REGIONAL SELECTION

„Retro Boom“ (Croatia, Eureka video, 2023),

D: Dalibor Platenik, 78′

TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm9hElbFDEE  

Excellently captured local enthusiasts vintage settings, filmed between 2013 and 2019. Although it has been present for a while in Croatia, the vintage and retro (sub)culture has recently become more dynamic and appealing to younger people. Meet prominent rockabilly and r’n’r acts, as well as motorbikes, apparel, furniture, and events (cool festivals as Tear It Up and Trash’n’Burn) where you can take in the distinctive ambiance. Naturally, the author joins us in our first choice pub for this exact screening, Hang Loose, to see the movie’s festival debut.

„Uspon i pad SFT-a“ (Croatia, Art radionica Lazareti i Audiovizualni centar Dubrovnik, 2023),

D: Rela Petric, 36′

An interesting tale of a determined musical ensemble from Dubrovnik that discovered hope while working for economic success. On the verge of the conclusion of only one of the many adventures that SFT still has to go on, they reflect back on their past experiences. If this is the perfect world, these individuals would be the mockumentary genre’s most sympathetic weeds. With the writers present, we see film at the festival’s opening night.

„Dalibor Trojak Show Metal Fest“ (Croatia, Dalibor Trojak, 2023),

D: Dalibor Trojak, 45′

The Koprivnica music scene is unquestionably the most intriguing CRO story right now, and Dalibor Trojak holds a particular position in the KC underworld. Not just for his participation in the cult band Anal Psoriasis, but also for his podcasts and a follow-up YT video engagement, He established the Metal Fest in June of last year. Seven bands, including notorious Trobec’s Bread Ovens and Phantasmagoria, performed in the club F.U.N.K. We proudly present a brief account of the event in the author’s company.

„Opa! Videomusic Magazin – EP:Big Uglyville Scene“ (Croatia, Poanta priče, 2023),

D: Romano D.Franto, 68′

We have already had the pleasure of meeting Romano on numerous occasions, so it will be extra special gift for us to be the first festival ever to show an omnibus that details his tumultuous long-term d.i.y career as an actor, poet, philosopher, comic, and musician. An great exposition of the music, film, and performance projects that Romano, together with more than 50 other musicians from all genres, completed between 2005 and the present and performed at dozens of festivals (as well as individual homes, streets, and balconies). Proudly, with author, first time – ever.

„Kaschade’s Dreams“ (Serbia, Interphone Entertainment, 2021),

D: Aleksandar Stojanović aka Kaschade, 18′

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We are the Croatian premiere of a talented Novi Sad author’s experimental short film. The Poem, the opening segment of the movie, gives the first of 3 stories. We continue the journey and follow the author’s anxieties, thoughts, and dreams in the contemplative second section, titled Dreams. The author has recorded five albums, eight video clips, and several short films. The synthesizer, saxophone, and bass guitar are the three main instruments in this film.

SECRET HISTORY OF ROCK

„Birtija“ (Croatia, Škola narodnog zdravlja Andrija Štampar, 1929),

D: Joza Ivakić, 30′

Thanks to the Croatian Cinematheque of the Croatian State Archives, we are presenting a restored treasure of Croatian cinema history in Vinkovci. In this realistic play shot in the actual places, writer and theater director Ivakic, a master of the Slavonian way of thinking, skillfully addressed the issue of drunkenness in the Slavonian countryside. The major characters include actors from the Croatian National Theater as well as naturalist Branko Marjanovic, the son of Milan Marjanovic, head of the NZ film department and subsequently a well-known film director.

EXTRA!!Surf-rock legends LHD created the soundtrack just for the showing in Vinkovci, and they will perform it live.

„Italo Disco – The sparkling sound of the 80’s“ (Germany/Italy, Alpenway Media/RAI, 2021),

D: Alessandro Melazzini, 63′

TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ1Z2NSccxA

The tale of a music genre that conquered the world during a cybernetic decade: 80s Italo Disco. Using the leading personalities and an accurate archive research, the documentary immerses the viewer in the pop narrative that was not only dancing music but also an aesthetic, a social phenomenon and a creative industry.

After the movie, DJ Ganja and Chempo Loco perform in their own group with an Italo dance music selection; dont be shy to clap and sing along with us. Croatian awards.

„Riffs of revolution“ (Croatia, ReBL FiLM/Udruga Trash, 2023),

D: Jurica Hižak, 87′

TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ffxEU_OOGs

Future cafe proprietors and street performers who haven’t paid the “music tax” are terrorized by copyright agency owner Dr. Zemp. The only person who can defeat him is Razor Jet’s guitarist Ray, whose hard-rock music grants listeners superhuman physical stamina. Although it’s not a documentary, the Varadin Trash Film Festival crew created a fantastic movie, and we were among the first to see it in Vinkovci. Don’t miss a nice trash party.

„Sonic reverbs“ (Germany, Sarnt Utamachote Production, 2022),

D: Sarnt Utamachote, 18′

TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zF9QiQ7g4

A short documentary on vulnerability that features a portrayal of LGBTQ and immigrant musicians is being released. A devotion to music’s place in marginalized people’s lives and the room it creates in their everyday routines. Croatian premiere.