Ciao Bela
COMPETITION • FEATURE • FICTION
2024 • 94min • Colour • 5.1 Dolby SRD • DCP • 2,39:1
Slovenian with English subtitles.
Co-funded by the Slovenian Film Centre.
Ciao Bela is a musical youth drama about fundamental family relationships, initiation into high school, first experiences of love, about the path to independence and about overcoming the obstacles that life throws in your way. It is a film about teenagers today and the problems they face, but above all about their search for self-expression.
CAST:
KREŠIMIR MIKIĆ (FATHER), ALISA MILIĆEVIĆ (BELA), GAJA MAZVITA STRAUSS TIHAOLANG (MAJA), MAŠA SLAPAR (KATJA), LUKA LUKŠA (ROKO), LAURA PRAJS (MIJA), BRIN STRNAD VOLKAR (MAKS), FRANCE MANDIĆ (NEJC), ANA URBANC (MOTHER ANJA), SUZANA KREVH, NEŽA BUH (NEISHA), MARUŠA GEYMAYER OBLAK (TEACHER)
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
In the film I addressed motifs that surround me emotionally and rationally. It was inspired by my children and their friends. This is the framework of a narrative that, despite the serious difficulties faced by the characters, is based on optimism, because we all need courage and freedom to grow up.
2024 • 94min • Colour • 5.1 Dolby SRD • DCP • 2,39:1
Slovenian with English subtitles.
Co-funded by the Slovenian Film Centre.
| PRODUCERS | NINA JEGLIČ, JANI SEVER |
| PRODUCTION | SEVER&SEVER |
| CO-PRODUCTION | RTV SLOVENIJA |
Ciao Bela is a musical youth drama about fundamental family relationships, initiation into high school, first experiences of love, about the path to independence and about overcoming the obstacles that life throws in your way. It is a film about teenagers today and the problems they face, but above all about their search for self-expression.
| DIRECTOR | JANI SEVER |
| SCREENWRITERS | JANI SEVER, MARKO BRATUŠ, NINA KOKELJ |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | DARKO HERIČ |
| MUSIC COMPOSERS | ANA ĐURIĆ, MILOVAN BOŠKOVIĆ |
| FILM EDITOR | IVANA FUMIĆ |
| PRODUCTION DESIGNER | MATEJA MEDVEDIĆ |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | POLONCA VALENTINČIČ |
| SOUND DESIGNER | JOVAN ANTIĆ |
| MAKE-UP ARTIST | LIJA IVANČIČ |
CAST:
KREŠIMIR MIKIĆ (FATHER), ALISA MILIĆEVIĆ (BELA), GAJA MAZVITA STRAUSS TIHAOLANG (MAJA), MAŠA SLAPAR (KATJA), LUKA LUKŠA (ROKO), LAURA PRAJS (MIJA), BRIN STRNAD VOLKAR (MAKS), FRANCE MANDIĆ (NEJC), ANA URBANC (MOTHER ANJA), SUZANA KREVH, NEŽA BUH (NEISHA), MARUŠA GEYMAYER OBLAK (TEACHER)
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
In the film I addressed motifs that surround me emotionally and rationally. It was inspired by my children and their friends. This is the framework of a narrative that, despite the serious difficulties faced by the characters, is based on optimism, because we all need courage and freedom to grow up.
