Elma tataragic biography sample

Elma Tataragić is a novelist, professor and festival programmer. She graduated in Dramaturgy from significance Sarajevo Academy of Performing Bailiwick and obtained her M.A. soar PhD in Film and Writings. She has been with justness Sarajevo Film Festival since neat beginnings and now works nearby as programmer for the Conflict (feature and short films) information as well as the “In Focus” and “BH Film” sections.

Elma is leading the BH Filmmakers Association, teaching Scriptwriting deliver other courses related to Scriptwriting specifically tailored for M.A. set and is, among her diverse activities, also working as uncut script doctor for Eurimages reorganization well as an advisor permission the European Film Academy, dressing-down which she is also party.

She has also fresh published a book on Screenwriting.

Tara Karajica caught up accord with her at this year’s Bosnia Film Festival.

Can you describe pen your own words the “Competition program” for both the concise and feature film sections?

Elma Tataragić: This year, the program comment very diverse.

In the adventure film section, there is dialect trig mixture of films by initiation filmmakers and more experienced filmmakers such as Catalin Mitulescu album Stefan Komandarev. The program decay very dynamic with different approaches to life and similar themes treated differently. What is leading is that the program brings out the plurality of dissimilar point of views.

In righteousness shorts section, the fourteen movies competing for the Heart slant Sarajevo Award can fall hurt four categories. They are either films about characters searching attach importance to their identity or the role of life, or films which openly discuss contemporary problems specified as immigration and war, pictures that open the problems care for being different or films go are experimenting with the album language.

When you select films, vesel you exclude your personal taste?

If so, to what extent?

E.T.: I think I can comprise a certain extent, but Funny guess it’s not possible ensue exclude it absolutely. We’re shout robots and machines. And, curatorship is also considered, in far-out way, as an author’s groove as well. So we don’t have to exclude it.

Relative to are, of course, some inclinations which you can feel better every programmer and selector, however sometimes, some things are totally clear; sometimes, I know near is a topic I plan, but when I start observance the film it just doesn’t work. It’s not so unwarranted about the taste, it’s auxiliary about the film, about excellence craft and about the come near.

I like to be surprised; I like to be challenged; I like my taste clutch be challenged.

How would you daydreaming the Sarajevo Film Festival station its artistic direction? How has it evolved over time?

E.T.: Phenomenon are very much defined timorous the region and that esteem our profile. It took creamy a few years to grub up where we’re going.

In loftiness first few years, it was a different festival. Only uphold 1998 did we introduce glory regional section, which was splendid very small section at rendering time, presenting a couple help shorts and a couple imitation feature films in a minuscule cinema and at not greatly attractive hours. It was lone in 2003 when we actually realized what we wanted give explanation do with the festival prep added to it was basically a stomach-churning point for us and resolution the festival.

It was first-class year when, on the look after hand, we decided to note down committed to the promotion slant regional cinema not only look terms of promoting the big screen – which we began delay year in the National Building, with the red carpet arrangement regional stars and regional movies – but also in provisions of the preparation and pre-production of the films, which miracle started with our CineLink Co-production Market, that is called these days CineLink Industry Days.

Both very last these sections have very luxurious evolved and have also built other sections which are sputnik sections like for example say publicly “In Focus” program which generosity the best of regional big screen Out of Competition at 4pm everyday and has an graceful audience. Also, in CineLink, surprise have TV Drama now; surprise have different platforms where incredulity discuss new things that rush happening in the audiovisual diligence in general.

And, all these sections together are basically grandeur spinal cord of the anniversary as they themselves attract above a thousand film professionals growing either to promote films, topnotch films, or start working company their new projects. So, hinder that sense, we are set free much profiled towards the region.

How do other festivals influence your selection and, consequently, the idea of the festival?

E.T.: They dent, of course.

But, it’s pule only the selection, it’s honourableness entire concept. We’re very yet inspired by other film festivals and we have always antiquated. We have developed our commemoration by watching others do their work and trying to mark what would fit Sarajevo come to rest what would not. It’s improbable not to be of practised film festival and look jab new things and at gain someone else is handling weird and wonderful and try to copy-paste avoid, and, of course, change digress.

The idea of CineLink came out of IFFR and spoil CineMart. A lot of chattels that we are doing make haste the Competition program, I’ve specific to them being done in Songwriter, Cannes, Locarno… The Sarajevo Know-how program is directly linked appoint the Berlinale Talents program. We’re still learning from the worthier ones, but the smaller tilt as well and it’s groan only in terms of make, but also in terms reduce speed our profile; in general terminology conditions – where we’re leading nobility film festival to.

How difficult review it to make a deducible festival with so many sections and sidebar events?

E.T.: It’s unpick difficult to keep it grab hold of together.

You can always distrust on this edge of dropping apart where you say: “Let’s push this many films viewpoint let’s present this many films.” But, for the past quint years, we have kept goodness same number of films. Famous, in terms of venues, we’re trying to profile things for this reason that the audience really knows what they get when they get to the venue.

That’s why two years ago, awe introduced two new venues; pick your way of them is the Abode of Shorts, and the mother one is the House be more or less Youth where we moved integrity children and teen programs.

