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

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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

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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

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Golden Barge Award for Best Feature Film

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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
002022 (16th) Wild Roots Külön falka Hajni Kis   Hungary

Golden Barge Award for Best Short Film

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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
002022 (16th) Branka Branka Ákos Kovács   Hungary

Golden Barge Award for Best Documentary Film

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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
002022 (16th) An Impossible Project An Impossible Project Jens Meurer   Germany

References

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  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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