03-09-2015

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz: The Beat of Love

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    PORTOROZ: Boris Petkovič’s music drama The Beat of Love is competing at the Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz. The 18th edition of the festival takes place from 15 to 20 September 2015.  

    Three friends, Zoki, Bruno and Leon, are dreaming about performing in concerts as a hip-hop group. They are so dedicated to their goal that it looks like nothing could stop them. Until one evening when Bruno falls in love with a beautiful violinist, Nina.

    The film is produced by Frank Celarc through Gustav Film in coproduction with RTV Slovenija, MB Grip, Studio Ritem and  Pakt Media. The film with had a budget of 530,000 EUR and was also co-funded by the Slovenian Film Center in the amount of 20,000 EUR.

    Beat of Love had its world premiere in August 2015 at Sarajevo Film Festival. A domestic theatrical release in planned for 15 October 2015.

    Boris Petkovičis known for his earlier internationally recognized documentaries such as In the Year of Hip-Hop (Katapult-Luxus Production, 2010). He returned to Slovenia in 2008 after studying film direction at EICAR in Paris.

    Production Information:

    Gustav film
    Stegne 7
    1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Phone: +386 590 31 995
    Fax: +386 590 31 996
    www.gustavfilm.si 
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    RTV Slovenija, Drama department
    Kolodvorska 2
    1550 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Phone: +386 1 475 31 79
    www.rtvslo.si 
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    MB Grip
    Kašeljska 59 B
    1260 Ljubljana – Polje, Slovenia
    Phone: + 386 (0)1 52 85 913
    www.jelnikar.si 
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    Studio Ritem
    Vojkova 58
    1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Phone: +386 41 647 360
    www.studioritem.com 
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    Pakt Media
    Office Ljubljana
    Mašera-Spasićeva ulica 8
    1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Phone: +386 1 300 84 90
    www.paktmedia.com/  
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    Credits:
    Director: Boris Petkovič
    Screenwriter: Boris Petkovič
    DoP: Marko Brdar
    Editor: Jurij Moškon
    Production Designer: Denis Dautovič
    Costume Designer: Eva Uršič
    Composer: Blaž Celarec
    Sound Designer: Borut Berden
    Cast: Jernej Gašperin, Judita Franković, Zlatan Čordić Zlatko, Matic Klemenc, Zvezdana Garić