23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

Once upon a youth

LFF19, In competition

LFF LAUREAT

Film je na 19. LFF-u osvojio:

  • nagradu za najbolju režiju

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Thirteen years after the unexpected death of his once best friend, the filmmaker tries to reconstruct his late friend’s life and their friendship, using just the photographs and video material his friend shot back then.

Ivan Ramljak

Ivan Ramljak is a film critic, director and independent curator. He is currently the program coordinator of Kratki utorak ("Short Tuesday") at Tuškanac cinema in Zagreb. So far, he has directed five short films, four of them in collaboration with Marko Škobalj. His current filmography includes: "Baba Višnjina 38" (2008, documentary), "Najpametnije naselje u državi" (2009), "Oslobođenje u 26 slika" (2009), "In Utero" (2011), "Trapula" (2013), "Islands of Forgotten Cinemas" (2016, documentary), "Once Upon a Youth" (2020) and others.

Title: Once upon a youth
Year of production: 2020
Duration: 78
Director: Ivan Ramljak
Screenplay: Ivan Ramljak
Photography: Marko Čaklović
Editing: Ivor Šonje
Sound design: Borna Buljević
Production: Matej Merlić
Production company: Akademija dramske umjetnosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu