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Spring Grant 2015 - Post-Production Stage

Synopsis

In 1948, a space programme was established in Yugoslavia, based on the diaries and technical plans of space pioneer Herman Potočnik Noordung. After a 50-year absence, the former space engineer Ivan returns to the former Yugoslavia. Through his position as a senior engineer, he reveals how the Yugoslav space programme was developed and sold to the USA. The story of the film is based on real ¬life facts and inspired by real events.

Credits

Director

Ziga Virc

Screenwriter

Bostjan Virc

Producer

Bostjan Virc

Production Company

Studio Virc

About the Director

Film and television director Žiga Virc was born in 1987 and graduated from the Academy of Theatre, Radio and Television in Ljubljana. He was voted a finalist for the Best Foreign Short Film for the Student Academy Awards in 2010, for his short film ‘Trieste Is Ours!’ Virc has directed numerous commercials, documentary and fiction films, for which he has received numerous awards. His work combines a dramatic visual style with a detailed approach to narrative structure, which makes it appealing to a broad audience.

Awards and Festival History

Festivals

Tribeca Film Festival 2016, Viewpoints (WP)
BFI London Film Festival 2016
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2016, East of the West Competition
Zurich Film Festival 2016, International Documentary Film Competition
IDFA 2016
Warsaw Film Festival

Awards

Slovenia's Official Submission for the 2017 Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Race
Best Feature, Best Actor and Best Editing, Festival of Slovenian Film 2016

Contacts

• Director

  Žiga Virc

  Email: 

  ziga@studio-virc.si

• Main Contact

  Boštjan Virc

  Company: 

  Studio Virc

  Phone: 

  +386 4168 9463

  Email: 

  bostjan@studio-virc.si

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