A WONDERFUL NIGHT IN SPLIT is Arsen's first feature film, shot during the 32 shooting nights in the late Winter
and early Spring of 2004 and completed in just 35 days of postproduction. The screenplay is written by Arsen,
based on his original idea, out of love for his birthplace, despite the fact that it shows the dark side of it.
A Wonderful Night in Split has become one of the most awarded and celebrated Croatian films in recent history:
it received a total of 24 various national and international awards and recognitions. It was the Croatian candidate
for the 78st Annual Academy Awards and it was nominated for the Fassbinder-Discovery Award by the European Film
Academy as one of the best first or second European films in 2004.
It participated at almost 40 national and
international film festivals and - among other countries - it was distributed in theaters in the United States by
Global Lens and on dvd by First Run Features. |
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