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Donkey and Ciao Mama at Sofia Film Fest
Feature film Donkey by Antonio Nuić and short film Ciao Mama by Goran Odvorčić will be screened at the upcoming 14th Sofia Film Fest (05.03 - 25.03). Donkey is one of 12 films that will run for the main prize in international competition, while former Palme d'Or nominee Ciao Mama will be screened as a part of Best Balkan Shorts programme along with shorts directed by Jan Cvitkovič, Tudor Cristian Jurgiu, Blagoy Kostov and Arzana Kraja.
After Sofia, Donkey will continue festival tour by following schedule: Begamo Film Meeting (06. - 14. 03), Bradford International Film Festival (18. - 28.03), GoEast (Wiesbaden, 21. - 27.04), Neisse Filmfestival (05. - 09.05.), Seattle Film Festival (20.05 - 13.06.) and Espoo Ciné Intl Film Festival (20. - 29. 08).
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The Donkey on World Tour
The following winter months will be exciting for The Donkey and its crew. In January, while we wait to see whether Antonio Nuić's feature has made it into the foreign Oscar finale, the film will start it's international tour on one of the biggest US festivals - Palm Springs International Film Festival (January 5 - 18). The end of January is scheduled for two big European festivals - 39th International Film Festival Rotterdam where The Donkey will be screened as a part of Bright Future VPRO Tiger Awards Competition and 33rd Göteborg IFF (biggest film festival in Scandinavia) where it will be screened as a part of Five Continents Section. In March, The Donkey goes to Italy where it will compete in the official selection of 28th Bergamo Film Meeting.
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The Donkey Runs for Foreign Oscar!
The Donkey, written and directed by Antonio Nuić will represent Croatia in AMPAS selection process for Foreign Oscar! Nuić's film has been elected in a second round of voting process by seventeen members of Croatian Film Workers Society (HDFD). The Donkey, produced by Croatian company Propeler Film, already won three Golden Arenas (Croatian national prizes) for screenplay, camera and music and Oktavijan (Croatian Film Critics Society award) for best feature film.
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Nuić's feature opened Sarajevo!
The Donkey had the honour to open 15th Sarajevo Film Festival main competition programme. After succesful and warmly welcomed opening projection in National Theatre, Donkey's production team saluted the audience (photo bits of that glamourous moment are available here).
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The Donkey Awarded in Pula
The Donkey celebrated after 56th Pula Film Festival . Antonio Nuić's feature was awarded with Croatian Film Critics' award Oktavijan for the best feature film as well as three Golden Arenas. Golden Arena for Best Score was handed to Srđan Gulić Gul 'For the melodious score that contributes to the emotional character of the story and to the gradation of relations between different characters in the film'. Golden Arena for Best Cinematography went to Mirko Pivčević 'For the bareness of colour with which he achieved an exceptional lyrical ambience and poetically reshaped the landscape'. Golden Arena for Best Script was handed to Antonio Nuić 'For exceptional talent for depicting complex family relations and for the integrality of unity in terms of dramaturgy.
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Donkey gets HBF Support
Antonio Nuić's feature film Donkey, produced by PropelerFilm, is among nine projects selected for 'Postproduction and final financing' support granted by Hubert Bals Fund. The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), the International Film Festival Rotterdam's fund aimed at supporting filmmakers from developing countries. All nine projects in the Fund's postproduction and final financing category are expected to screen in IFFR's 39th edition (January 27 - February 7).