20-10-2016

FESTIVALS: The 27th Ljubljana International Film Festival Announces Lineup

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    LJUBLJANA: Ten films will compete in the 27th edition of Ljubljana International Film Festival set to take place from 9 to 20 November 2016.

    The awards are: the Kingfisher Award to the best film in the Perspectives section, the Dragon Audience Award to a film that has not been released in Slovenian cinemas so far, the FIPRESCI Award and the Short Film Award.

    Other sections are: Avantpremieres, Panorama, Kings and Queens, Homage to Jerzy Skolimowski, Focus Romania, Extravaganza.

    LINEUP PERSPECTIVE SECTION:


    24 Weeks / 24 Wochen (Germany)
    Directed by Anne Zohra Berrached

    A Good Wife / Dobre žena (Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia)
    Directed by Mirjana Karanovic
    Produced by This&That Productions
    Coproduced by Deblokada, Nukleus Film, Cineplanet
    Supported by Film Fund Sarajevo

    Aquarius (Brazil)
    Directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho

    Glory / Slava (Bulgaria, Greece)
    Directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
    Produced by Abraxas
    Coproduced by Graal Film, Screening Emotions, Aporia Filmworks, Red Carpet
    Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, Greek Film Centre

    Humidity / Vlažnost (Serbia, Netherlands, Greece) - feature
    Directed by Nikola Ljuca
    Produced by Cinamon Production
    Coproduced by Lemming Film, Dart Film Video

    One Week and a Day/Shavua ve Yom (Israel)
    Directed by Asaph Polonsky

    Porto (Portugal, France, USA, Poland)
    Directed by Gabe Klinger

    Quit Staring At My Plate / Ne gledaj mi u pijat (Croatia, Denmark)
    Directed by Hana Jušić
    Produced by Kinorama
    Coproduced by Beofilm
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Croatian Radiotelevision

    The Red Turtle / La tortue rouge (Japan, France)
    Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit

    The Transfiguration (USA)
    Directed by Michael O'Shea