In the woods
Saša and Filip are traveling to Gorski Kotar. Isolated in the midst of the global pandemic, Saša starts to question their relationship. As her resistance towards Filip grows, her courage to say it crumbles.
In the Woods
- short fiction film
Original title: U šumi
Country: Croatia
Language: Croatian
Genre: Drama, Romance
Duration: 17’
Format: 16mm
Cast: Lana Meniga, Josip Ledina
Director and Screenwriter: Sara Grgurić
Director of Photography: Frane Pamić
Editor: Marko Klajić
Producers: Mihael Šandro, Sara Grgurić, Suzana Erbežnik
Production: Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
Status: Released
Year: 2020
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1. San Sebastián International Film Festival 2021., NEST competition, San Sebastián (Spain)
-NEST Award for best student film
2. Zagreb Film Festival 2020., competition programme Checkers, Zagreb (Croatia)
- Golden Pram for Best Croatian Short Film
3. Croatian Film Days 2021., fiction short film competition, Zagreb (Croatia)
- "Jelena Rajković" Award for best young Croatian director by Croatian Film Directors' Guild
4. Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2021., short fiction competition, Beirut (Lebanon) - Best fiction film
5.STIFF Student International Film Festival 2021., fiction film competition, Rijeka (Croatia) - Best fiction film
6. OLHARES do MEDITERRÂNEO – WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2021., Student film competition, Lisabon (Portugal) - Best School Film Award
7. Kinemastik International Short Film Festival 2021., short fiction competition, Gozo (Malta)
- Jury Special Mention
8. Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2021., Ješke competition, Split (Croatia) - Special Mention
9. FRKA – Film Revue of The Academy of Dramatic Art 2021., Zagreb (Croatia)
- Best Actress (Lana Meniga)
- Special Mention for Camera (Frane Pamić)
10. DA! Festival 2022., film and photography competition, Zagreb (Croatia) - First prize
11. Cherry Pop Film Festival 2022., student competition, Zagreb (Croatia) - Special prize
12. SHOTS Film Festival 2022., International competition, Gradec (Slovenija)
- best actress - Lana Meniga
13. Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival 2022., international competition, Batroun (Lebanon) - best international film -
1. San Sebastián International Film Festival 2021., NEST competition, San Sebastián (Spain)
2. Encounters Film Festival 2021., International competition, Bristol (UK)
3. Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2022., short competition, Santa Barbara (California)
4. GO Short 2022., Student Competition, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
5. STIFF Student International Film Festival 2021., fiction film competition, Rijeka (Croatia)
6. IFF Message to men 2021., short competition, St. Petersburg
7. FEST - New Directors New Film Festival 2021., international competition, Espinho (Portugal)
8. Poitiers Film Festival 2021., competition program, Poitiers (France)
9. MedFilm Fest 2021., short film competition, Rim (Italy)
10. Sarajevo Film Festival 2021., Best of Checkers programme, Sarajevo (BiH)
11. Akbank Short Film Festival 2022., non competitive program "Perspective" Istanbul (Turkey)
12. Sofia International Film Festival 2022., out of competition, Sofia (Bulgaria)
13. Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2022., international competition, Tel Aviv
14. Kinemastik International Short Film Festival 2021., short fiction competition, Gozo (Malta)
15. Zagreb Film Festival 2020., competition programme Checkers, Zagreb (Croatia)
16. Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2021., short fiction competition, Beirut (Lebanon)
17. OLHARES do MEDITERRÂNEO – WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2021., Student film competition, Lisabon (Portugal)
18. Early Bird International Student Film Festival 2021., fiction competition, Sofia (Bulgaria)
19. Linz International Short Film Festival 2021., international competition, Linz (Austria)
20. Bašta Fest 2021., Competition programme, Bajina Bašta (Serbia)
21. Tabor Film Festival 2021., domestic short film competition, Dvor Veliki Tabor (Croatia)
22. Cinema South International Film Festival 2021., Out of competition - CILECT selection, Negev (Izrael)
23. Burgas International Film Festival 2021., short film competition, Burgas (Bulgaria)
24. Filmski Front 2021., regional selection, Novi Sad (Serbia)
25. Najkraći dan / The Shortest Day 2021., student selection, Beograd (Serbia)
26. Festival dev9t 2021., out of competition, Beograd (Serbia)
27. Tuzla Film Festival 2021., student competition, Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
28. Jahorina Film Festival 2021., student competition, Jahorina (BiH)
29. Revue of Croatian Filmmaking 2021., Požega (Croatia)
30. Brač Film Festival 2021., Short film competition, Supetar (Croatia)
31. FRKA – Film Revue of The Academy of Dramatic Art 2021., Zagreb (Croatia)(Turkey)
32. Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2021., Ješke competition, Split (Croatia)
33. Croatian Film Days 2021., fiction short film competition, Zagreb (Croatia)
34. Stockholm Independent Film Festival 2022., student competition, Stockholm (Sweden)
35. DA! Festival 2022., film and photography competition, Zagreb (Croatia)
36. SEEfest - South East European Film Festival 2022., Los Angeles (California)
37. Cherry Pop Film Festival 2022., student competition, Zagreb (Croatia)
38. SHOTS Film Festival 2022., International competition, Gradec (Slovenija)
39. Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival 2022., international competition, Batroun (Lebanon)
40. Transilvania Film Festival 2022., international competition, Transilvania (Romania)
41. Novi Val Festival 2023., Budva (Montenegro) -
Sound Designer: Dino Ljuban
Costume Designer: Frane Pamić
Set Designers: Ljubica Vujnović, Frane Pamić
First Assistant Director: David Gašo
First Camera Assistant: Matej Subotić
Second Camera Assistant and Loader: Ante Delač
Colorist: Matko Vodopija
Gaffer: Marko Milohnić
Best Girl Electrician: Lara Varat
Steadycam Operator: Jan Mihaljević
Visual Effects: Marino Vuletić
Sound Recordist and Boom operator: Dino Ljuban
Sound Mixer: Tihomir Vrbanec
Make up Artists: Lana Meniga, Josip Ledina
Costume Designer: Frane Pamić
Trailer, DCP and exports: Adam Mišković
Title and Poster Designer: Mihael Šandro
Translator: Katja Andrić