Vukovar Film Festival

The Vukovar Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2007 and held in the town of Vukovar, Croatia. It usually takes place over five or six days in late August.

Vukovar Film Festival
LocationVukovar, Croatia
Founded2007
LanguageInternational
Websitewww.vukovarfilmfestival.com

Overview

Festival is dedicated to films made in Danube region and neighbouring countries – Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Moldavia, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine. It was founded by Igor Rakonić. Screenings were usually held on a barge located in Danube river, but from 8th edition moved to newly opened CineStar movie theater and several other locations in the town. Some screenings are also held in Vinkovci and Valpovo.[1][2][3]

Awards

The main award at the festival is called Zlatni šlep (English: The Golden Barge).

In 2014, an award for lifetime achievement was introduced, given to notable filmmakers. Its first recipient was Mustafa Nadarević.[4]

Award winners

Golden Barge Award for Best Feature Film

Year Film Original title Director Nationality of Director
002008 (2nd) Adventurers Kalandorok Béla Paczolay  Hungary
002009 (3rd) Police, Adjective Polițist, Adjectiv Corneliu Porumboiu  Romania
002010 (4th) Honey Bal Semih Kaplanoğlu  Turkey
002011 (5th) Kotlovina Kotlovina Tomislav Radić  Croatia
002012 (6th) Beyond the Hills După dealuri Cristian Mungiu  Romania
002013 (7th) Child's Pose Poziția copilului Călin Peter Netzer  Romania
002014 (8th) Number 55 Broj 55 Kristijan Milić  Croatia
002015 (9th) Bravo! Aferim! Radu Jude  Romania
002016 (10th) Graduation Bacalaureat Cristian Mungiu  Romania
002017 (11th) In the Fade Aus dem Nichts Fatih Akin  Germany
002018 (12th) I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari Radu Jude  Romania
002019 (13th) System Crasher Systemsprenger Nora Fingscheidt  Germany

Golden Barge Award for Best Short Film

Year Film Original title Director Nationality of Director
002008 (2nd) In the Morning Dimineata Radu Jude  Romania
002009 (3rd) Party Tulum Dalibor Matanić  Croatia
002010 (4th) Yellow Moon Žuti mjesec Zvonimir Jurić  Croatia
002011 (5th) Silent River Apele tac Anca Miruna Lazarescu  Romania
002012 (6th) Armadingen Armadingen Philipp Käßbohrer  Germany
002013 (7th) The Swing of the Coffin Maker Die Schaukel des Sargmachers Elmar Imanov  Azerbaijan
002014 (8th) My Guide Újratervezés Barnabás Tóth  Hungary
002015 (9th) Art Arta Adrian Sitaru  Romania
002016 (10th) Everything Will Be Okay Alles wird gut Patrick Vollrath  Germany
002017 (11th) A Night in Tokoriki O noapte in Tokoriki Roxana Stroe  Romania
002018 (12th) Lacrimosa Lacrimosa Tanja Mairitsch  Austria
002019 (13th) Chuchotage Susotázs Barnabás Tóth  Hungary

Golden Barge Award for Best Documentary Film

Year Film Original title Director Nationality of Director
002008 (2nd) Don't Get Me Wrong Nu te supara, dar... Adina Pintilie  Romania
002009 (3rd) Let's Make Money Let's Make Money Erwin Wagenhofer  Austria
002010 (4th) The Children of the Commune Die Kinder vom Friedrichshof Juliane Großheim  Germany
002011 (5th) Nesvatbov Nesvatbov Erika Hníková  Czech Republic
002012 (6th) The King Kralj Dejan Aćimović  Croatia
002013 (7th) Married to the Swiss Franc U braku sa švicarcem Arsen Oremović  Croatia
002014 (8th) Overdose: Run for a Dream Overdose: Vágta egy álomért Gábor Ferenczi  Hungary
002015 (9th) Toto and His Sisters Toto şi surorile lui Alexander Nanau  Romania
002016 (10th) Outside Himmelverbot Andrei Schwartz  Romania
002017 (11th) The Promise Das Versprechen Marcus Vetter & Karin Steinberger  Germany
002018 (12th) Jam Session Jam Session Borislav Kolev  Bulgaria
002019 (13th) Kalin and the Jail Team Калин и отбора на затвора Petko Gyulchev  Bulgaria

References

  1. Sinovčić, Dean (30 June 2008). "Festival umjetničkih filmova na dunavskom šlepu". Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. "Svečano otvoren 8. Vukovar film festival na kojem će biti prikazan 81 film". Nacional (in Croatian). 25 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. Sinovčić, Dean (18 August 2015). "S malo novca i uz pokušaj zabrane, festival je vrhunski". Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. Flego, Miroslav (30 August 2014). "Broj 55 pobrao najviše nagrada na 8. Vukovar film festivalu". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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