Everything Ahead

  • Mate Ugrin
  • Feature
  • Drama
  • 2021
  • 24:14
  • Short length

Synopsis

Branka is a young caretaker who has recently moved to an island to look after an elderly woman. After the harsh winter is over and her job is finished, Branka decides to stay on the island for the summer season. She gets a job in tourism, but the pay is meager and the job exhausting, making it just a temporary solution.

Directors

Mate Ugrin

He was born in Pula in 1986. He graduated in film directing from the Academy of Arts in Belgrade, followed by a master’s degree at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg) and a master’s degree in art and media at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin). As director and screenwriter, he has made several short films, including Recent Places (2016), Meanwhile (2017; German Film Academy FIRST STEPS Award) and Vacant Hours (2019).

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Awards

  • Sarajevo Film Festival – Short Film Competition – Heart of Sarajevo for best short film 2021
  • Zagreb Film Festival – Checkers Program – Special Jury Mention 2021
  • Croatian Film Days – Best Directing (Mate Ugrin); Best Cinematography (Ivan Marković) 2022

Production contact

Dinaridi film

Radnički dol 21, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska

tena@dinaridi.com

dinaridi@dinaridi.com

www.dinaridi.com

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Awards

  • Sarajevo Film Festival – Short Film Competition – Heart of Sarajevo for best short film 2021
  • Zagreb Film Festival – Checkers Program – Special Jury Mention 2021
  • Croatian Film Days – Best Directing (Mate Ugrin); Best Cinematography (Ivan Marković) 2022

Production contact

Dinaridi film

Radnički dol 21, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska

tena@dinaridi.com

dinaridi@dinaridi.com

www.dinaridi.com