New European documentary films will be showcased as part of the second Supetar Film Festival, which will take place from July 7 to 10 this year in Supetar on Brač. Approximately fifteen of the latest European documentary films that have participated in this year’s film festivals around the world will be the backbone of the program, and this year Scotland will play the role of the festival’s partner country.
According to the organizers, the collaboration with the Scottish Documentary Institute came about due to unfounded jokes about the stinginess of the people of Brač and Scots, and during the festival, the audience will have the opportunity to see through a series of films how all these jokes are completely meaningless. To refute the stories about the stinginess of the people of Brač, as well as the Scots, the organizers have provided all festival visitors with a 30 percent discount on return tickets on the fast train, a 50 percent discount on car transport by train, and with the presentation of a Croatian Railways travel ticket, a 25 percent discount on the ticket for the film screening, which normally costs 15 kuna. As part of the film festival, concerts by alternative groups will also be held, allowing visitors to enjoy a mix of ska rhythm, swing, and modern jazz performed by the band Red Five Point Star, an interesting combination of cheerful groove and solid guitar riffs performed by Ti Ritu Piri Pipa, ska and reggae rhythm performed by Justin’s Jonshona, as well as a concert by music legend Darko Rundek. In addition to enjoying concerts and new documentaries in the picturesque island town of Supetar, the festival will also feature five top documentaries from the Zagreb Film archive and new titles from renowned film festivals selected by Đelo Hadžiselimović. Furthermore, under the pedagogical supervision of film experts, workshops on documentary and short film will be held, and at the famous Supetar beach ‘Tri mosta’, a festival bar will be opened where, alongside all-day music from various DJs, tournaments in table football, darts, and balote will be organized, and the first pedal boat race will also take place. (Siniša Maksimović)
