The Tiniest

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Tomislav Šoban201316:34

Animated Experimental Short length

My best friend lived across the street. In a house across the way on the same street. He went into his house when we all went home. The store was closing. In summertime, it is at 9 pm. That was the last time I saw him.

Tomislav Šoban

Tomislav Šoban (1981) graduated from the Department of Graphics at Zagreb’s Academy of Fine Arts in 2004. Since 2008 he has been an active member of Kinoklub Zagreb. In 2011 he enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art, Department of Film and TV Directing. He is currently student at second year of graduate study. Before the film “Father” Tomislav directed several shorts (Not a raise (2017), How Iva Left on September 16, 2016 (2016), Semifinals (2014) and short experimental videos (The End / Land (2015), The Tiniest (2013)) which are shown at all kind of Film Festivals.

Production: Kinoklub Zagreb, Zagreb Film

Director: Tomislav Šoban

Editing: Miro Manojlović, Lea Mileta

Music: Luka Živković, Miro Manojlović

Co-production: Zagreb Film

Screenplay: Tomislav Šoban

Producer: Vinko Brešan, Vedran Šuvar

Director of Photography: Branko Pašić

Animation: Tomislav Šoban, Miro Manojlović

Festivals and awards:
2014. Animateka – Special Mention by Akinori Oishi
2013. Pula Film Festival – Vedran Šavanović Award
2013. Days of Croatian Film – Special Mention for Innovative Cinema

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