MARE
director: Andrea Štaka
feature fiction, 84 min, 2020
Mare has never flown, although she lives right next to the airport with her husband and their three teenage kids. She loves her family, cares for them, but sometimes almost feels like a stranger in her own home. Who are these people she lives with? Mare finds herself gazing at the planes overhead, longing for change and the unknown. When one day a young man moves into the house next door, she puts her life to the test.
Andrea Štaka was born in 1973 in Switzerland. She holds an MA in film direction from the Zurich University of the Arts. Her films, Hotel Belgrade and Yugodivas were screened at numerous film festivals, such as Locarno and Sundance, where they received awards. They were nominated for the Swiss Film Awards and shown in movie theatres.
In 2005 Andrea Štaka received the NYSCA Individual Artist Grant. Das Fräuelein (Miss) was her first feature film, winning her the Golden Leopard at Locarno, The Heart of Sarajevo and the Swiss Film Award for the best screenplay.
In 2007 she founded Okofilm, a film production company, together with director and producer Thomas Imbach. She’s a member of both the Croatian and Swiss Film Directors’ Guilds and the European Film Academy.
CAST
Marija Škaričić
Goran Navojec
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Gabrijel Vidak
Karmela Vidak
Marin Vidak
Mirjana Karanović
Zdenko Jelčić
Ivana Roščić
Vesna Stilinović
Nikša Butijer
CREW
Director: Andrea Štaka
Screnwriter: Andrea Štaka
Producers: Andrea Štaka, Thomas Imbach, Tena Gojić
Cinematographer: Erol Zubčević
Editors: Redžinald Šimek, Thomas Imbach
Sound designer: Igor Čamo
Composer: Ephrem Luchinger
Production designer: Jana Plećaš
Costume designers: Sara Giancane, Valentina Vujović
Make up artist: Sabine Fluckinger
Production: Okofilm Production, Dinaridi Film
Sales agent: Be for Films
Supported by: Federal Office of Culture (FOC), Zürcher Filmstiftung, Eurimages Council of Europe, Croatian Audiovisual Centre HAVC, Suissimage Cultural Fund, MEDIA Desk Suisse, City of Dubrovnik, FOCAL
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Berlinale 2020 – Panorama
Sarajevo Film Festival 2020 – Official Competition
The International Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) Award
Award for the Best Actress – Marija Škaričić
Pula Film Festival 2020 – Official Competition
Golden Arena – Best Art Direction – Jana Plećaš & Best Costume Design – Sara Giancane, Valentina Vujović
CinEast – Central and Eastern European Film Festival 2020 – Special Jury Prize
Solothurn Film Festival 2021 – Grand Prix
Split Film Festival – International Festival of New Film 2020
Five Lakes Film Festival 2020
Seoul International Women’s Film Festival 2020
Haifa International Film Festival 2020
Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival 2020
Al Este Film Festival 2020
Films Femmes Méditerranée 2020
Mostar Film Festival 2020
Tuzla Film Festival 2020
Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani 2020
Eastern Neighbours Film Festival 2020
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2020
Sevilla European Film Festival 2020
Zagreb Film Festival 2020
Auteur Film Festival 2020