Hotel Jugoslavija
Feature documentary by Nicolas Wagnières.
Releases
- Theatres : Switzerland, Germany, Macedonia, Albania.
- TV : RTS Switzerland, RTS Serbia, TV5 Monde.
- VOD/SVOD : Vimeo (CH), DocAlliance, Cinesquare, Amazon Prime Video (UK), Amazon Prime Video (DE).
Synopsis
Erected in Belgrade in 1969, the Hotel Jugoslavija was a mythical place. It was the biggest hotel of the Balkans, both a symbol and a witness to the different moments that shaped the country : From Tito’s Yugoslavia to Milosevic’s Serbia ; from Socialism to corrupted economic liberalism.
Today, it is still haunting Belgrade landscape, as a reflection of a Serbian society in search of new points of reference.
By exploring the building’s various spaces and eras, by collecting the memories of those who used to inhabit it, the director – of Yugoslavian origin by his mother but born and raised in Switzerland – creates a singular space-time where surface a collective unconscious as well as a part of his own identity.
With support from l’Office Fédéral de la Culture (DFI), Cineforom et la Loterie Romande, RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse, Suissimage, PTC – Radio Television Serbe, La Ville de Genève – Département de la Culture, Canton et République de Genève, la bourse “Brouillon d’un rêve” du SCAM.
Selections
- Sao Paulo Mostra Internacional de Cinema 2017 – New Directors Competition
- Berlinale 2018 – Panorama Dokumente
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2018 – International Competitio
- Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2018 – International Competition
- Beldocs 2018 – Special Screenings
- Subversive Films Festival 2018 – Wild Dreamer Award
- Polyloid Film Festival 2018
- History Film Festival 2018 – International Competition
- Architecture Film Festival 2018
- PerSo Perugia International Social Film Festival 2018 – International Competition
- Film Fest Gent 2018 – Global Cinema
- Budapest Architecture Film Days 2019
- One World Romania 2019 – After the revolutions Programme
- Contemporary Swiss Film Showcase 2019
- Written and Directed by : Nicolas Wagnières
- Cinematography : Denis Jutzeler
- Sound : Masaki Hatsui
- Editing : Damián Plandolit
- Sound Editing / Eleonora Polatto
- Sound Design : Martin Stricker
- Music : Filippo Gonteri
- Producer : Benjamin Poumey
- Shooting Format : 5K / 16mm
- Screening Format : DCP
- Sound : 5.1 / 2.0
Support
Avec le soutien de l’Office Fédéral de la Culture (OFC), Cineforom et la Loterie Romande, RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse, RTS – Radio Television Serbe, La Ville de Genève – Département de la Culture, Canton et République de Genève, la bourse « Brouillon d’un rêve » du SCAM – Suissimage.