Tuzla Film Festival
| Location | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Directed by | Boris Balta |
| Language | International |
| Website |
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The Tuzla Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes places in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Focus
The Tuzla Film Festival is organized by Magic Factory, with the aim of promoting South Slavic cinematography.
History
Organization efforts for the first festival begain in 2010, requiring two full years because of lack of financial and human resources. The first festival occurred on August 22, 2012, at the Bosnian Cultural Center in Tuzla. In attendance were actors, directors, producers and business people from the former Yugoslavia.
The second festival featured a casting call for the film Atomski s desna directed by Srđan Dragojević, in which two local children (Ensar Hamzić and Danis Aljić) became the first children of Tuzla to be cast in a feature film.
The third annual festival introduced an international film competition.
Categories
Tuzla Film Festival includes the following categories:
- feature film
- documentary
- short
- animated movie
In addition, the Tuzla Film Festival has two special categories:
- "Shoot with anything"
- "Future generation short films"
These categories aim to encourage participation of young filmmakers.
Awards
The main award at the festival is called Vila TFF
Vila TFF for the best feature movie
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Death of a Man in the Balkans (2012 film) | Smrt čoveka na Balkanu | Miroslav Momčilović |  Serbia |
| 2013 | A Stranger (2013 film) | Obrana i zaštita | Bobo Jelčić |  Croatia |
| 2014 | See You in Montevideo (2014 film) | Montevideo, vidimo se | Dragan Bjelogrlić | Serbia |
| 2015 | Our Everyday Life (2015 film) | Naša svakodnevna priča | Ines Tanović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2016 | Death in Sarajevo (2016 film) | Smrt u Sarajevu | Danis Tanović | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Vila TFF for the best short movie
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bardo (2012 film) | Bardo | Marija Apchevska |  Macedonia |
| 2013 | N/A | Priča bez kraja (2013 film) | Elvir Muminović | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2014 | Boxed (2014 film) | Kutija | Nebojša Slijepčević | Croatia |
| 2015 | If the Sheep were Pink (2015 film) | Kad bi ovce bile roze | Đurđija Radivojević | Serbia |
| 2016 | The Beast (2015 film) | Zvjerka | Daina Oniunas Pusić | Croatia |
Vila TFF for the best documentary movie
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | N/A | Bijelo Dugme (2012 film) | Igor Stoimenov | Serbia |
| 2013 | Mother Europe (2013 film) | Mama Europa | Petra Seliškar |  Slovenia |
| 2013 | N/A | Neke djevojke su veće od drugih | Anja Kavić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2014 | Nobody's (2014 film) | Ničiji | Jadran Boban | Croatia |
| 2015 | N/A | Prolaz za Stellu | Ljiljana Šišmanović | Croatia |
| 2016 | Vietnam | Vijetnam | Jovana Kovanović | Serbia |
Vila TFF for the best animated movie
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dove sei, amor mio (2012 film) | Dove sei, amor mio | Veljko Popović | Croatia |
| 2013 | N/A | Fibonaccijev kruh (2013 film) | Danijel Žeželj | Croatia |
| 2014 | Aleric (2013 film) | Alerik | Vuk Mitevski | Macedonia |
| 2015 | Secret Laboratory of Nikola Tesla (2015 film) | Tajni laboratorij Nikole Tesle | Bruno Razum | Croatia |
| 2016 | Ghost Town (2016 film) | Grad duhova | Marko Dješka | Croatia |
Vila TFF for the best film in "Future Generation Short Films" category
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Face to Face (2016 film) | Lice u lice | Valerie Knill |  Germany |
Notable guests
People who visited the festival include:
- Lazar Ristovski
- Enis Bešlagić
- Emir Hadžihafizbegović
- Nikola Kojo
- Zlatan Zuhrić
- Zijad Gračić
- Ademir Kenović
- Hrvoje Barišić
- Miloš Samolov
- Miroslav Momčilović
- Mira Banjac
- Milutin Karadžić