A New Home
Slovenia / Fiction / 14'18'' / HD / Color / 2016
What is the biggest danger Europe faces: the crisis on its borders, or its own paranoia and fear? Our protagonist drives to work, she passes the refugee tent city in the park. She means them no harm; they mean her no harm. So why, when their paths intersect, do things go catastrophically wrong?
Director: Žiga Virc
Script: Žiga Virc, Boštjan Virc
Director of Photography: Darko Herič
Producer: Bostjan Virc
Musician: Matjaž Moraus Zdešar
Editing: Vladimir Gojun
Sound: Matjaž Moraus Zdešar
Cast: Nina Rakovec, Jernej Campelj
CV
Film and television director Žiga Virc (b. 1987) graduated from the Academy of Theatre, Radio and Television in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Filmography
A New Home 2016, Houston, We Have a Problem! 2016, Crescent Above Edelweiss (documentary) 2013, War Games (documentary) 2012, Call from the Mountains (documentary) 2011, Trieste Is Ours! 2010, Our Democracy 2009, Sky Above the Town 2008
Festivals Attended
A New Home: Toronto International Film Festival, 24fps International Short Film Festival, International Film Festival Bratislava, ClujShorts, Rome Independent Film Festival
Awards
A New Home: Best Short Film, Best Short Film Director, Best Short Film Actress - Rolda Web Festival Colombia, Honorable Mention - Festival International de Cinema Joven Novos Realizdor, Best Short Film - Alicante IFF, Best Action Sequence - Third Culture Film Festival
Contact
festival@salaudmorisset.com