• Debut film

Oroslan

  • Fiction Film
  • 72'
  • 2019
  • Slovenia, Czechia
FULL HD Subtitles

The death of a man who goes by the nickname Oroslan sends a shock wave through a small Slovenian community just across the border in Hungary. The news spreads quickly. Gradually, actions become words and words become stories. To come to terms with Oroslan’s death, the villagers recreate his image through stories about his life.

Director Matjaž Ivanišin
Cast Milivoj Roš, Dejan Spasić, Gregor Prah
Awards 7 awards and 1 nomination
Credits order
Alphabetical order

Writing

based on the book by
(kratka zgodba: Pa ravno tako je bilo)
screenwriter
screenwriter

Direction

Production

producer
producer
co-producer
co-producer

Cinematography

director of photography

Music

music composer
music composer

Editing

film editor

Sound design

sound designer
assistant director
line producer
production assistant
production assistant
sound effects recordist
sound mixer
sound recordist
(additional sound recordings)
sound recordist
dialogue editor
foley execution
sound effects editor
foley recordist
foley editor
compositor
steadicam operator
focus puller
technical collaborator
(digital film cleaning)
technical collaborator
(software development)
technical collaborator
(DCI mastering)
technical collaborator
(film scan)
postproduction supervisor
postproduction supervisor
postproduction producer
post production coordinator
colorist
translator
translator
translator
translator
translator

production

distribution
(Slovenia)
001
sound post
technical support
technical support
technical support
technical support
Prešeren's Fund Award (National Award)
best feature film
2021
Štigličev Pogled Award (Asociation Award)
best directing
2020
Award (Jury Award)
best film (Independent)
2020

Independent film programme

Special Mention (Jury Award)
------- (Feature Length)
2020

The memory of someone who passed away circulating, within a community, as a thin and discreet thread, becomes the motif for a beautiful portrait of human fragility and its poetic force.

Glazerjeva listina Award (Honorary Award)
for an extrordinary contribution
2020

Awarded by the Municipality of Maribor, for extrordinary achievements in art and culture.

Vesna Award (Jury Award)
best supporting role
2019

Milivoj Roš Miki je v svoji igralski bravuri v nekaj minutah filmske pripovedi uspel narediti tako močan vtis, da si filma brez njega ni mogoče zamisliti. Z neverjetno lahkotnostjo prehaja iz nastopaškega pripovedovanja v intimno in grenko izpoved. Miki nam je ponovno pokazal, kako močna in navdihujoča je lahko igralčeva karizma.

France Brenk Award (Honorary Award)
great achievement in filmmaking
2019

Matjaž Ivanišin z vsakim novim filmom izumi novo razmerje fikcije in dokumentarnosti. Oroslan je konstrukt, fiktivni lik, okrog katerega Ivanišin po zgodbi Zdravka Duše splete svojstveno osebno porabsko filmsko poemo.

Nominations
Iris Award (Asociation Award)
best cinematography (Feature Length)
2020

Iris 2019 V celovečernem filmu.

International Competition
Festival Screening
2022
Showcase
2021
Film: Post-Yugoslavs, Film programme by Museum of Contemporary art Skopje
Showcase
2020
Co-shaping the plural and the collective: to know differently, to imagine otherwise
Festival Screening
2020
Frames Of Representation 2020
Festival Screening
2020
Once Upon a Time In
Festival Screening
2020
Other Views
Festival Screening
2020
Day Light - Neon Nights
Festival Screening
2020
Independent Films
Festival Screening
2020
Festival Screening
2020
International Competition
Festival Screening
2020
Main Competition Programme
Festival Screening
2020
World Cinema - Fiction
Festival Screening
2020
Main Programme
Festival Screening
2020
Feature Film Competition
Festival Screening
2020
Brave Balkans
Festival Screening
2019
Festival Screening
2019
Llendes
Festival Screening
2019
Meet the Neighbors
Festival Screening
2019
Filmmakers of the Present Competition
Premiere
2019
Premiere
14.08.2019 / Locarno Film Festival, Filmmakers of the Present Competition, Locarno, Switzerland
Alternative title
Zadušnica (Slovenian) (working title)
First feature
Yes
Production countries
Slovenia, Czechia
Languages
Slovenian
Technical data
Aspect ratio
1,66:1 (5:3)
Duration and length
72'
Colour
Colour
Sound
Dolby SRD
Negative format
film 16mm
Screening formats
digital DCP
Budget

All financial information is obtained from official sources. I.e. producers or organizations which provided the financial support.

Grants
Redni javni letni razpis za sofinanciranje realizacije projektov slovenskih celovečernih prvencev
2015
source: Slovenski filmski center

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