Motovun Film Festival in Variety Magazine

Washington, September 11 – The American entertainment magazine Variety, in its August edition, wrote about a major annual film festival event that took place in the Croatian city of Motovun between July 28 and August 1, 2003. The Motovun Film Festival is fully dedicated to the films made in smaller film industries and independent productions, the films that have compelled respect with their innovations, ideas and the strength of their stories.

This year’s guests were Paul Thomas Anderson, whose “Punch-Drunk Love” won the main prize at the festival. An international jury that was chaired by British producer Nik Powell awarded the Croatian film “Witness” with the award in the regional section.

Variety wrote about Vinko Bresan who directed “Witness”. Bresan, who is known for his festival-grade comedies “How the war came to my Island” and “The Marshall”, choose a different genre for his award winning film. The “Witness” is a drama about a war crime during the Serbo-Croatian hostilities in 1992.

The festival, that started as a small project has grown into an international event. The settings of the festival are the streets and squares of a beautiful medieval small town, with open-air showings. Its informal character, numerous events and high-quality films made it gain many supporters and visitors. It is estimated that in the past five years, 30,000 people have visited Motovun during the Film Festival.

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