Comic Sans (film)

Comic Sans
Comic Sans
	Film poster
Directed by	Nevio Marasović
Written by	Nevio Marasović; Rakan Rushaidat; Janko Popović Volarić;
Produced by	Ankica Jurić Tilić; Hrvoje Pervan; Ira Cecić;
Starring	Janko Popović Volarić; Zlatko Burić;
Cinematography	Damir Kudin
Edited by	Tomislav Pavlic
Release dates	March 2, 2018 (FEST); March 7, 2018 (Croatia);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Croatia
Languages	Croatian, English

Comic Sans is a 2018 Croatian comedy-drama film directed by Nevio Marasović.

The film premiered at the 46th FEST International Film Festival in Belgrade.

Comic Sans is the fourth film project by Nevio Marasović shot on Vis and the first Croatian feature to be shot on the remote Croatian island of Jabuka.^[1]

Plot[]

A successful graphic designer Alan Despot (Janko Popović Volarić), after trying in vain to renew a broken relationship with his girlfriend (Nataša Janjić) experiences an emotional breakdown. Persuaded by his concerned mother (Alma Prica) he goes to the island of Vis with his estranged and eccentric father (Zlatko Burić) to arrange a funeral for their deceased aunt. There he meets another ex-girlfriend () and her fiancé (). New situations and circumstances help Alan to view his own life from a new perspective.

Cast[]

Janko Popović Volarić as Alan
Zlatko Burić as Bruno
Nataša Janjić as Marina
Miloš Timotijević as Lukas
Alma Prica as Vesna
Inti Šraj as Barbara
Jette Ostan Vejrup as Anne
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen as Sofie
Miha Rodman as Peter
Tanja Ribič as Urška
Damir Poljičak as Pape

Awards[]

Alexandria International Film Festival 2018, Alexandria, Egypt - official competition - award for best actor (Janko Popović Volarić)
Actor's festival in Mojkovac 2018, Mojkovac, Montenegro - award for the best male role (Janko Popović Volarić)
Sombor Film Festival 2018, Sombor, Serbia - competition program - best film award
32nd Montenegro Film Festival 2018, Herceg Novi, Montenegro - FEDEORA award of the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean
Pula Film Festival 2018, Pula, Croatia - Golden Arena for Best Director (Nevio Marasović), Golden Arena for Best Actor (Janko Popović Volarić), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress (Nataša Janjić), Golden Arena for Editing (Tomislav Pavlic), Golden Arena for Sound Design (Julij Zornik), Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award
Ceau, Cinema! 2018, Timișoara and Gottlob, Romania - competition program - Audience Award
Film for A!, Private art gymnasium award for best film 2018, Zagreb, Croatia
FEST International Film Festival 2018, Belgrade, Serbia - main competition program - Jury Award for the best film in the region given by film critics 'Nebojša Đukelić'^[2]

Other festival screenings[]

Guwahati International Film Festival 2018, Guwahati, India - programme World Cinema
Oaxaca FilmFest 2018, Oaxaca, Mexico - official competition
Raindance Film Festival 2018, London, United Kingdom - non-competitive programme Narratives
Manaki Brothers Film Festival 2018, Skopje, Macedonia - programme "European Cinema Perspectives"
LIFFE - Leskovac International Film Festival 2018, Leskovac, Serbia
Betina Film Festival 2018, Betina, Croatia
Dalmatia Film Festival 2018, towns of Dalmatia, Croatia
Film Meetings in Niš 2018, Niš, Serbia
19th Mediteran Film Festival 2018, Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina - non-competitive programme
Prishtina International Film Festival 2018, Priština, Kosovo - competition programme "Honey and Blood"
International Film Festival Tonneins 2018, Tonneins, France - official selection
Five Days of Zagreb in Sarajevo 2018, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2018, Philadelphia, United States
South East European Film Festival 2018, Los Angeles, USA - program "Feature Program"
LET’S CEE Film Festival 2018, Vienna, Austria - program Artis International^[3]
European Union Film Festival 2020, Ottawa, Canada^[4]

References[]

^ "'COMIC SANS' Četvrti film koji je Nevio Marasović snimao na Visu najavljen je kao priča puna emocija i smiješnih životnih situacija" ['Comic Sans' Fourth film that Nevio Marasović shot on Vis announced as a story full of emotions and funny life situations]. jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "FILMS "EDERLEZI RISING" AND "HITLER'S HOLLYWOOD" RECEIVE TOP AWARDS". fest.rs. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Info: Comic Sans". www.letsceefilmfestival.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ "EUFF Schedule". www.euffonline.ca. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

External links[]

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[1] "'COMIC SANS' Četvrti film koji je Nevio Marasović snimao na Visu najavljen je kao priča puna emocija i smiješnih životnih situacija" ['Comic Sans' Fourth film that Nevio Marasović shot on Vis announced as a story full of emotions and funny life situations]. jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[2] "FILMS "EDERLEZI RISING" AND "HITLER'S HOLLYWOOD" RECEIVE TOP AWARDS". fest.rs. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[3] "Info: Comic Sans". www.letsceefilmfestival.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[4] "EUFF Schedule". www.euffonline.ca. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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