Petty Thieves, the debut feature of writer and director Mate Ugrin, had its world premiere in the Proxima Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Sunday, 5 July.
The feature-length animation The Crystal Planet, directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić, presented to an audience for the first time at the 66th Zlín Film Festival, one of the world’s most influential film festivals for children and youth.
The debut feature written and directed by Mate Ugrin, Petty Thieves, to have its world premiere in the Proxima Competition programme at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. As one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in Europe, KVIFF annually showcases over 200 films. Being a FIAPF-accredited competitive feature film festival, Karlovy Vary is ranked alongside festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno. The festival takes place from 3 to 11 July.
Hotel Pula
Only When I Laugh
Seventh Heaven
Celebration
Good Children
This is Not a Love Song
Family Therapy
Dražen
It All Ends Here
My Late Summer
Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
The Wrath of God
Summer Teeth
Trouble
Bosnian Pot
What’s to Be Done?
Escort
14 years > 1450 films screened.
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