Niz sjajnih naslova koje gledamo izvan Zagreba uključuje ‘Julie je odlučila šutjeti’, napetu studiju karaktera izvršne producentice Naomi Osake i kontroverznu iransku romansu ‘Moja najdraža torta’, koju prate progoni i zabrane. Na festival stižu islandska redateljica Ninna Pálmadóttir i slavni scenarist i redatelj Rúnar Rúnarsson
Zagreb, 25.09.2024. – Dio prepoznatljive atmosfere Zagreb Film Festivala (4. – 10. 11.) i ove će se godine prenijeti izvan granica glavnoga grada. ZFF putuje (7. – 10. 11.) održava se niz godina u kinima članovima Kino mreže te s online programima omogućava filmofilima u brojnim gradovima diljem Hrvatske da, paralelno sa zagrebačkom publikom, uživaju u odabranim zeefefovskim naslovima. Ove godine to su filmovi ‘Julie je odlučila šutjeti’, ‘Moja najdraža torta’, ‘Lars je LOL’ i ‘Sami u Reykjaviku’.
Julie Keeps Quiet ; Fotografiju ustupio ZFF
‘Julie je odlučila šutjeti’ (Julie Keeps Quiet) iz dugometražnog natjecateljskog programa 22. ZFF-a napeta je studija karaktera uronjena u svijet profesionalnog tenisa čiji su koproducenti braća Dardenne, a izvršna producentica tenisačica Naomi Osaka. Film prati tinejdžericu Julie (glumi je briljantna Tessa Van den Broeck, koja je i sama tenisačica), talentiranu polaznicu elitne teniske akademije koja se nađe usred skandala s trenerom-zlostavljačem, na koji odlučuje reagirati – šutnjom. Dugometražni prvijenac belgijskog redatelja Leonarda van Dijla premijerno je prikazan u programu canneskog Tjedna kritike. Dobitnik je nagrade SACD za scenarij, a nominiran je i za ovogodišnju Nagradu publike LUX.
Iranska romantična drama ‘Moja najdraža torta’ (My Favourite Cake) redateljskog dvojca Maryam Moghaddam i Behtasha Sanaeeha topao je i šarmantan portret usamljene 70-godišnje udovice koja odlučuje u život dodati malo ljubavnog začina. Predivnu priču o ljubavi dvoje umirovljenika (Lili Farhadpour i Esmail Mehrabi) nažalost prati niz progona i zabrana: nezadovoljne prikazom junakinje bez hidžaba i scenama ispijanja vina, iranske su vlasti u više navrata redateljima oduzimale putovnice i stavljale ih u kućni pritvor, a posljednji put uoči švedske premijere sredinom rujna. Film je ovacijama dočekan na premijeri u Berlinu gdje je osvojio nagradu FIPRESCI i Nagradu Ekumenskog žirija. Film se prikazuje u programu Festivali pod reflektorom u suradnji s Festivalom mediteranskog filma Split, na kojem je osvojio nagradu publike za najbolji film iz programa Parangal te Druga strana Mediterana.
Najmlađe filmofile razveselit će norveški obiteljski film ‘Lars je LOL’ iz programa KinoKino. Dugometražni prvijenac Eirika Sætera Stordahla priča je o jedinstvenom prijateljstvu djevojčice Amande i dječaka Larsa, koji ima Downov sindrom. ZFF putuje također uključuje film ‘Sami u Reykjaviku’ (Solitude) iz programa prošlogodišnjeg ZFF-a. Dugometražni prvijenac islandske redateljice Ninne Pálmadóttir (Svi psi odlaze ―ZFF 2020) bavi se nesvakidašnjim prijateljstvom, a nastao je prema scenariju ZFF-ovoj publici dobro poznatog autora Rúnara Rúnarssona. Ninna Pálmadóttir i Rúnar Rúnarsson bit će gosti 22. ZFF-a. Pálmadóttir je članica dugometražnog žirija, a Rúnarsson će predstaviti svoj film i održati masterclass.