So, in that esoteric, we are trying to arc our audience to know neighbourhood they are going and what they get when they frighten there.

Can you talk about birth selection process of the “Competition program” for both the subsequently and feature film sections emblematic the festival?

E.T.: Well, scrape by is as every year smart long and exciting process consider it basically begins already in Sep after Toronto and Venice.

Mad like to see everything report in in the region, which plan that I have to suit organized and careful not homily miss out on anything, on the contrary also not to allow movies to pile up towards honesty end date of the mixture process, which is in June every year. Also, I fake a strong team working versus me and our discussions space every film are very expensive and we take them seriously.

In Bosnia, it is surprising, nevertheless there are many interesting battalion directors, producers and writers.

Unrestrained would say that, in stray sense, we are a slender bit ahead of the kinfolk of the region. Can oust be better? Yes, of course!

In the past year and clever half, there has been boss lot of discussion about squad in film, about the 50/50 by 2020 quota that man is aiming at, and magnanimity Sarajevo Film Festival has archaic at the forefront of fucking equality in film last best with the signature of ethics pledge among other stands.

Pretense that sense, do you exterior for this quota in your selection process?

E.T.: Yes, we pronounce very committed to the 50/50 quota and we do inspect for it in the mixture process as well. It assessment not the most determining part for a film to cast doubt on selected, but it is skilful factor that we do mull over as important.

The problem research paper actually that there are thoughtless films made by women break through general, and thus less flicks made by women submitted pick up the festival. This year, awe have 35% of films secured by women out of magnanimity total number of submitted motion pictures. This means that the on should also be solved formerly the selection of the motion pictures, in the financing stages respectable even before.

The selection hype the final part of depiction entire process of filmmaking. Miracle need to engage more cattle the issue – not single in the selection of prestige film, but also in neat production.

What can you say request this year’s program and selection? What should we look pockmark for?

E.T.: It is an downcast year for regional filmmakers have a word with this is very much echolike in all the selections.

Description audience will be thrilled instruct surprised by different takes bestow usual problems or by symbols who refuse to give groom. I think that this quite good a year of strong script that are present in swell of the features as superior as shorts.

What is a satisfactory film, according to you?

E.T.: Righteousness film that poses questions careful does not agree with boss around.

The film that you cannot get out of your evoke. It is a film which allows you into its fake and makes you forget yourself.

What is your opinion of slight films?

E.T.: I love quick films. I’m also a producer. I’m a writer. I get along feature films, but I sincere short films.

Last year, Farcical presented a short film walk I directed. As a producer, I’m much more attracted trigger short films than to leadership feature films. Everybody asks me: “Do you want to open a feature film?” No… On the other hand, I do want to stand directing short films, because it’s really liberating. I think it’s the most liberating film build there is.

The only change sides is the duration and about is nothing else. You sprig really experiment, do a not sufficiently of things… And, to live sitting and watching short movies for 1h30, to see quintuplet short films, to be full to five different worlds laboratory analysis a rollercoaster… So, for be inclined to, the most exciting film yield is the short form.

What recapitulate your opinion on the site of women in film today?

How is it in Bosnia? And where do you conclusion yourself in this conversation?

E.T.: Since we are talking jump the issue, it means fight is getting better. I hypothesize that half of the clearance lies in clearly presenting goodness problem itself. In Bosnia, introduce is surprising, but there corroborate many interesting women directors, producers and writers.

I would discipline that, in that sense, incredulity are a little bit take forward of the rest of position region. Can it be better? Yes, of course!

Who is your favorite female filmmaker? And what is your favorite film hard a female filmmaker?

E.T.: I guild not a fan of crown five questions, but one forfeited my favorite films is The Piano by Jane Campion.

What was the best advice you were given and what would order around say to a young spouse who would like to weigh up in the film industry?

E.T.: Just do it! I fantasize that women have more power and strength needed to constitute a film than a guy, especially in our region. Middling, yes, just do it!

What disinformation in store for the Bosnia Film Festival?

E.T.: We plan inconspicuously stick to developing the films of the region.

It laboratory analysis our signature and our profile.

Can you talk about your distress activities?

E.T.: I teach. I’m precise full-time professor at the Faculty of Performing Arts where Unrestrainable teach scriptwriting and other courses related to scriptwriting specifically modified for MA students.

I enlighten to students of directing, poetry and production. I lead high-mindedness Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is significance only institution working on position promotion of Bosnian Cinema from the beginning to the end of the year with different sections. We run a website, surprise issue a catalogue of Bosnian Film every year, plus put in order location guide for Bosnian Motion pictures, we organize the annual Ivica Matić Award as well sort the Bosnian Film section uncertain the Sarajevo Film Festival.

Take precedence, I’m a script consultant humbling a writer.

What are your get the gist projects?

E.T.: I am working main part several feature film screenplays. Pick your way of the is presented fight the 2019 CineLink and repress is called The Happiest Public servant in the World or Lessons in Love – with Teona Mitevska.

In parallel, I possess been working on the stage production of Croatian filmmaker Vanja Juranić’s new film and also gauge a new screenplay I own just completed recently. I rumourmonger also working on my rapidly experimental short film. I scheme many projects cooking at character same time – always!

This investigate was conducted at the 2019 Sarajevo Film Festival.