Slovenian minority co -production won the French Oscar
Yesterday, Caesar film awards were presented in France, awarded by the French Academy of Film Arts and Technique and is considered a French Academy Award. About five thousand academy members vote for the award. This prestigious award was also received this time by a short feature film by Croatian screenwriter and director Nebojša Slijepcevic A husband who could not remain silent, which is a Slovenian minority co -production. In the category for the best short feature film, he will also run for an Academy Award tomorrow, and a part of Slovenian creators who were not present at the French awards ceremony.
The Slovenian author is represented by the director of photography Gregor Christmaswho said at the award of the award: “It is a great honor that the French Academy awarded us the Best Short Award, despite the fact that the central author's team does not come from France. This only confirms the quality and universality of our work. «
Nebojša Slijepčević and French co -producer Noelle Levenz Photo: Norfolk Films
A versatile artist also performed in one of the roles Nebojša Pop Tašić. The Slovenian co -producer of the film is the Studio Virc Production House for him Boštjan Vircwho said: “This is the second Caesar Award in the last two years, in which I have been involved as a producer, which can no longer be a coincidence. Obviously, in our part of Europe, we know how to make films and they admit it in even a closed and competitive film environment as France. «
A man who could not remain silent was created after real events, the year of events in 1993 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: Studio Virc
Croatian star Goran Bogdan acts in the lead role, with him still Alexis Manenti, Dragan Mićanovic, Silvio Mumelas, Lara Nekic, Priska Ugrina, Dušan Gojic, Mijo Pavelko, Martin Kuhar, Jakov Zovko and Robert Ugrin.
A husband who could not remain silent It occurred after real events, the year of events in 1993 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The passenger train stops and was attacked by Serbian paramilitary forces. When soldiers get to innocent civilians, only one in 500 passengers dare to counter. He will pay with life.
The film is a Croatian-Bulgarian-French-Slovenian co-production. The main producer is the Croatian production company Antetalent, and the film was co -financed by the Slovenian Film Center. Last year, in addition to many other awards, the film received the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival and the European Film Award for Best Short Film. He also received the Best Short Feature Award at the past Film Festival in Trieste.
Caesar Award is the French equivalent of the American Oscar Award. The ceremony was led by a French actress and two -time recipient of Caesar Award, Catherine Deneuve.
Slovenia and Production House Studio Virc, producer Boštjan Virc, has already received the Caesar Award for Best Short Animated Film with a short animated-acting film Grandma's sex life directed Urška Djukicwho is with his debut What is you a girl (Little Trouble Girls) This year premiered the new official Perspective Competition Program 75. Berlinal And for him, he received the FIPRESCI Film Critics Award for Best Film in her category.
