GORAN

GORAN (orig. title)

feature | fiction | drama |  2016 | 85’

tagline:  Some good news leads to chaos.
storyline: Goran lives a simple life surrounded by his friends and family in the snow-covered Croatian highlands. This carefree existence is put to an end when his wife announces she is expecting a child. Whereas they have every reason to celebrate, the good news will unleash the fiery personalities of the highlanders, leading to a darkly comic twist of events. The white winter will soon turn red…

director: Nevio Marasović
writer: Gjermund Gisvold
production: Antitalent (HR)
producers: Danijel Pek
director of photography: Damir Kudin
editor: Marko Ferković
costume designer: Katja Šunjić
production designer: Petra Poslek, Iva Rodić
makeup artist: Sanja Hrstić Kuterovac
sound designer: Damir Rončević
original music: Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
cast: Franjo Dijak, Nataša Janjić, Goran Bogdan, Janko Popović Volarić, Milan Štrljić, Bojan Navojec, Edita Karađole, Filip Križan

developed with support: Agora Works in Progress, Thessaloniki Film Festival 2015
supported by: Croatian Audiovisual Centre
world sales: WIDE Management
distributor:  Blitz Film & Video
festivals and awards:

• Fantasia International Film Festival 2016 – Cheval Noir Award for Best Actor (Franjo Dijak) 
• CinEast – Central and Eastern European Film Festival 2016
• Zagreb Film Festival 2016
• Minsk International Film Festival ‘Listapad’ 2016 
• Brussels International Film Festival 2016 
• Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST 2017 
• South by Southwest Film Festival 2017
• goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film 2017
• Pula Film Festival 2017 – Golden Arena for Best Music (Alen Sinkauz and Nenad Sinkauz); Golden Arena for Best Scenography (Petra Poslek and Iva Rodić)
• Transilvania International Film Festival 2017
• European Film Festival Palić 2017
• Prishtina International Film Festival Prifest 2017 – Best Balkan Film Award; Special mention for the director (Nevio Marasović)
• Montenegro Film Festival 2017 – Živko Nikolić Award for Best Film
• Avvantura Film Festival 2017 – Best Screenplay (Gjermund Gisvold)
• Otranto Film Fund Festival 2017