The High Sun by Dalibor MatanićZAGREB: Croatian Society of Film Workers selected The High Sun/Zvizdan by Dalibor Matanić to represent Croatia in the Foreign Language category of the Academy Awards.
The decision was made by a committee of 15 members who chose from a list of seven films. The High Sun had its premiere in Cannes, where it won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section. The film was produced by Kinorama in coproduction with Slovenia's Gustav film and in association with SEE Film Pro from Serbia.
The Oscar nominations will be announced on 14 January 2016 and the award ceremony will take place on 28 February 2016.
The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region. The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how, visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region.
FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region.