Irena Skoric´s ´March 9th´is the recipient of the Best Film Award in the competitive programme Up to 10.000 Buck's at the international film festival Cinema City whick took place from 18th to 25th of June in Novi Sad (Serbia).
Best Short Film Award for Farewell 2
Short film Farewell 2 by Irena Skoric is the winner of the Best Short Film Award at the International Film Festival "World Extreme Film Festival Saint Sebastian of Veracruz". The festival took place from 19 to 22 January in Mexico. Farewell, a short fiction fim has visited all the continents, a lot of film festivals and won a lot of awards. Farewell 2 is auto-ironic comment on blockbusters' sequels. It takes place one morning, when protagonists of Farewell, father /Ivan Brkic/ and his son /Asim Ugljen/, are going on a film set where the filming of the sequel is about to start. They are not the only ones who are waiting for the film crew - the film's director /Irena Skoric/ is waiting too, in front of her building where they should pick her up. What happens to the actors and the director, and will there even be a sequel? See this bitter film comedy to find out. culturenet
The Destiny of Line 13 won the Platinum Remi
Film The Destiny of Line 13 by Irena Skoric has won the Platinum Remi at recently ended WorldFest Houston Independent International Film Festival in USA. Last year at this same festival her short film Farewell won the Silver award for Best Directing. Documentary 'The Destiny of Line 13' follows the passengers of Zagreb's tram no. 13 and conveys their personal stories and destinies. This tram with unlucky number is also known by the worst tram accident in European history.
The Destiny of Line 13 won the Audience Award
Two films from the regional competition of the 6th ZagrebDox have shared T-Com Audience Award: 'People from the Milky Way' by Miroslav Mikuljan and 'The Destiny of Line 13' by Irena Škorić. Documentary 'The Destiny of Line 13' follows the passengers of Zagreb's tram no. 13 and conveys their personal stories and destinies. This tram with unlucky number is also known by the worst tram accident in European history.
The Destiny of Line 13 in official selection at ZagrebDox 2010
Documentary The Destiny of Line 13 was selected in official competition at ZagrebDox 2010 in Croatia. Dox Events are response to the fact that a growing number of Croatian and regional authors want their films to premiere at ZagrebDox of all places.
Farewell in San Sebastian
Farewell was selected in official selection at International Film Festival San Sebastian which is FIAPF member and will be held from 18 - 26th September 2009.
Grand Prix for filmmaker Irena Skoric
Filmmaker Irena Skoric is the recipient of Grand Prix Award which has been given to her by the International Short Film Festival in Avignon (France) for her film Farewell.
Irena Skoric's film Farewell selected for Skopje Biennale 2009
The following Croatian artists have been selected for the 14th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean (BJCEM) which is set to take place in Skopje (Macedonia) between 3rd and 12th September: Sebastijan Dracic, Mirna Kutlesa, Ana Sladetic, Hana Miletic, Goran Skofic, Darija Zmak, Dean Klemenc, Tomislav Durdevic, Dora Budor & Maja Cule, Dunja Jankovic, Irena Skoric, Matija Ferlin and Antonija Novakovic.
Farewell won the best short film award at Libertas film festival!
Short fiction film Farewell selected in official programme at Libertas film festival from 27 June to 2 July 2008 in Dubrovnik in Croatia won the best short film award.
Irena Skoric´s ´March 9th´ has been rewarded with the 1st Platinum Award at the WorldFest - International Film Festival held from 8th to 17th of April in Houston. Her second presented film ´Screenplay for Ordinary Life´ is the recipient of the Golden Award for Drama based on original screenplay.
Irena Skoric has been selected as president of the jury at the 58 th Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, and her latest film ´Farewell 2´, the successor to blockbuster short fiction film ´Farewell´, premiers at the opening of the festival. The festival takes place from 30th March to 3rd of April. culturenet
At the gala opening of the 58th Festival of Documentary and Short Film, the Life Achievement Award was posthumously awarded to Ranko Munitic, film critic, theoretician and television author. The award was handed over to Munitic's wife Zorica by the Artistic Director of the Festival Janko Baljak. Subsequently, the directors of the films that were to be screened Mina Djukic (Yugo - a Short Autobiography) and Irena Skoric (Farewell) jointly opened the Festival.
Irena Skoric's 'March 9th' in Athens
Short fiction film 'March 9th' directed by Irena Skoric has been selected for the competitive programme of the International Film Festival Psarokokalo, which is taking place between 7th and 13th of February in Athens (Grece).
´March 9th ´ voted best short film at Euroshorts
Irena Skoric's film ´9.ozujak´ (´March 9th´) has been named the best short fiction film at the 19th international Euroshorts festival held in Warsaw, Poland. The film - a story of love and sex told through a one-night stand - was shot in one take, the portal Dalje writes. The film premiered at this year's film festival in Pula where it was awarded recognition for the best Croatian short film by the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean (FEODORA). The judges called it "uncompromising, sharp, and innovative" film that dealt with a subject of sex in a original way. All of the movies featured at the Warsaw festival have embarked on a 15-town tour of Poland.
Pula film festival Award
The award is granted to director Irena Skoric for the film March 9th as the best short feature from Croatia by the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean (FEDEORA) Pula film festival Croatia 2010
