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The view from the top opens up many vistas and this year\u2019s Cinehill Motovun Film Festival<\/strong> perched on two hills will expand your horizons with films from all over the world. The program selectors have prepared a highly compelling program that is geographically very dispersed and features important topics.<\/p>\n\n

For the first time, the festival will take place at two locations \u2013 22 to 24 July in Motovun and 26 to 29 July at Petehovac in Gorski Kotar<\/strong>. In addition to the perfect ratio of feel-good, as well as \u201cheavier\u201d and thought-provoking films, the mouth-watering program will also include numerous titles awarded at prestigious festivals, it was announced at the press conference held at Zagreb\u2019s Cultural and Information Centre.<\/p>\n\n

The Motovun portion of the festival will be inaugurated by cult Finnish director Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki<\/strong>\u2019s latest flick, Fallen Leaves<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a subdued romance in his signature nostalgic style, peppered with a healthy dose of humour and optimism.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe first ever screening in Motovun took place on 10 August 1999. It was Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki\u2019s Juha<\/em>. That is how we embarked on the adventure of offering a program that would promote original films, films with a soul, films that we like. Twenty-five years later, we once again inaugurate the festival at Motovun square with Kaurism\u00e4ki and a beautiful love story based on his proletarian trilogy\u201d, highlighted festival Director Igor Mirkovi\u0107<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Having scooped up the Cannes Jury Prize this year, it\u2019s one of the films coming to Cinehill on the wave of success at prestigious international festivals. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cBritish film Scrapper<\/em><\/strong><\/a> directed by Charlotte Regan <\/strong>about twelve-year-old bicycle thief Georgie, who lies to social services about living with her uncle Winston Churchill, won the top prize at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival. Georgie\u2019s dad is played by Harris Dickinson, the star of last year\u2019s hit Triangle of Sadness<\/em>. Dutch director Sasha Polak<\/strong>\u2019s emotional queer drama Silver Haze<\/em><\/strong><\/a> arrives to Cinehill with a Teddy Jury Award from Berlinale in tow, while Kamal Lazraq<\/strong>\u2019s Hounds<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a story about a father and son and a mafia abduction in the suburbs of Casablanca, comes bearing the Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize\u201d, revealed program selector Inja Kora\u0107<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Polish director Damian Kocur<\/strong>\u2019s Bread and Salt<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, that brings together youthful neighborhood parties, a promising pianist and a conflict with immigrants, won the Special Jury Prize in the Horizons program in Venice, while Fernando Guzzoni<\/strong>\u2019s Blanquita<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a gripping tale about a political sex scandal involving orphan children and Chile\u2019s Oscar candidate, took home the award for Best Screenplay in the same program.<\/p>\n\n

A magical realist journey between the worlds of the living and the dead, La Chimera<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the latest title by the icon of Italian auteur cinema Alice Rohrwacher<\/strong>, while director Charlotte Le Bon<\/strong>\u2019s feature debut Falcon<\/em><\/strong> Lake<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a poetic rendering of the turbulent time between childhood and adolescence.<\/p>\n\n

June Zero<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, an Israeli drama directed by Gwyneth Paltrow\u2019s brother Jake Paltrow<\/strong>, hones in on the moment that dramatically changed the way the Holocaust is understood and remembered. Thomas Hardiman<\/strong>\u2019s feature debut Medusa Deluxe<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>is a hilarious satire on the world of fashion and crime fiction taking place at the glamorous regional hairstyle competition.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cSelecting the films for this year\u2019s festival, we realised that the world of film is becoming increasingly decentralised. Our main program has never been this geographically diverse either, with great films coming in from Morocco, India, Kazakhstan, Israel, Chile… A unique feature of this year\u2019s program are the dystopian films that will inaugurate and close the festival at Petehovac, as well as many powerful queer films, from very small ones to those awarded at the key festivals\u201d, said main program selector Milena Zajovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n

Some of these are the first Czech science-fiction film in the last forty years, Robert Hloz<\/strong>\u2019 debut feature Restore Point<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, set in the near future in which everyone has the right to a new life in case of an unnatural death. Old Motovun acquaintance Paolo Virz\u00ec<\/strong> returns to the festival with a fascinating apocalyptic eco-drama Dry<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, about a three-year drought in Rome.<\/p>\n\n

