Number of visitors broke the record of open- air cinema Bacvice.

Split, May 27th -  the first Mediterranean Film Festival Split was officially opened in open-air cinema with The Edge of heaven, directed by Fatih Akin, winner of the best screenplay award last year in Cannes. Film by this famous German-Turkish director deals with the relationship between East and West. It is a complex story about lives intertwined.

Crowd in front of the open-air cinema Bacvice hasn't been seen in years and shows that Split has a movie audience and potential; Mediterranean Film Festival will certainly become one of Split's attractions. More than 500 people broke the cinema’s record, extra chairs had to be provided and even that wasn’t enough. Festival director Alen Munitić and producer Tanja Prpić Marenić were extremely satisfied and said they were hoping the rest of the festival will be as attended as it was on the opening night. The idea for the festival was born two years ago and last night was a great acknowledgment to see it realized. Director and producer also thanked the City of Split and the sponsors for their support.

Festival started in the morning in Zlatna Vrata cinema with the projection of The Edge of Heaven. The first films from the retrospective program, made by Tanja Vrvilo, were shown in the afternoon.  The selected films are the works of cult directors from 1960s onwards. These movies are borderline of film art and their genres range from documentary essays and political films to experiments that deal with the issue of film itself and the nature of the film image. Even though they use different approaches they all have one thing in common and that is the Mediterranean culture.
The first film shown in the restrospective was All or Nothing by the famous Split director Ivan Martinec, member of KinoKlub Split and independent author well known for his experimental work House of Sand – the only Croatian full-length feature film in that genre. The short film All or Nothing that could be seen today made a pattern for his later works, and the legendary 1968, the year when the film was made, proved to be more than just an insignificant coincidence.

Next on the schedule was Mediterranean by Jean-Daniel Pollet, one of the most important, but somewhat forgotten New Wave authors. The film follows Pollet and his friend, Volkera Schloendorf, famous German director, on a 35000km long journey. Through an innovative visual approach they search for the mythical roots of the Mediterranean inspired by the works of Phillipe Sollers.

In spite of somewhat more alternative retrospective program and summer heat, the cinema was almost full which promised success even before the official opening.
After the films, music took over with Arsen Dedic in the Aquarium on Bacvice. It was a performance to remember. After that Party Tanja and Super Mario, duo La musique fantastique, took the stage and threw a memorable party, ending the first day of the Mediterranean Film festival and making it a part of Croatian cultural life.
We can say the audience got hooked on the festival!

Wednesday- Full Speed Ahead!
Mediterranean Film Festival continues full speed ahead. Tonight's main projection in open-air cinema Bacvice at 21h will be announced by Vinko Brešan himself with his new film Will Not Stop There. This Croatian hit-maker brings us a black comedy about a Croatian war veteran and a Serbian prostitute which will win the heart of the audience. Will Not Stop There is out-of competition while the other two films in today's program will try to win votes of festival's jury.  
French-Algerian film Yellow House is at 16h in Zlatna Vrata cinema. Amor Hakkar, famous French director of Algerian parentage brings us a story about a family that deals with a death of one of its members. Through this film he tells his own story; his past and identity split between his two countries.
The second film in the competition is a French film The Secret of the Grain (23h in open-air cinema Bacvice). The film won 4 Cesar awards, including the ones for best film, director and screenplay. Abdelattif Kechiche triumphed with his last two films as well which tells us we have a masterpiece on our hands. This bittersweet business adventure of a large Tunisian family in France (like the director) will delight you. The film also won the FIPRESCI award on Mostra in Venice.
At 16h in the retrospective we have Arrebato (1979.) by Ivan Zulueta. This psychedelic, erotic, fantasy, horror film is a story about a film director and his unusual friend and is Zulueta’s auto referential questioning of self as a director and the film as a media. But in a less serious way than it sounds.

This Wednesday’s party is a continuance of weirdness of Arrebato.  „The shkovatzze party“, with a special treat- Dalmatia in my Melodeye- Karaoke! will take place in the Aquarium

Get hooked on the festival!

Mediterranean. Cradle of civilization and a region full of variety, diversity of history, culture and tradition, diversity of mentality and cuisine. Often neglected and still unexplored, filled with secrets waiting to be discovered.

Split. Jewel of the Mediterranean, city which takes pride in its unique character, a colorful city that is the soul of the Mediterranean. A city that was never afraid of the unknown.

Festival. Party, entertainment and fun have always been a part of the Mediterranean and there are so many experiences one can explore. Its main purpose is to entertain and widen your horizons in different ways. It can take the audience places they would never discover on their own.

Mediterranean film. Something we know little about, something we should discover. Mediterranean film will help us to try and find out what Mediterranean is and how we can rediscover it together.
So get hooked on the movies. Get hooked on the festival.

