13th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2020

I am George

Ja Sam Đuro (English)

Croatia (Hrvatska) | 3 min 27 sec | Action, Comedy | 2018 | Short Film (Live Action) | English

George is a boy who is different from others. While he enjoys expressing his individuality, he finds himself being forced to conform. His usual monochromic mind is replaced with shades of black. Will he break free from the norms or will he remain an average citizen? What does it mean anyway, to be different and how is it expressed and experienced? Each individual has their way of expression and in this short film, George will show his. It's a film about diversity and a unwillingness to conform, intolerance and willingness to express one's identity and respect for others.

বাংলা

জর্জ ছেলেটি বাকিদের থেকে আলাদা। সে নিজের ব্যক্তিস্বাতন্ত্র্য প্রকাশে আনন্দ পেলেও, সে নিয়ম মেনে চলতে বাধ্য হয় অনেকক্ষেত্রেই। তার সাধারণ রঙ্গিন দিক কালো ছায়ায় ঢেকে পড়ে। সে কি এই বাধ ভাঙতে পারবে নাকি বাকিদের মতই হয়ে যাবে? অন্যরকম হওয়ার অর্থটাই বা কী এবং তা সে কিভাবে প্রকাশ করে? প্রত্যেকেরই নিজেকে প্রকাশের মাঝে একটি ভিন্নতা আছে। এই শর্ট ফিল্মে জর্জ তার স্বকীয়তা দেখাবে। এই চলচ্চিত্রে বৈচিত্র্য, বাধ্যবাধকতার প্রতি অনীহা, অসহনশীলতা, নিজস্বতা প্রকাশ এবং অন্যদের শ্রদ্ধা করা সম্পর্কে দেখানো হয়েছে।

Original Language

Đuro je dječak koji se razlikuje od ostalih. Iako uživa u iskazivanju svoje individualnosti, nalazi se prisiljen na prilagodbu drugima. Njegova uobičajena šarenost zamijenjena je nijansama crne. Hoće li se osloboditi norme ili će ostati prosječan? Što uopće znači biti drugačiji i kako se to izražava i doživljava? Svaki pojedinac ima svoj način izražavanja, a u ovome kratkom filmu Đuro će vam pokazati svoj. To je film o raznolikosti i (ne) spremnosti na udovoljavanje, (ne) toleranciji i spremnosti za iskazivanjem nečijeg identiteta i poštovanja drugih.

Mr. Lovro Hostić

Lovro Hostić is a first-time filmmaker, and as a team of children, in the presence of mentors, he devised a story, scripted it, created a storyboard and made all the components of pre-production and post-production. The film was created as a part of the 'Frooom!' film school advanced workshop in 2018 in Zagreb.

Filmography: I am George (2018)

Ms. Ivona Štefica Mihanović

Ivona Štefica Mihanović, born in 2005, is a first-time filmmaker, and as a team of children, in the presence of mentors, he contributed to a story, scripted it, created a storyboard and made all the components of pre-production and post-production.

Filmography: I am George (2018)

Screening Schedule

  • 25 Jan
    03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

    Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

    Road 3, Dhanmondi

Credits and Casts

Director
Lovro Hostić, Ivona Štefica Mihanović
Story
Ria Blažević, Luka Domljan, Ema Reberski, Ena Koco
Script/Screenplay
Ria Blažević, Luka Domljan, Ema Reberski, Ena Koco, Aleksandra Žagar
Editor
Dalija Dozet
Producer
Shadow Casters
Cinematographer
Grgur Šikić, Aleksandra Žagar
Leading Casts
Lovro Hostić Jan Novak Vukašinović Paulo Bego Rebrina Elena Žužul Ivona Štefica Mihanović Marta Špoler Čanić

Exhibition & Award History

ENIMATION festival 2019Maribor
Slovenia
November 26, 2019
Slovenian premiere
Festival Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil (FICAIJ) 2019Merida
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
November 11, 2019
South American Premiere
Four Rivers Film Festival Karlovac
Croatia
September 10, 2019
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