Presidential Train

Predsjednički vlak

About film

Director and scriptwriter: Branko Vilus
Producer: Oliver Sertić
Production company: Restart laboratorij
Executive producer: Eva Pavlinušić
Cinematographer and editor: Branko Vilus
Music: Tena Novak

Film was produced in the framework of Restart Laboratory – mentorship program for new authors.

FESTIVALS:

  •  Review of amateur films – RAF, Zagreb, 2009, Croatia (cinema Grič) / off program, presentation of Restart laboratory / premiere
  • Liburnia Film Festival, Ičići, 2009, Croatia (port) / off program
  • DokMa, Maribor, 2009, Slovenia (cinema Udarnik, kino Partizan) / competition
  • Review of contemporary croatian film and video, Split, 2010, Croatia (cinematheque Zlatna vrata) / competition
  • Vivisectfest, Novi Sad, 2010, Serbia (SPC Vojvodina) / main program
  • Two Riversides, Janowiec, 2010, Poland / Independent School and Amateur Films – competition
  • Luksuz Festival po ceni filma, Krško, 2010, Slovenia / competition / BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
  • Monterrey Film Festival, Monterrey, 2010, Mexico / competition
  • Dokubazaar, Ljubljana, 2010, Slovenia

Branko Vilus was born in Zagreb in 1973, where he finished School for Applied Arts and Design and the Faculty of Teacher Education.  Since 1990 he is an active member of ‘’Zelena akcija’’. As a projects leader in ‘’Zelena akcija’’, he started to make short activist video materials. Since 2002 he is working as a cameraman, editor and director on the projects for several shows for HTV (Croatian national television), Nova TV, Croatian Film Association and for Associated Press, as well as projects for T-com, Vidi-tv, Unicef, UNDP and others. Since 2004 he has been working as an educator in the programme of video education of Restart. He is the founder of Sisak Eco Film Festival. His first documentary film ‘’Predsjednički vlak’’ (President Train, 2009) was shown on six international festivals, and won the award for the best documentary film on Luksuz Festival in Krško (Slovenia). ”Salt, Olive, Stone” (2013) is his second documentary.

Presidential Train

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