16/08/2019 Mediterranean film festival
Home authors films: Ganga songs and Croats on Mars
The 20th edition of the Mediterranean Film Festival will begin with the world premiere of the film ‘Radio Ganga’ on
Wednesday, August 21 in the Open Air Cinema in the town centre at 21h.
Besides this one, the documentary films ‘People That Planted Trees’, directed by Zdenko Jurilj, music documentary ‘Bare’ by Renato Tonković, Mario Vukadin and Robert Bubalo and futuristic documentary ‘2068’ directed by Robert Bubalo will have premiere screening in the Home Authors programme.
‘Radio Ganga’ is a story about Tomo, the anchor at Radio Grude, who records and archives the ganga songs because he is aware that it is going extinct. He therefore wants the ganga to be placed on the list of UNESCO's immaterial assets and decides to take the Ganga group to Paris before the organization's headquarters to sing. The film was created in Kadar production from Široki Brijeg.
Robert Bubalo brings us an interesting story from the future, which he has both written and directed. The film ‘2068’, made in production of Večernji list, is on the MFF programme on Thursday, August 22 in the Open Air Cinema at 21h.
Shall we trick the biological limitations soon and start living for a thousand years? Shall we turn our consciousness into computers and live eternally in computer programs? Which genes shall we steal from the nature in order to be taller, faster, stronger? Ten Croatian scientists, who predict what life will be in 50 years from now, are occupied with these interesting and somewhat intimidating issues. Actors Goran Bogdan and Marijana Mikulic play leading roles in futuristic fiction scenes in the first Croatian Mission to Mars.
The same programme will premiere the film ‘People that Planted Trees’, written by Josip Mlakić and produced by Tomislav Bubalo, on Friday August 23 in Borak Cinema at 4 p.m. This is a story about members of Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and Army of BH (ARBiH) who, quarter-century after the war ended, are fighting a common enemy, days and nights. It is called Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychological illness as a result of violent scenes from the war period. Abandoned by the state and without adequate medical care, besides the PTSD, Marko and Arif have also been befriended by an unusual therapy, which more or less makes their daily life easier.
Music documentary recorded in only 80 minutes, ‘Bare’ is on the Home Authors programme on Friday August 23, in the Open Air Cinema at 21h.
Goran Bare in his chair talks about childhood, growing up and maturity, about love, Trump and allergies to ambrosia, why he is offended when someone calls him a rocker and many other things he has been silent so far. The film was directed by Renato Tonković, Mario Vukandin, Robert Bubalo and was produced by Olimp, One Sand, Kadar and Croatia Records.