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Two Awards for <em>Balcanica</em> at Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori

Two Awards for Balcanica at Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori

Italian director Nicola Sorcinelli’s feature film Balcanica has received two awards at Giornate degli Autori, the parallel section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, winning the Audience Award and the Carlo Lizzani Award. The film was co-produced by Croatian production company Antitalent, with Katarina Prpić and Danijel Pek as co-producers. The 23rd edition of Giornate degli Autori, held from 2 to 12 September, featured 10 carefully selected titles in competition, distinguished by their innovation and originality.

Tuesday, 15.09.2026.

83rd Venice International Film Festival: World Premieres of Until the Day Ends, Balcanica, and Eyes of Shame in Competition Programmes

This year’s 83rd Venice International Film Festival opens on Wednesday, 2 September. Three films co-produced by Croatian companies will have their world premieres across three different programmes. The feature-length fiction film Until the Day Ends by Jelena Maksimović (co-production: Dinaridi Film) has been selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) programme, while the feature film Balcanica by Nicola Sorcinelli (co-production: Antitalent) will be presented as part of the parallel programme Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori). In addition, the VR animated film Eyes of Shame by Tomas Tamosaitis, co-produced by Minya Film and Animation, has been selected for the Venice Immersive programme.

Wednesday, 02.09.2026.
VR film <em>Eyes of Shame</em> Selected for 83rd Venice IFF Immersive Competition 

VR film Eyes of Shame Selected for 83rd Venice IFF Immersive Competition 

The VR animated film Eyes of Shame, directed by Lithuanian filmmaker Tomas Tamosaitis and co-produced with Croatia (Minya Film and Animation), has been selected for the Venice Immersive competition programme, where it will also have its world premiere. The Croatian co-producer is Miljana Dragičević. The title is one of 30 projects presented in competition in the Extended Reality (XR) section. The prestigious Venice International Film Festival runs from 2 to 12 September.

Monday, 27.07.2026.
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