“Vitić Dances” in Bjelovar

DokuArt is a festival of professional documentary films from Croatia, EU countries, and neighboring states, held annually in Bjelovar. Over 18 years, the festival has showcased 250 films from 30 countries, with 40 Croatian premieres, attracting nearly 20,000 viewers. Notable directors such as Krsto Papić, Zoran Tadić, Petar Krelja, Branko Schmidt, and Joško Marušić have attended the festival.

This year, Boris Bakal, the director of the documentary film “Vitić Dances,” will be a guest. The film had its Zagreb premiere in April 2024 and has since been featured at numerous festivals, winning several awards: Special Recognition at the 2023 Days of Croatian Film, Special Recognition for the Preservation of Memory and Cultural Heritage at the 18th Balkan New Film Festival in Stockholm (Sweden), the Grand Prize for Best Documentary at the 2024 Asian Talent International Film Festival in Ahmednagar (India), Best Documentary Award at the festival in San Antonio, Ecuador, and Best Film, Best Production, and Best Director at the London festival.

The film follows a nearly 15-year-long project by Boris Bakal and the Shadow Casters organization, using diverse conceptual artistic methods to unite the community of co-owners in the restoration of a modernist architectural masterpiece by architect Ivo Vitić.

Director: Boris Bakal
Screenwriters: Boris Bakal, [Martin Semenčić]
Cameramen: Adam Luka Turjak, Ante Cvitanović, Bojana Burnać, Bojan Haron Markičević, Boris Bakal, Damjan Nenadić, Danko Vučinović, David Oguić, Davorin Fahn, Dubravka Kurobaša, Filip Tot, Ines Lambert, Jadran Boban, Jasenko Rasol, Katarina Pejović, Lovro Cepelak, Mark Modrić, Rino Barbir, Sandra Uskoković, Plakor Kovačević, Srđan Kovačević, Veno Mušinović, [Vedran Senjanović], Tamara Cesarac, Tomislav Sutlar, Tomaš Kratochvíl
Editor: [Martin Semenčić]
Composer: Stanko Juzbašić
Producers: Boris Bakal, Adrijana Prugovečki, Tibor Keser, Ivan Kelava
Production company: Multimedia Arts Organization Shadow Casters
Co-producers: Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT)