AN EVENT

COUNTRY: Yugoslavia

YEAR/DURATION: 1969. • 88′

GENRE: drama

Info

Synopsis

A grandfather and his grandson go to a fair to sell a horse. A ranger and his vicious partner, Matijevic, follow them as they return home in order to rob them. The confrontation takes place in the forest.

In 2022, the film was digitally restored by the Croatian Cinematheque of the Croatian State Archives with support from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre. The 2K restoration was done at Ater Studio in Zagreb using the original negative, and the sound restoration using the sound negative.
Photographs: HR-HDA-1392 Croatian Film Photo Collection, Croatian State Archives – Croatian Cinematheque

Festivals and awards

Pula Film Festival 1969 ― Great Silver Arena, Silver Arena for Best Director, Golden Arena for Best Cinematography
Niš Film Festival 1969 ― Car Konstantin Award for Best Actor

Trailer

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About the director

Vatroslav Mimica (1923–2020), film director, screenwriter, and producer. In the Storm (1952) was his directorial debut. In the 1950s he directed a number of successful animated films and becomes one of the prominent members of the Zagreb School of Animated Film. In 1962 he directed the spectacle Suleiman the Conquerer / Solimano il conquistatore and other successful short films. After directing the animated film The Firemen (1971), he left animation and turned to feature films. He directed the film Prometheus on the Island (1965), which won the Grand Golden Arena and the Silver Arena for Best Director at the film festival in Pula. He then directed the acclaimed films Monday or Tuesday (1966), Kaya, I Will Kill You (1967), and An Event (1969). Anno Domini 1573, which won the Grand Bronze Arena at Pula, and his last film, The Falcon (1981), form a distinct whole in his work.

Screening

• • VALLI CINEMA – WEDNESDAY 19.7.2023.

    18:00

FREE ENTRANCE