Slovenian short film wins main award in Stockholm
Stockholm, 18 November - The short film The Sea in Between (Morje Med Nama) by Slovenian director Lun Sevnik has won the main award at the Stockholm Film Festival.
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Director Lun Sevnik receives Vesna film award.
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It feels good when someone notices a film that has required a lot of work and energy, Sevnik said. "The feeling is even more special because a member of the jury was actress Sofia Kappel, whose work I appreciate a lot," he said.
The film follows a disgruntled teenager helping his father with the family business who one day gets stuck on a small boat with an older tourist. As the boy anxiously waits for his father to return with the daily catch, the tourist starts making lewd suggestions.
The short film is a Slovenian-Czech-Croatian co-production made with the financial support of the Slovenian Film Centre. It stars Bruno Mihanović, Leon Lučev and Martin Pechlat.
The film has also won the award of the youth jury for the best film at the Trieste Film Festival in January, where it had its world premiere. It will also be screened at the Tallinn Film Festival as part of the new talents competition.