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Big Golden Arena for Best Film
CountryYugoslavia (1957–1990)
Croatia (1992–present)
Presented byPula Film Festival Jury
First awarded1957 (unofficially)
1961 (officially)
Currently held byA Blue Flower
Websitepulafilmfestival.hr

The Golden Arena awards were established in 1955 as the Yugoslav national film awards presented annually at the Pula Film Festival in Pula, Croatia, with the Big Golden Arena for Best Film its main prize. From 1955 to 1990 the awards were the Yugoslav cinema equivalent of the Academy Awards.

The award is named after the Pula Arena, the 1st-century Roman amphitheatre in the coastal city of Pula, where film screenings preceding the awards ceremony traditionally take place.

In 1991 the festival was cancelled due to the breakup of Yugoslavia, but then resumed in 1992 as the Croatian film awards festival, from then on excluding films and filmmakers from present-day Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and North Macedonia.[A] It has been held in this format every year since, although no prizes were awarded at the 1994 edition.[B]

The festival's competition program usually includes screenings of all locally produced feature films made in the preceding 12 months, made possible due to the local film industry's relatively low but highly state subsidized output. This means that everyone involved in making them automatically qualifies for the Golden Arena awards. Therefore there are no Academy Award-style lists of nominees announced prior to the actual awarding ceremony.

The awards are handed out by a jury of five or six members which is named before each festival edition by the festival's managing board. These usually include prominent filmmakers and film critics.

Although the festival was established in 1954, the award for best film was first awarded in 1957 - prior to the 1957 edition, the festival had separate critics' choice and audience awards for best film screened at the festival. Until 1990, the award was always given to the film's production company or companies, except in 1981 when the award was merged with the Golden Arena for Best Director and both the director and production companies of the winning film (The Fall of Italy by Lordan Zafranović) were credited with the award.

During the Yugoslav period, film production was decentralised with each of the six republics having their own major film production companies. Jadran Film based in Zagreb and Avala Film based in Belgrade were the two most successful, winning 11 and 8 awards respectively.

In the 1990s the award was intermittently merged with the Best Director award, until 1999 when the old format was briefly re-introduced. Between 2003 and 2007 film directors were credited with the Best Film award, while still being eligible for the separate Best Director award (although on four out of five occasions in this period the same director won both awards for the same film). Since 2008 the award is given to the film's producer.

List of winners

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1955–1980

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The following table lists all films which were winners of the top three prizes in the period from 1957 to 1980. On four occasions two films shared the same prize - in 1961 and 1965 two films shared the Big Golden Arena, in 1966 two films shared the runner-up award and in 1967 two films shared the third-place award. In addition to this, the 1965 second place prize was not awarded. Shared awards are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Award changes
  • In 1954 there was no festival jury and separate Critics' Choice and Audience awards were given. The Critics' Choice Award for Best Film went to František Čap's film Vesna, and the Audience Award for Best Film went to Fedor Hanžeković's film Stojan Mutikaša. In the following years both the critics' and audiences' awards were kept in parallel with the festival jury-given Golden Arenas, so the 1954 awards are usually not considered precursors of the present-day Big Golden Arena.
  • In 1955 a festival jury was introduced for the first time and it was also the first time that the award was officially called Big Golden Arena. Although it was given to the best film's director, it is de facto the first Big Golden Arena for Best Film, and it was won by František Čap for the film Trenutki odločitve.
  • In 1956 the Best Film award was not given in any form.
  • From 1957 to 1960 the festival jury ranked three best films of the festival, without giving them an official award.
  • From 1961 to 1968 the Big Golden Arena was awarded to best film, along with the second place prize called Big Silver Arena and a third place prize called Silver Arena.
  • From 1969 to 1980 the third place prize was renamed Big Bronze Arena.
Year Award English title(s) Original title(s) Director(s)
1955 1st place, gold medalist(s) Moments of Decision Trenutki odločitve František Čap
1956 Big Golden Arena was not awarded.
1957 1st place, gold medalist(s) Priests Ćira and Spira Pop Ćira i pop Spira Soja Jovanović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Master of His Own Body Svoga tela gospodar Fedor Hanžeković
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saturday Night Subotom uveče Vladimir Pogačić
1958 1st place, gold medalist(s) H-8 H-8 Nikola Tanhofer
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Road a Year Long Cesta duga godinu dana Giuseppe De Santis
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Sky Through the Trees Kroz granje nebo Stole Janković
1959 1st place, gold medalist(s) Train Without a Timetable Vlak bez voznog reda Veljko Bulajić
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Three Quarters of a Sun Tri četrtine sonca Jože Babič
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Five Minutes of Paradise Pet minuta raja Igor Pretnar
1960 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Ninth Circle Deveti krug France Štiglic
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Atomic War Bride Rat Veljko Bulajić
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Three Girls Named Anna Tri Ane Branko Bauer
1961 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ballad About a Trumpet and a Cloud * Balada o trobenti in oblaku France Štiglic
1st place, gold medalist(s) The First Fires * Uzavreli grad Veljko Bulajić
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Party Veselica Jože Babič
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pesma Radoš Novaković
1962 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kozara Kozara Veljko Bulajić
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Saša Radenko Ostojić
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Prekobrojna Branko Bauer
1963 1st place, gold medalist(s) Face to Face Licem u lice Branko Bauer
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Radopolje Stole Janković
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wild Growth Samorastniki Igor Pretnar
1964 1st place, gold medalist(s) Official Position Službeni položaj Fadil Hadžić
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marš na Drinu Žika Mitrović
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Don't Cry, Peter Ne joči, Peter France Štiglic
1965 1st place, gold medalist(s) Prometheus of the Island * Prometej s otoka Viševice Vatroslav Mimica
1st place, gold medalist(s) Three * Tri Aleksandar Petrović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Second place prize was not awarded.
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Doći i ostati Branko Bauer
1966 1st place, gold medalist(s) Monday or Tuesday Ponedjeljak ili utorak Vatroslav Mimica
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Climber* Štićenik Vladan Slijepčević
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rondo * Rondo Zvonimir Berković
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Dream San Puriša Đorđević
1967 1st place, gold medalist(s) I Even Met Happy Gypsies Skupljači perja Aleksandar Petrović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Morning Jutro Puriša Đorđević
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Birch Tree * Breza Ante Babaja
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) On Paper Planes * Na avionima od papira Matjaž Klopčič
1968 1st place, gold medalist(s) When I Am Pale and Dead Kad budem mrtav i beo Živojin Pavlović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Noon Podne Puriša Đorđević
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers Imam dvije mame i dva tate Krešimir Golik
1969 1st place, gold medalist(s) Downstream from the Sun Nizvodno od sunca Fedor Škubonja
2nd place, silver medalist(s) An Event Događaj Vatroslav Mimica
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) It Rains in My Village Biće skoro propast sveta Aleksandar Petrović
1970 1st place, gold medalist(s) Handcuffs Lisice Krsto Papić
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Cyclists Biciklisti Puriša Đorđević
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) This Crazy World of Ours Bube u glavi Miloš Radivojević
1971 1st place, gold medalist(s) Red Wheat Rdeče klasje / Crveno klasje Živojin Pavlović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Pine Tree in the Mountain U gori raste zelen bor Antun Vrdoljak
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Bet Opklada Zdravko Randić
1972 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Master and Margaret Maestro i Margarita Aleksandar Petrović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lone Wolf Vuk samotnjak Obrad Gluščević
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) How to Die Kako umrijeti Miomir Stamenković
1973 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Battle of Sutjeska Sutjeska Stipe Delić
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Bombardiers Bombaši Predrag Golubović
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) To Live on Love Živjeti od ljubavi Krešimir Golik
1974 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Republic of Užice Užička republika Žika Mitrović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Dervish and Death Derviš i smrt Zdravko Velimirović
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Crveni udar Predrag Golubović
1975 1st place, gold medalist(s) The House Kuća Bogdan Žižić
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wintering in Jakobsfeld Zimovanje u Jakobsfeldu Branko Bauer
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Story of Good People Povest o dobrih ljudeh France Štiglic
1976 1st place, gold medalist(s) Idealist Idealist Igor Pretnar
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Longest Journey Najdolgiot pat Branko Gapo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anno Domini 1573 Seljačka buna 1573 Vatroslav Mimica
1977 1st place, gold medalist(s) Don't Lean Out the Window Ne naginji se van Bogdan Žižić
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Operation Stadium Akcija stadion Dušan Vukotić
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Beloved Love Ljubavni život Budimira Trajkovića Dejan Karaklajić
1978 1st place, gold medalist(s) Occupation in 26 Pictures Okupacija u 26 slika Lordan Zafranović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bravo Maestro Bravo maestro Rajko Grlić
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Dog Who Loved Trains Pas koji je voleo vozove Goran Paskaljević
1979 1st place, gold medalist(s) Trophy Trofej Karolj Viček
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Burning Usijanje Boro Drašković
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Days on Earth Are Flowing Zemaljski dani teku Goran Paskaljević
1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) Petria's Wreath Petrijin venac Srđan Karanović
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Secret of Nikola Tesla Tajna Nikole Tesle Krsto Papić
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Who's That Singing Over There Ko to tamo peva Slobodan Šijan

1981–1991

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In 1981 the second and third place prizes were dropped.[1] The following table lists all winners from 1981 to 1990. The Big Golden Arena was not awarded in 1982.[2]

Year International title Original title Director (Wins)
01981 (28th) The Fall of Italy Pad Italije Lordan Zafranović (2)
01982 (29th) Main prize not awarded.
01983 (30th) Body Scent Zadah tela Živojin Pavlović (3)
01984 (31st) Balkan Spy Balkanski špijun Božidar Nikolić & Dušan Kovačević
01985 (32nd) When Father Was Away on Business Otac na službenom putu Emir Kusturica
01986 (33rd) Happy New Year '49 Srećna nova '49. Stole Popov
01987 (34th) Reflections Već viđeno Goran Marković
01988 (35th) My Uncle's Legacy Život sa stricem Krsto Papić (2)
01989 (36th) The Meeting Point Sabirni centar Goran Marković (2)
01990 (37th) Silent Gunpowder Gluvi barut Bato Čengić
01991 (38th) Festival cancelled.[A]

1992–present

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Amid the breakup of Yugoslavia and the escalation of violence in 1991 in the early stages of the Croatian War of Independence, the festival was abruptly cancelled in 1991 immediately after the scheduled opening in late July.[3]

In 1992 the event was renamed and relaunched as Pula Film Festival, as opposed to the Festival of Yugoslav Film as it had been known previously.[4] Award categories and names were unchanged, but the selection was narrowed to Croatian films only, excluding films made in the other five republics of Yugoslavia.

This meant that initially only a handful of films were eligible for awards, and lack of film activity during the ensuing war even led to the cancellation of the 1994 award ceremony, as only one Croatian feature film had been produced in the preceding 12 months.[5]

Year International title Original title Director (Wins)
01992 (39th) Story from Croatia Priča iz Hrvatske Krsto Papić (3)
01993 (40th) Countess Dora Kontesa Dora Zvonimir Berković
01994 (41st) National awards program cancelled.[B]
01995 (42nd) Washed Out Isprani Zrinko Ogresta
01996 (43rd) How the War Started on My Island Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku Vinko Brešan
01997 (44th) Mondo Bobo Mondo Bobo Goran Rušinović
01998 (45th) When the Dead Start Singing Kad mrtvi zapjevaju Krsto Papić (4)
01999 (46th) Madonna Bogorodica Neven Hitrec
02000 (47th) Marshal Tito's Spirit Maršal Vinko Brešan (2)
02001 (48th) Slow Surrender Polagana predaja Bruno Gamulin
02002 (49th) Fine Dead Girls Fine mrtve djevojke Dalibor Matanić
02003 (50th) Here Tu Zrinko Ogresta (2)
02004 (51st) Long Dark Night Duga mračna noć Antun Vrdoljak
02005 (52nd) What Iva Recorded Što je Iva snimila 21. listopada 2003. Tomislav Radić
02006 (53rd) All for Free Sve džaba Antonio Nuić
02007 (54th) The Living and the Dead Živi i mrtvi Kristijan Milić
02008 (55th) No One's Son Ničiji sin Arsen Anton Ostojić
02009 (56th) Metastases Metastaze Branko Schmidt
02010 (57th) Just Between Us Neka ostane među nama Rajko Grlić
02011 (58th) Kotlovina Kotlovina Tomislav Radić (2)
02012 (59th) A Letter to My Father Pismo ćaći Damir Čučić
02013 (60th) A Stranger Obrana i zaštita Bobo Jelčić
02014 (61st) Number 55 Broj 55 Kristijan Milić (2)
02015 (62nd) The High Sun Zvizdan Dalibor Matanić (2)
02016 (63rd) On the Other Side S one strane Zrinko Ogresta (3)
02017 (64th) A Brief Excursion Kratki izlet Igor Bezinović
02018 (65th) Mali Mali Antonio Nuić (2)
02019 (66th) The Diary of Diana B Dnevnik Diane Budisavljević Dana Budisavljević
02020 (67th) Tereza37 Tereza37 Danilo Šerbedžija
02021 (68th) A Blue Flower Plavi cvijet Zrinko Ogresta (4)
02022 (69th) The Staffroom Zbornica Sonja Tarokić
02023 (70th) Bigger than Trauma Veće od traume Vedrana Pribačić
02024 (71st) Celebration Proslava Bruno Anković

Footnotes

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A. ^ Although the festival opened on schedule on 26 July 1991 and a press screening of Zrinko Ogresta's film Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing was held, the festival board presided by Antun Vrdoljak decided to cancel the entire event in protest against the armed conflict in Slovenia and the escalating hostilities in Croatia. Nine Yugoslav-produced films were supposed to be screened in the national competition program.[3]
B. ^ : In 1994 the national competition program and the awards ceremony were cancelled as only one Croatian feature film had been made over the preceding 12 months (The Price of Life, directed by Bogdan Žižić). The festival was held in spite of this, and the usual screenings were replaced by a retrospective of films produced by the celebrated Zagreb School of Animated Film and a selection of documentaries, while the main program was replaced by premieres of six American mainstream releases.[5]

References

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General
  • "Internet stranice proteklih festivala i arhivski podaci" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ "28. Pulski filmski festival" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ^ "29. Pulski filmski festival" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b "38. Pulski filmski festival" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Pula Film Festival: Overview". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  5. ^ a b "41. Pulski filmski festival" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
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