Yugodivas
Documentary, 60 min.
by Andrea Staka
Switzerland, November 2000
An actress, a painter and three musicians from Belgrade leave their homeland to venture a new beginning in New York. The outbreak of the war in 1991 and especially the bomb raids on Belgrade in the spring of 1999 have changed their lives forever. Memories and a painful analysis of the old homeland preoccupy their thoughts. The film tells us the story of their everyday live, the theatre, painting, music and the search for a lost homeland.
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Directed by:
Andrea Staka
Written by:
Andrea Staka
World Premiere: November 2000
Original Version:
Serbian (english subtitles), colour, 35mm, BlowUp, 60 min.
Production:
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Cinematography:
Igor Martinovic
Editing:
Sabine Krayenbühl
Sound:
Juliano M. Cacia
Music:
D'Divaz
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World Rights:
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG
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Distribution Switzerland:
Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH
Open / CloseAwards
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Prize, Best Documentary 2002 (Nomination)
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Créteil,
26ème Festival International de Films de Femmes,
12.03.2004 – 21.03.2004
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Trencianske Teplice,
International Film Festival Trencianske Tepice,
20.06.2003 – 28.06.2003
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Leipzig,
44. Internationales Leipziger Festival,
16.10.2001 – 21.10.2001
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Locarno,
54. Festival internazionale del film Locarno,
02.08.2001 – 12.08.2001
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München,
16. Int. Dokumentarfilm Festival,
27.04.2001 – 06.05.2001
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Ghent,
7th Documentary Filmfestival Gent,
28.02.2001 – 07.03.2001
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Solothurn,
36. Solothurner Filmtage,
23.01.2001 – 28.01.2001
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Duisburg,
24. Duisburger Filmwoche,
06.11.2000 – 12.11.2000
Open / CloseNews
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Strong presence of Swiss Films in Duisburg and Mannheim-Heidelberg (Germany)
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Swiss documentaries at the Munich Film Festival
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Appellations Suisse 2001
at the 54th Locarno International Film Festival
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Prelude to the Swiss Film Prize 2002: Nominations
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Swiss directors at Women’s Film Festival in Créteil, France
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Peter Liechti’s works and other artist films on tour in Poland
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Swiss film “Das Fraulein” wins at Sarajevo










