19/07/2016 - Zrinko Ogresta's drama has won eight Golden Arenas at Croatia's national Pula Film Festival

Zrinko Ogresta's On the Other Side [+see also:
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In the minority co-production section, Mirjana Karanović's A Good Wife [+see also:
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Here is the full list of award winners:

National competition 

Best Film
On the Other Side [+see also:
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interview: Tihana Lazovic
interview: Zrinko Ogresta
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Best Director
Zrinko Ogresta – On the Other Side

Best Screenplay
Zrinko Ogresta and Mate Matišić – On the Other Side 

Best Actress
Ksenija Marinković – On the Other Side 

Best Actor
Lazar Ristovski – On the Other Side 

Best Supporting Actor
Goran Navojec – All the Best [+see also:
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Best Supporting Actress
Tena Brankov Nemet – Trampoline [+see also:
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Best DoP
Tamara Cesarec – Shooting Stars [+see also:
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Best Editing
Tomislav Pavlić – On the Other Side

Best Music
Rundek Cargo Trio – Generation '68 [+see also:
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Best Set Design
Željka Burić – All the Best

Best Costume Design
Ivana Zozoli Vargović – All the Best

Best Visual Effects
Saša Budimir, Ratimir Rakuljić, Lado Skorin – All the Best 

Best Sound Design
Martin Semenčić, Ivan Zelić – On the Other Side 

Best Make-up
Slavica Šnur – Shooting Stars

Breza Award for Best Debutant
Renata Pokupić – All the Best

Octavian Award of the Croatian Society of Film Critics
On the Other Side – Zrinko Ogresta 

Best Short Film
Flowers – Judita Gamulin 

Croatian minority co-productions

Best Film
A Good Wife [+see also:
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Best Director
Rúnar Rúnarsson – Sparrows [+see also:
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interview: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson
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Best Acting Performance
Vedran Živolić – Lazar [+see also:
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interview: Svetozar Ristovski
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Audience Award
Lazar – Svetozar Ristovski

International competition

Best Film
Illegitimate [+see also:
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Special Mention
Tramontane [+see also:
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Neighbours and Friends

Best Film
Illegitimate – Adrian Sitaru

Pulica

Best Film
Little Gangster [+see also:
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Student programme

Best Film
Love – Boya Harizanova