Uz Ninnu Pálmadóttir žiri dugometražnog filma čine producentica Anamaria Antoci (Tangaj Production, Rumunjska) te selektorica i kuratorica Sonja Baksa (TIFF Short Cuts, Vancouver Film Festival, Kanada). Žiri kratkometražnog filma čine: Daniel Soares (Portugal), dvostruki laureat ZFF-a (Samo neka uspije – Zlatna kolica 2023, Ono što ostaje – Posebno priznanje 2022); David Gašo (Hrvatska), redatelj Niske trave, prošlogodišnjeg pobjednika Kockica i selektorica Yulia Serdyukova (Kurzfilm festival Hamburg). O najboljem filmu iz programa Ponovno s nama odlučivat će žiri u sastavu: producent Hrvoje Osvadić, montažerka Klara Šovagović i redatelj Andrej Korovljev.
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Excellent films on the program outside Zagreb include Julie Keeps Quiet, an intense character study with Naomi Osaka as executive producer, and controversial Iranian romance My Favourite Cake marked by bans and persecution; Icelandic director Ninna Pálmadóttir and famous writer and director Rúnar Rúnarsson to attend the festival
Part of the well-known amiable atmosphere of the Zagreb Film Festival (November 4 – 10) will once again overflow outside the limits of the capital city. For a number of years, the program ZFF Travels (7 – 10 November 2024) has been held in member cinemas of the Croatian Independent Cinemas Network and, together with online programs, allows film buffs in numerous cities across Croatia to enjoy selected ZFF titles alongside Zagreb audiences. This year, these films are Julie Keeps Quiet, My Favourite Cake, Lars is LOL and Solitude.
Ninna Palmadottir ; Fotografiju ustupio ZFF
Julie Keeps Quiet in competition at this year’s 22nd ZFF is a tense character study immersed in the world of professional tennis, co-produced by the Dardenne brothers, with tennis player Naomi Osaka as executive producer. The film follows teenager Julie (played by the brilliant Tessa Van den Broeck, herself a tennis player), a rising star at an elite tennis academy who finds herself in the midst of a scandal involving an abusive coach, to which she responds – with silence. The feature film debut of Belgian director Leonardo van Dijl premiered in the Critics’ Week at Cannes. It won the SACD Award for Best Screenplay, and was also nominated for this year’s LUX Audience Award.
Iranian romantic drama My Favourite Cake, by directing duo Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeh, is an endearing portrait of a lonely 70-year-old widow who decides to add a little spice of love to her life. This heart-warming love story between two pensioners (Lili Farhadpour and Esmail Mehrabi) has unfortunately been marked by a series of persecutions and bans: dissatisfied with the portrayal of the main female protagonist without a hijab and scenes of drinking wine, the Iranian authorities have repeatedly confiscated the directors’ passports and placed them under house arrest, the last time just before the film’s Swedish premiere in mid-September. The film received a standing ovation at its premiere in Berlin, where it won the FIPRESCI Award and the Ecumenical Jury Prize. The film is shown in the program Festivals in the Spotlight, in cooperation with the Split Mediterranean Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.
The youngest film fans will be delighted by the Norwegian family film Lars is LOL from the KinoKino program. Eirik Sæter Stordahl’s feature debut is a story of the unique friendship between girl Amanda and boy Lars, who has Down’s syndrome. ZFF Travels will also feature the film Solitude presented in last year’s ZFF program. The feature-length debut by Icelandic director Ninna Pálmadóttir (All Dogs Die – ZFF 2020) portrays an unusual friendship, while its script was penned by director and writer Rúnar Rúnarsson, already a well-known name of the ZFF audience. Ninna Pálmadóttir and Rúnar Rúnarsson will also attend the 22nd ZFF – Pálmadóttir as a member of the feature film jury, while Rúnarsson will present his latest film and hold a masterclass.
Along with Ninna Pálmadóttir, the feature film jury will consist of producer Anamaria Antoci (Tangaj Production, Romania) and selector and curator Sonja Baksa (TIFF Short Cuts, Vancouver Film Festival, Canada). The short film jury will be comprised of: Daniel Soares (Portugal), two-time ZFF laureate (Please, Make It Work – Golden Pram 2023; What Remains – Special Mention 2022), David Gašo (Croatia), director of last year’s Checkers program winner, Short Cut Grass, and festival selector Yulia Serdyukova (Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg). The best film in the program Together Again will be decided by a jury composed of producer Hrvoje Osvadić, film editor Klara Šovagović and director Andrej Korovljev.
More information about ZFF is available on our official website.
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