Don’t miss out the chance to see the Ninth Cinema City’s selection of unique cinematic achievements directed by the talented authors who perceive budgetary constraints not as an obstacle but rather as an impetus towards the creation of an original cinematic expression. We have no doubt that the Up to 10,000 Bucks program, featuring films made with a budget of up to $10,000, will be particularly interesting, as we have had a record response to our call for entries this year - even 500 film submissions from all over the world!
The program selector, director Miloš Pušić, found himself facing a big task and a challenge, which resulted in creating a quality program made up of extraordinary low-budget films, which will add a pinch of special charm to this year's edition of the Cinema City Festival, and also give our visitors a unique opportunity to see the movies not otherwise included in the standard cinema repertoires.
“The record number of entries at this year's festival assumes a wider, but at the same time tougher selection, and also a greater responsibility. If you ask me to find the lowest common denominator of all the movies from the list, that would be the creative energy radiating from their every frame. The level of production is much higher than before, and the technology available has made it possible for small independent films to stand on an equal footing with big productions,” says Pušić.
The festival audience will have a chance to see 28 cinematic accomplishments from the entire world, which will be screened as part of our Up to 10,000 Bucks section. Talking about this year's selection, Up to 10,000 Bucks program coordinator Dina Vuković reveals: “This year, we have had as many as 500 submissions to our Call for Entries, and this heightening interest encourages us to continue developing this program. At this year's Cinema City Festival, the audience will have an opportunity to see the films directed by the most talented filmmakers from around the world, who, despite their shoestring budgets, succeeded to create breathtaking movies. After all, come and see for yourselves!”
“The variety of our film selection guarantees dynamic, unpredictable evenings. All the audience has to do is be open and willing to see non-mainstream movies that often question conventional forms and film genres, and – just like the authors of the selected films did – bravely embark on an adventure!”
See below the list of films which will be part of this year's Up to 10,000 Bucks program:
Backwards / Nikola Zdravković / Serbia / 2016 / 28’ / $600
Coup de Grâce / Pascal Glatz / Switzerland / 2015 / 8’ / $9000
Cuenta Atrás / Countdown / Aitor Elorriaga / Spain / 2016 / 7’ / $200
Deus Ex Machina / Srđan Radaković / Serbia / 2016 / 14’ / $4570
Die Badewanne / The Bathub / Tim Ellrich / Germany / 2015 / 12’
Divčibare / Ana Žugić / Serbia / 2015 / 10’ / $300
Driven / Johannes Bachmann / Switzerland / 2015 / 9’ / $770
Egman /The Eggman / Marc Wagenaar / Germany / 2016 / 7’ / $2,000
First Date / Rory Edwards / UK / 2015 / 8’ / $210
Food First / Pol Ponsarnau / Germany / 2016 / 10’ / $3,000
Gleichgewicht / Keeping Balance / Bernhard Wenger / Austria / 2015 / 5’ / $100
Infernum / Filip Markovinovic / Serbia / 2015 / F7’ / $2,000
It Looks Like We Are Alone / Katarina Koljević / Serbia / 2015 / 17’ / $700
Knock So Scary / Nibhal Bajracharya / Nepal / 2016 / 3’ / $50
Little Thing / Or Kan tor / Israel / 2016 / 4’ / $0
Me Kafka Bogota / Me-Kafka-Bogota / Camilo Cogua & Ricardo Arce / Columbia / 2016 / 7’ / $46
Native Immigration / Eric Romero / Scotland / 2016 / 15’ / $1,500
Ne pričamo o vama nego o djeci / All about the Kids / Luka Rukavina / Croatia / 2015 / 17’ / $4,000
Neighbourwood / Eddy Hohf, Fynn Grosse-Bley, Patrik Knittel / Germany / 2016 / 4’ / $700
Persisting Dreams / Côme Ledésert / Germany / 2015 / 25’ / $3,000
Piel canela / Cinnamon Skin / Alejandro de Vega / Spain / 2015 / 4’ / $90
Prefiro Não Dizer / I'd Rather Not Say / Pedro Augusto Alemida / Portugal / 2015 / 10’ / $3,000
Prepáčte mi / I Am Sorry / Teodor Kuhn / Slovakia / 2015/ 16’ / $9,042
Sartre, l'amour et les saucisses / Sartre, Love and Sausages / Raphaël Haab / 0:04:36 / Switzerland/ 2015 / 5’ / $3,500
24h love / Milana Nikić / Serbia / 2015 / 10’ / $0
Tango Nocturno / Miloš Krasulja / Serbia / 2016 / 10’ / $500
The Culprit / Michael Rittmannsberger / Austria, Germany / 2015 / 3’ / $9,082
Wir Konnten, Wir Sollten, Wir Hatten Doch… / We Could Have, We Should Have, We Didn’t… / David M. Lorenz / Germany / 2015 / 11’ / $2,000 Source: Shop24direct.com
