BLOCK 5

IGRIŠČA NE DAMO (orig. title)
minority co-production

feature film (SI, CZ, HR, RS) | 2024

storyline: When 12-year-old Alma learns that her father’s company is going to demolish the playground in front of their apartment building, she has no choice but to join forces with her rival Luna and her skateboarding crew. The team has one week to save the playground.

director: Klemen Dvornik
writer: Dora Šustić
production: Aatalanta (SI)
producers: Barbara Daljevac, Branislav Srdić
co-production: December (SI), Bfilm (CZ), Antitalent (HR), Living Pictures (RS)
co-producers: Peter Badač, Jakub Rálek, Danijel Pek, Katarina Prpić, Dimče Stojanovski, Stefan Orlandić Stojanovski, Vlado Bulajić, Lija Pogačnik

director of photography: David Hofmann
editor: Ivana Fumić
costume designer: Katarina Šavs
production designers: Miha Knific

music: Davor Herceg
sound designer: Lukáš Ujčík
cast: Kaja Šuštar, Youri Friderich, Niko Lemark, David Trontelj, Ivana Roščić, Tihomir Stanić, Enis Bešlagić, Mark Jacob Cavazza, Sarah Al Saleh, Voranc Mandić, Kaja Zabret, Marko Mandić

festivals: 

• Ajyal Film Festiva, Qatar – Mohaq Best Feature Film Award
• Castellinaria – International Youth Film Festival Bellinzona, Switzerland – Best film by the kids jury, ECFA Award
• Arras Film Festival, France
• Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
• Juniorfest, Czech Rep.
• Cottbus Film Festival, Germany
• Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia – KinoKino Award 
• CineKid, Netherlands
• Young Horizons International Festival, Poland
• Schlingel International Film Festival, Germany
• Slovenian Film Festival, Slovenia – Vesna Awards for Special Achievement in Directing + Costume + Cinematography
• Sarajevo International Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Best Feature – Children’s Programme – Sarajevo International Film Festival
• Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland