SHORT FILMS

SYNOPSIS
An old widower, who has only his cat for company, one morning accidentally stumbles upon his old paintbrushes. This awakens in him his old passion for painting, and he quickly arranges for a model from a nearby art school to pose for him.

However, the painting session with the model does not turn out the way the old man planned. As he struggles to paint, the young woman becomes increasingly angry. She accuses him of not only being an untalented dilettante but also a pervert. After this humiliating experience, the old man is shattered and plunges into despair. After several months, an unexpected visit from the model provides the widower with a moment of joy.

LOG LINE
An old widower who aspires to paint has his life turned upside down by a pregnant art model.

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Cronus Films, Inc.

CAST CREDITS
The Old Man – Jack Mertz, The Model – Tanja Grupp, The Secretary – Jeanie MacPherson, The Baby – Winola Flynt-Grupp

CREW CREDITS
Producer – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Director – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Writer – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Director of Photography – Brendan C. Flynt, Edited by – Oriol Puig, Original Music by – Jim Farmer, Location Sound Recording – Evan A. Messaros, Sound Design – Tom Bibla

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Format – 35mm, Lenght – 450m, Running Time – 15 min, Aspect Ratio – 1.85:1, Audio – Mono, optical track, Color By – Technicolor® (in color), Language – English

FESTIVALS & AWARDS
– Days of Croatian Cinema, Zagreb, April 2002 (PREMIERE)
– 1st Festival of Mediterranean films, Tanger, Morocco, June 2002 (Jury Mention)
– Motovun Film Festival, Motovun, Croatia 2002
– New York International and Independent Film & Video Festival, Sept. 2002 (Awarded Honorable Mention for Best Dramatic Short Film)
– International Film Festival in Szolnok, Hungary, Oct. 2002
– Las Vegas International and Independent Film & Video Festival, Nov. 2002 (Actors Jack Merz and Tanja Grupp each awarded Best Actors in Short Film category)
– Los Angeles International and Independent Film & Video Festival. Feb. 2003
– Tiburon Film Festival, Tiburon, San Francisco, March 2003
– Sulzbach-Rosenberg Shortfilm Festival, May 2003 (Jack Mertz awarded Best Acting Award, film voted as one of 3 best films)

SYNOPSIS
“The Bird Lover” is a film about a lonely man who buys a parrot and desperately tries to teach it to talk. However, the parrot seems to be a stubborn bird, and despite his efforts doesn’t want to greet him with “hello”, the only word spoken throughout the whole film. The man slowly loses his patience and their relationship reaches pivotal points.

LOG LINE
“The Bird Lover” is a film about a lonely man who desperately tries to teach his new parrot to talk.

CAST CREDITS
Man – John David Barone, Salesman – Pasquale Gaeta, Father – Jon Collins

CREW CREDITS
Producer – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Director – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Writer – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Cinematographer – Jesse Peretz, Editor – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Sound recordist – Zalisa Rabin, Composer – Duncan Stanbury, Cello player – Douw Fonda, Sound mix – David Kost

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Format – 16 mm, Length – 14 minutes, Ft/m – 520 feet/160 meters, Aspect Ratio – Normal (1:33), Sound – Optical

FESTIVALS & AWARDS
– Hamburg Short Film Festival “No Budget”, Germany, May 1993
– Bilbao International Film Festival, Spain, Nov. 1993
– “Henri Langlois” Film Festival, Poitiers, France, Nov. 1993
– Schwenningen Film Festival, Germany, November 1993
– Bombay International Film Festival, India, Feb. 1994
– Days of Croatian Film, Zagreb, Croatia, March 1994
– Huesca Intenational Film Festival, Spain, June 1994
– Seattle International Film Festival, USA, June 1994
– Rimini International Film Festival, Italy, Sept. 1994
– Welsh International Film Festival, United Kingdom, Nov. 1994
– Stuttgart Film Winter, Germany, January 1995
– Interfilm Festival, Berlin, Germany, April 1995
– British Short Film Festival, London, United Kingdom, Sept. 1995
– Audience Award – Hamburg Short Film Festival “No Budget”
– Jury Award, Schwenningen Film Festival
– The Warner Brothers Pictures Film Production Award (NYU)

SYNOPSIS
“Decorations” is a documentary film about the inflation of various medals and decorations in the former Yugoslavia. Shot in 1988, during the communist period, it questions the fact that in the country totaling 22 million residents there were about 2 million medals awarded. It is serious and funny, depicting the country’s need to decorate over and over again those who were part of the system.

LOG LINE
“Decorations” is a 20-minute documentary film about the inflation of medals in Yugoslavia during the socialist period.

CREW CREDITS
Producer – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Director – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Writer – Arsen Anton Ostojić, Cinematographer – Rober Persin, Editor – Miran Miosic

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Format – 35 mm, Length – 20 minutes, Ft/m – 1800 feet/560 meters, Aspect Ratio – 1:1:65, Sound – Optical

FESTIVALS & AWARDS
– International student film festival, Munich, Germany 1989
– International film festival Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia, 1989
– Short and Documentary film festival, Belgrade, Serbia, 1991
– Days of Croatian Cinema, Zagreb, Croatia, 1992
– Gold Medal for Directing, Short and Documentary film festival, Belgrade, 1991