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ZAGREB 2019 Awards

Ivana the Terrible triumphs at the Zagreb Film Festival

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- Ivana Mladenović's semi-autobiographical docu-fiction hybrid has come out on top at Zagreb, with other winners including Babyteeth, Jojo Rabbit and The Diary of Diana B

Ivana the Terrible triumphs at the Zagreb Film Festival
Ivana the Terrible by Ivana Mladenović

Ivana Mladenović's semi-autobiographical docu-fiction hybrid Ivana the Terrible [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ada Solomon
film profile
]
has won the main award, the Golden Pram, at the recent Zagreb Film Festival, which took place from 7-17 November in the Croatian capital. The prize, provided by Adiko Bank, was worth €4,000 and was handed out by a jury consisting of filmmakers Dana Budisavljević, Ágnes Kocsis and Elmir Jukić. In their explanation, they stated that the film “easily finds its way to viewers' hearts because of the spontaneity and self-irony of its leading actress and directress” Mladenović. In addition, they claimed that it further blurs the lines between documentary and fiction filmmaking.

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In the same category, covering filmmakers' first and second feature films, Alejandro Landes' Sundance-premiered Monos [+see also:
film review
trailer
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won a Special Mention thanks to its unique visual style and the creation of a coherent and memorable world. Meanwhile, Shannon Murphy's Babyteeth scooped the Audience Award, notching up an average grade of 4.49 on the scale ranging from 1 to 5. The award was provided by Croatian Telecom.

In the other categories, the winners were Budisavljević's The Diary of Diana B [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Dana Budisavljević
film profile
]
in the PLUS strand, dedicated to cinema for youth audiences, and Jojo Rabbit [+see also:
trailer
film profile
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by Taika Waititi, which won the Golden Bicycle in the Together Again programme section, which screens movies by former competitors. In the two short-film competitions, International and Checkers (the national contest), the winners were The Last Image of Father, directed by Stefan Đorđević, and Rino Barbir's Snitch, respectively.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Golden Pram
Ivana the Terrible [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ada Solomon
film profile
]
– Ivana Mladenović (Romania/Serbia)
Special Mention
Monos [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
– Alejandro Landes (Colombia/Argentina/Netherlands/Germany/Sweden/Uruguay/USA/Switzerland/Denmark)

PLUS Award for Best Youth Film
The Diary of Diana B [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Dana Budisavljević
film profile
]
- Dana Budisavljević (Croatia/Serbia/Slovenia)

Golden Bicycle for Best Film in the Together Again Section
Jojo Rabbit [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
– Taika Waititi (Czech Republic/New Zealand)

Golden Pram for Best International Short Film
The Last Image of Father – Stefan Đorđević (Serbia)
Special Mention
She Runs – Qiu Yang (China/France)

Golden Pram in the Checkers Programme
Snitch – Rino Barbir (Croatia)
Special Mention
Summer Fruits – Josip Lukić (Croatia)

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Best Pitch Award
Tempest - Anton Emeršič (Slovenia)
Special Mention
Thirst in the Moonlight - Marko Dugonjić (Croatia)

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