtv videotheque after their last screening on Vukovar Film Festival. Therefore do not miss seeing “High Rise”, “Colonia” and “Aladin’s new adventure”.
Diverse and attractive titles that has just been seen and awarded on world film festival lure us to come to the Croatian premiere in Vukovar. Therefore we invite you to join us and enjoy with us”, said Bojan Mušćet, corporative communication expert in Croatian Telecom.
Award sponsor for short feature film (500 Euros) and documentary film (1000 Euros) is again this year American Express.
The city will be walked in with Borovo startas sneakers with the festival logo, specially designed for the 10th jubilee of VFF.
The whole program can be found at www.vukovarfilmfestival.com.
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