On Saturday, November 23, at 8 p.m., we will watch the winning film “Game Over” of the sixth festival of engaged ethnographic film Vizantrop in the cinema “Kamenko Katić” of the Community Center Krov. We will also show the film that received a special award from the Jury, “My Tribe Bahme”
We held the sixth edition of Vizantrop from November 13-15 at the New Cinema Zvezda.
Report of the Jury consisting of Petar Veljačić and Ana Došen:
Festival Winner:
“Game Over”, 2022, Turkey, director: Saeed Mayahy
The issue of topicality of the film’s theme was not crucial in the decision of the jury of this year’s festival. The film Game Over was awarded primarily for its unconventional approach, standing out for its skillful avoidance of lamenting the fate of those in need. Instead of directly emphasizing the anxiety, discomfort and fear that follows an uncertain path, the author of the film emphasizes the strength of young people who are steadfastly facing their circumstances. The film documents a specific moment and place where refugee teenagers find themselves, presenting an in-between space filled with individual expectations and involuntary connection. Approaching life as a game, where risk is omnipresent, but one does not give up on the goal, is the key message of the film. The engagement here is not in the clichés of contemporary production and declarative appeals, but in the open perception of a complex reality where the game goes on, even when one has to start again.
