Educational program

FESTIVAL WORKSHOP "FROM IDEA TO REALIZATION"

Workshop ,From idea to realization" is intended for young filmmakers who are interested in the process of creating a f1lm story. Th1s edition continues on last year's work of students who prepared implementa­ tion of two projects for th1s year; a short film and a documentary. Participants will work on project with their mentors, preparing it to be screened on the last day of the festival. In the five-day work students will realize the planned idea, will become familiar with the technical aspects of the film production and will try their hand at shooting, directing and editing of the film.

Workshop ,From idea to realization" is free for all participants and they are provided with accommodation and food during its take. The workshop is open to all young people interested in the movie, and participants will cooperate with C1nema Club Vukovar.

 Workshop leaders are students of the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb: Marko Dugonjic student of FTV directing and Mija Matasovic, student of production. They are members of the MMC Studios of creative ideas Gunja where their creativity has been developed for many years.

25.08. - 30.08. CROATIAN HOME VUKOVAR

ANIMATED FILM WORKSHOP STOP ANIMATION

Animated Film Workshop „Stop animation" for the youngest is being held for the second time at Vukovar film festival. It will be held by by Croatian film director Zvonimir Rumboldt. The main objective of the workshop is to introduce children ( ages 7-12) with the basics of Filmmaking and the film elements in general, but also to gain practical knowledge needed to create animated films with the help of accessible resources, like digital camera and basic editing software on the PC. The workshop is lasting for 6 days in blocks of 4 hours. Maximum of workshop is 20 participants. The Workshop is free of charge.

25.08. - 30.08. RUZICKA'S HOUSE

DANUBIAN SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP

8th Vukovar Film Festival, is traditionally, for the sixth time, organizing screenwriting workshop. Workshop leader is Croatian dramaturg and screenwriter Irena Krcelic.

The program is designed for those who develop the screenplay for the short or feature film, with which they intend to apply to domestic and international competitions and systems support for the development of scenarios.

The purpose of the program is to enable screenwriters to focus on the work in a relaxed and creative atmosphere, if necessary with the support of the moderator, screenwriter Irena Krcelic and colleagues present at Festival.

From the received proposals five participants is being selected - in an effort to form a group as of a diverse sensibilities. The workshop is free to all attendees. Vukovar Film Festival covers
accommodation with breakfast for the attendees.

25.-30.08. RUZICKA'S HOUSE

DANIEL RAFAELIC'S BOOK PROMOTION "FILM PRODUCTION IN ICS"

Croatian film history is relatively poorly covered with many relevant issues. Cinematographic period 1941 to 1945 also was often circumvented and skipped. For the first time, in one place, the book of a film historian Daniel Rafaelić brings professional, comprehensive and readable history of cinema of the Independent Croatian State.

A detailed analysis of all the films and newsreels produced in its territory as well as the synthesis of several thousand detected and processed archival documents from Zagreb, Belgrade, Berlin and Rome, portray cinema of satellite state whose propaganda literally overlap with those of Nazi Germany. However, numerous cinematic dissidents offered resistance to the ruling repressive apparatus and the book speaks of them for the first time. So far unseen manuscripts, photos and movie posters will be published for the first time. Many rare items that are kept in the global film archives will for the first time in the book „Film production in ICS" see the light of day. A separate part of the book consists of valuable interviews with some of the most important actors in the film business at the time, which the author of the book managed to do before their death.

The book, written in the form of research, in an accessible manner, outlines cinematic, economic, social and general cultural texture of all branches of cinema, setting for the first time real scientific questions and offering no ideological or political, but purely scientific answers.

28.08. 18.00, CITY LIBRARY VUKOVAR

LUX PRIZE DAY

European Parliament LUX Prize was established in 2007 and is awarded for special achievements in film. There are two objectives of the prize: focus on public debate on the EU and its policies and support of film co-production within the EU. European Parliament LUX Prize aims to overcome language barriers and finances subtitling for the most successful films in competition. 3 films from VFF's programme were among the 10 nominees for this year's LUX Prize: „Miracles", „Stations of the Cross"and „The White God". This award protects European identity and supports cultural diversity. Lux Prize Day will be held on Wednesday 27 August at the 8th Vukovar Film Festival.

27.08. LUX PRIZE DAY

PANEL DISSCUSSIONS

Film industry in a Near Future

27.08. - 13.00, Danubian sand island

Rennessaince of a Contemporary Hungarian film

28.08. - 13.00, Danubian sand island