Nobody Said Anything world premiere, Tamara Todorović’s short in official competition at 79th Cannes Film Festival
The fiction short Nobody Said Anything, directed and written by Tamara Todorović and produced by Čarna Vučinić, to premiere as part of the official short film competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film was made in co-production with Croatian production company Dinaridi Film (Lucija Perić, Tena Gojić, Miljenka Čogelja). This year’s Cannes Film Festival runs from 12 to 23 May.
In addition to co-producers Lucija Perić, Tena Gojić and Miljenka Čogelja, actress Iva Kraljević appears in the role of Jasmina, while the rest of the Croatian crew consists of sound engineer Jan Galić, assistant sound engineer Vanja Stanić and graphic designer David Gašo.
The film centres on Katarina, whose everyday life is interrupted by a call that forces her to face the consequences of a seemingly innocuous game played by her daughter.
“I am delighted that our film ‘Nobody Said Anything’ has been recognised and included in the official competition of the Cannes Film Festival. It is a highly delicate and meticulously crafted auteur film, tackling themes that resonate strongly, both in and outside our local context. As producers, we are especially proud to have had the opportunity to support Tamara Todorović’s authorial vision on her international journey.
This film is part of our long-term collaboration with producer Čarna Vučinić, which is based on our shared interest in auteur film and regional collaborations. Getting selected for the world’s most important film festival is especially important because Serbian cinematography has been under threat given the state’s current policy on culture.
We believe that the film’s premiere at Cannes will further increase its visibility and substantiate the importance of such co-production models in the region”, said the Croatian co-producers.
The screenwriter and director of Nobody Said Anything is Tamara Todorović. It is produced by the Serbian company Naked, while the producer is Čarna Vučinić. The co-production partners are Croatian company Dinaridi Film, with co-producers Lucija Perić, Tena Gojić and Miljenka Čogelja, as well as French production company Bocalupo (Jasmina Sijerčić) and Slovenian Manjana (Katja Lenarčić).
The fiction short premiering in Cannes has been created with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, Film Centre Serbia, National Centre of French Film and the Moving Image (CNC), ARTE France, Slovenian Film Centre, Vibe, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, City of Kragujevac and MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe. It was developed as part of the European Short Pitch Forum.
Out of 3184 films from across the world submitted to the festival this year, 10 titles have been selected for the Short Film Competition. The Short Film Palme d'Or will be awarded on Saturday, 23 May, at the closing ceremony of the 79th Festival de Cannes, which takes place from 12 to 23 May.