WELCOME to the Mediterranean Film Festival Split- take one!

12.05 Only 14 days left

It is time to tell you what we have organized for you, where you will have the chance to see everything and what will you be able to do on the festival

The first Mediterranean Film Festival Split takes place from 27th May till 31st May on 2 locations; Zlatna Vrata cinema and open-air cinema Bačvice in Split. In the main program we have 11 full-length feature films, 9 of which are in the competition; 5 short films and 8 films in retrospective. Program is here.

Festival's „Night Life“will take place in the Aquarium on Bačvice after the shows. Right next to the Bačvice cinema we have parties every evening, starting with Arsen Dedić who will open the festival “With the Taste of Sea, With the Taste of Salt” and La musique Fantastique duo. Second night is for those who love karaoke and on Thursday we have 4real with Dj Rea. On Friday we have Oliver Sertić aka DJ Sero with his Feshta Balkanika. Kiklopi and Justin's Johnson will close the festival on Saturday.

In Info Zone on Šperun (Jerina St. 1) we organized an exhibition of best photographs from our contest „In Search of Lost Mediterrenean“.

We also have a round table led by Jurica Pavičić on which eminent experts in science, culture and sociology will participate. They will discuss issues of the Mediterranean region today and Mediterranean film and cinematography.

All in all we have a great festival and all we need is you, our audience, to join us and “get hooked on the festival”.

Tickets

Tickets for the first Mediterranean Film Festival Split can be bought in advance from 17th- 27th of May in PROFIL SUPERSTORE in Joker shopping centre (2nd floor).

From May 27th- 31st tickets can be bought only in Zlatna Vrata cinema and open-air cinema Bačvice.

Working hours for ticket offices:
Zlatna Vrata cinema: 9.30 – 18.30
Open-air cinema Bačvice: 12-23

Tickets can be bought every day for every film. Tickets can also be bought an hour before the show (and if the show is sold out in advance). Seats do not have numbers on them.

Ticket Prices:
20,00kn for movies at 21.00
15,00kn for all other shows
 
Package with tickets for 21h and 23h shows (8 films from the main program):
120,00kn (for high-school and college students 100,00kn)
The number of packages is limited! Every package comes with the catalogue. Packages can only be bought in advance from 17th- 27th of May in PROFIL SUPERSTORE and on the 27th of May in ticket offices. Additional information: blagajna@splitmedfilmfest.com
  

09.05. We are proud to present the program for the first 

Mediterrenean Film Festival Split. Show schedule and additional information on festival program

MAIN PROGRAM, competition:

Caramel- Nadine Labaki, Lebanon
The Edge of Heaven/ Auf der anderen seite - Fatih Akin, Germany/Turkey
Suddenly, Last Winter/ Improvissamente l’inverno scorso - Gustav Hofer/Luca Ragazzi, Italy
I always wanted to be a gangster/  – Samuel Benchetrit, France
Tale 52/ Istoria 52 - Alexix Alexiou, Grčka
The Orphanage/ El orfanato - J.A. Bayona, Spain
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly /Le Scaphandre et le Papillon – Julian Schnabel, France
The Secret of the Grain /La graine et le Mulet – Abdellatif Kechiche, France
The Yellow House /La maison jaune – Amor Hakkar, Algeria



MAIN PROGRAM, out-of competitiom

Will Not Stop There / Nije Kraj – Vinko Brešan, Croatia
Paris, I Love You/  Paris Je T’Aime – omnibus, France
SHORT FILM, competition
Giants/ Giganti – Fabio Mollo, Italy
Giacomo's Life/ Vita di Giacomo – Luca Governatori, Italy/France
Nitbus– Juanjo Gimenez, Spain
A Piece of News– Evgeny Ruman, Israel
Pharmakon – Ioakim Mylonas, Cyprus

Additional program: Mediterranean: politics of film images (chosen by Tanja Vrvilo)

All or Nothing/SVE ILI NIŠTA – Ivan Martinac, Croatia,  1968
Mediterrenean / MÉDITRRANÉE  - Jean Daniel Pollet, France 1963
Rapture/ARREBATO – Ivan Zulueta, Spain, 1979
Peuple en marche – Rene Vautier, France 1963
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask – Isaac Julien, Great Britain, 1996
The Dupes / Al Makhdu'un – Tawfik Saleh, Syria, 1972
Nizza / À PROPOS DE NICE – Jean Vigo, 1930
The Coral Princess / DIE KORALLENPRINZESSIN – Victor Janson,
Germany, 1937
All that's left- Get Hooked on the Movies!

12.05 Only 14 days left

09.05. We are proud to present the program

03.05. countdown begins

09. 04. 47 days left, festival online

30.03. First movies in competition