The Vukovar Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2007 and held in the town of
Vukovar
Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...
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Croatia
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. It usually takes place over five or six days in late August.
Overview
Festival is dedicated to films made in
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
region and neighbouring countries – Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Moldavia, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine. It was founded by Igor Rakonić. Screenings were usually held on a
barge
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located in Danube river, but from 8th edition moved to newly opened CineStar movie theater and several other locations in the town. Some screenings are also held in
Vinkovci
Vinkovci () is a city in Slavonia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. The city's registered population was 28,247 in the 2021 census, the total population of the city was 31,057, making it the largest town of the county. Surrounde ...
and
Valpovo
Valpovo is a town in Slavonia, Croatia. It is close to the Drava river, northwest of Osijek. The population of Valpovo is 7,406, with a total of 11,563 in the municipality.
Name
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Awards
The main award at the festival is called Zlatni šlep ( en, The Golden Barge).
In 2014, an award for lifetime achievement was introduced, given to notable filmmakers. Its first recipient was
Mustafa Nadarević
Mustafa Nadarević (2 May 1943 – 22 November 2020) was a Bosnian and Croatian actor. Widely considered one of the greatest actors from the former Yugoslavia, he starred in over 70 films, including ''The Smell of Quinces'' (1982), ''When Father ...
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Award winners
Golden Barge Award for Best Feature Film
Golden Barge Award for Best Short Film
Golden Barge Award for Best Documentary Film
References
External links
Vukovar Film Festivalat Croatian Audiovisual Centre
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Film festivals in Croatia
Film festivals established in 2007
2007 establishments in Croatia
Vukovar
Summer events in Croatia