DROUGHT / SUŠA, written and directed by Dalibor Matanić and starring Leona Paraminski, becomes the first Croatian film since independence to be selected for Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight / Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, where it screens in 2003.
The 14-minute short, shot on 35 mm, follows a young woman on a remote Adriatic island where she is the only person able to walk. Its Cannes selection opens a new international chapter for Croatian short film and for Matanić’s work.
Drought later wins the Oktavijan Award for Best Short Film at the Croatian Film Days, while Branko Linta receives the Special Kodak Award for cinematography.
Croatian Film Chronicle / Hrvatski filmski ljetopis
SUŠA / DROUGHT, prema scenariju i u režiji Dalibora Matanića, s Leonom Paraminski u glavnoj ulozi, postaje prvi hrvatski film od osamostaljenja uvršten u canneski Directors’ Fortnight / Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, gdje je prikazan 2003. godine.
Kratki film u trajanju od 14 minuta, snimljen na 35 mm, prati mladu ženu na udaljenom jadranskom otoku na kojem je ona jedina osoba koja može hodati. Canneska selekcija otvara novo međunarodno poglavlje za hrvatski kratki film i Matanićev rad.
Suša kasnije osvaja nagradu Oktavijan za najbolji kratki film na Danima hrvatskog filma, dok Branko Linta dobiva posebnu Kodakovu nagradu za filmsku fotografiju.