Brazilian director Marcelo Gomes<\/strong>\u2019 debut Paloma<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>is a romantic tale about a transgender woman in search of self-determination, while beautiful drama The Blue Caftan<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>directed by Maryam Touzani<\/strong>, also Morocco\u2019s Oscar candidate, renders the unspoken psychosexual tension between the three main characters \u2013 a married couple who run a traditional clothing store and their apprentice.<\/p>\n\n

Mountain Onion<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a Kazakhstani feel-good film about a brother and sister set out on a quest for the \u201cgolden Viagra\u201d for their father, while corruption and bigotry within the Indian education system are laid bare in director Prithvi Konanur<\/strong>\u2019s compelling drama Seventeeners<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

The intriguing Bulgarian drama Blaga\u2019s Lessons<\/em><\/strong><\/a> directed by Stefan Komandarev<\/strong> centres on a retired teacher who loses her life\u2019s savings in a scam and is forced to accept a shady deal to get by. Recently awarded at the Annecy IAFF, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is an animated adaptation of short stories written by Haruki Murakami directed by composer Pierre F\u00f6ldes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The two Croatian titles in the program are Escort<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by the recently deceased Lukasa Nole<\/strong> and Hotel Pula<\/em><\/strong><\/a> directed by a long-time Motovun team member Andrej Korovljev. <\/strong>Serbian director Radivoje Andri\u0107 <\/strong>returns to Motovun with Dudes: Again!<\/em><\/strong>,<\/a> a new instalment of the turn-of-the-millennium smash hit Dudes<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The short film program featuring 25 films in the main competition is an indispensable part of the festival. \u201cWe received a record 1,100 applications for this year\u2019s competition, so it\u2019s safe to say that my colleagues Mirna Belina, Luka Erdeljac and I had our hands full of great films. The program, which we have never been prouder of, includes films from the most important festivals, which take a fresh and interesting view of relationships, families, revolutions, and even earthquakes, employing different cinematic languages and modes of expression\u201d, says selector Inja Kora\u0107.<\/p>\n\n

The best film of this program once again enters the running for the European Film Award, while the best Croatian title will receive the Corto Montonese Award, presented in Motovun. The four domestic premiere titles competing for the award are: Filip Peruzovi\u0107\u2019s <\/strong>Little Waves<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ivan Grgur<\/strong>\u2019s Espi<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Marko Bi\u010dani\u0107<\/strong>\u2019s Last Winter, Bruna<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and Jakov Nole<\/strong>\u2019s The Bridge<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

In addition to the great main and short film program, the visitors are in for a well of side events. The Lost & Found<\/strong> program is dedicated to \u2018the ones that got away\u2019, which Motovun Film Festival selectors wanted to include in the program in the past years, but circumstances got in the way. In addition, the gourmet menu includes a whole host of special screenings, including the series Kapelski kresovi<\/em><\/strong>, filmed in Gorski Kotar and starring Zdenko Jel\u010di\u0107, this year\u2019s recipient of the 50 Years Award. In addition to films, the traditionally rich music program will be announced soon.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIt is important to emphasize that the programs in Motovun and Gorski Kotar are not the same and offer different thrills, so it will be worth your while to visit both hills this year. If Motovun is remembered for its balmy summer nights, we see our new adventure in Gorski Kotar as a day-time experience, as well as an evening event. Screenings start at 10 a.m., along with activities typically associated with an outdoor fun: workshops, walking tours, a mountain excursion. We owe a great debt of gratitude to the Kvarner Tourist Board, with which we have been looking for the best ways to present the hidden gems of Gorski Kotar\u201d, said Igor Mirkovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n

Tickets for both sections of the festival are already on sale. For those who plan to watch a lot of films, the best-buy ticket packages can be used at both locations and are available until 9 July or until sold out. Individual tickets will be sold online starting this week, as well as for the duration of the festival. More information about tickets can be found on the festival\u2019s website, at: https:\/\/motovunfilmfestival.com\/en\/tickets-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n