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Facebook voting: BEST CROATIAN FILM
Croatian website filmski.net has organized Facebook voting for the best films in 2012 in the following categories:
Best Croatian Film, Best Croatian Film Festival, Best Animated Film, Best Art Film and Best Blockbuster.
"Halima's Path" has overwhelmingly won in the Best Croatian Film category, with more than 300 likes.
More info:
www.filmski.net |
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JURY PRIZE IN TALLINN
"Halima's Path" has just achieved another international
success; the film was awarded the Special Jury Prize as part
of the strong competition program of the 16th Tallinn Black
Nights Film Festival, held from November 19-27, in the
Estonian city of Tallinn. In its explanation of the award,
the jury states:
"Halima's Path comforts us with the knowledge that
forgiveness has the power to lead us out of even the most
impossible and horrific situations."
There were 20 feature films from Europe and Asia in the main
EurAsia Competition program.
Photo by: Silver Mikiver
More info:
www.poff.ee
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TWO AWARDS IN COTTBUS
"Halima's Path" won two awards at its very first
international film festival, the 22nd Cottbus Film Festival
of Eastern European Cinema, held from November 6-11. It
received the Audience Award, topping over 50 feature film
projects shown in several programs, as well as the Jury's
Special Mention. In their statement following the award, the
jury pointed out:
"The film we chose for Special Mention struck all of us so
deeply and emotionally, keeping us captivated from beginning
to end! Therefore, this movie is our heartfelt choice."
More info:
www.filmfestivalcottbus.de |
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FIRST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS FOR HALIMA'S PATH
"Halima's Path" is finally starting its festival run,
invited to the official competition programs of three
international film festivals taking place in 2012: 22nd
Cottbus Film Festival in Germany (November 6 - 11); 16th
Black Nights Film Festival in Tallin, Estonia (November 12 -
28); and 35th Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt
(November 27 - December 6).
More info:
www.filmfestivalcottbus.de
www.blacknightsfilmfestival.com
www.ciff.org.eg |
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PREMIERE IN ZAGREB
Following its successful Sarajevo premiere, Halima's Path
opened in Zagreb on Tuesday, October 23rd, at the Cinestar
Avenue Mall. It was a packed screening with most of the cast
and crew present in addition to many friends, colleagues and
celebrities. The Evening News of Croatian TV's 1st Channel
reported live from the event and other TV stations in
Croatia also had extensive news coverage from the premiere.
Similar to previous screenings in Pula, Orasje and Sarajevo,
this was also an emotion packed evening. Distribution in
Croatia begins on October 25th (the photo shows actresses
Alma Prica, Olga Pakalovic and Daria Lorenci Flatz together
with Arsen). |
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PREMIERE IN SARAJEVO
Halima's Path successfully premiered in Sarajevo on
Wednesday, October 17th, at the Cinema City Multiplex. It
was an emotional screening, which hit close to the hearts of
the residents of Sarajevo and the people of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. Among the guests was the High Representative
for Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr. Valentin Inzko. Sarajevo
Mayor Alija Behmen gave an inspired introductory speech
admiting that the film shook him up immensely the first time
he saw it. The cast and crew of the film received a standing
ovation from the audience. The distribution in Bosnia and
Herzegovina begins on October 18th. |
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SCREENING OF "A WONDERFUL NIGHT IN SPLIT" IN PORTUGAL
"A Wonderful Night In Split" will be screened on Saturday,
the 22nd of September at the 28th Festroia International
Film Festival in Portugal. The film is part of a special
program of 7 selected feature films representing the best of
Croatian cinema. As the organizers stated, "this special
program is a natural consequence of more than a decade of
showing Croatian films to Portuguese audiences". More info:
www.festroia.pt |
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AWARDS FOR "NO ONE'S SON" IN ALBANIA
The film "No One's Son" was awarded two top awards at the
2nd Balkan Film and Food Festival, held in the Albanian city
of Pogradec, from the 3rd until the 9th of September. The
movie won the Grand Prix and the Jury Award. There were
about 50 films in the program, from a dozen countries,
including 5 films from Croatia. More info:
www.balkan3f.com |
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"HALIMA'S PATH" AWARDED IN PULA
"Halima's Path" was exceptionally successful at the 59th
Pula Film Festival, the Croatian national film festival,
held from the 21st until the 28th of July. The film received
the Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award, with the highest
vote in the recent history of the festival - 4.86 out of 5,
as voted by 5.000 members of the audience. The interesting
thing is that the film, although it is a serious drama,
managed to beat even the most successful regional comedy of
the decade. In addition to the Audience Award, the film got
the Young Cinephiles Award, Gold Arena for the Best
Supporting Actress, which went to Olga Pakalovic as well as
the Special recognition of the Federation of Film Critics of
Europe and the Meditearranean (FEDEORA). More
info:
www.pulafilmfestival.hr |
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"HALIMA'S PATH" EMOTIONAL PREMIERE IN PULA
Arsen's third feature film "Halima's Path" successfully
premiered on the 26th of July at the Croatian national film
festival - the 59th Pula Film Festival. The audience
numbering more than 5.000 people gathered in the spectacular
1st century Roman Amphitheatre welcomed the cast and crew
with long, standing ovations. The film provoked many tears
and signaled potentially successful festival runs and
distribution. |
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"HALIMA'S PATH"
On March 2nd, Arsen began the principal photography of
his newest feature film under the working title "Halima's
Path". It is a touching story of a good-natured Muslim
woman, Halima, who unsuccessfully tries to identify the
remains of her son killed in the Bosnian war. She realizes
that the only solution to find his bones is to find her long
lost niece who now lives in the Serbian part of Bosnia.
The shoot will last until April 6th.
The production company is Arkadena Zagreb from Croatia. The project has
been funded by the Croatian Audiovisual Center, as well as
with funds from the Slovenian Audiovisual Center and the
Foundation for Cinema from Bosnia & Herzegovina. Three
public TV stations are also participating in the production:
Croatian TV, Slovenian TV and the TV of the Federation of
Bosnia & Herzegovina. The cast includes top actors from
Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia.
The project is shot on film in Croatia, on locations 35 km south of
Zagreb, playing the Bosnian countryside.
The premiere of "Halima's Path" is expected in the Fall of 2012. |
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| Arsen Anton Ostojic © 2004-2019 |
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