Žarko, You Will Spoil the Child!

Veljko Popović, Milivoj Popović

2D animation

year: 2024

format: DCP, 4K, HD
duration: 13'37"

production: Prime Render Studios, Bagan Films, 3D2D Animatori
distribution: Bonobostudio

Countries of production: Croatia, France

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The film recounts the memories of a childhood in Split in the 1980s. These are stories retold after Sunday lunch when everyone is in a good mood, stories filled with emotions we can easily relate to. But above all, the film is a moving tribute to the love of a grandpa and grandma who did their best to keep their granddaughter smiling.

Based on the book U malu je uša đava by Tisja Kljaković Braić

Directors: Veljko Popović, Milivoj Popović
Scriptwriters: Veljko Popović, Tisja Kljaković Braić
Animators: Noemi Ribić, Goran Stojnić, Božo Balov, Ambre Gaultier, Ronni Shalev, Anne Renaud
Backgrounds and characters: Tisja Kljaković Braić
Editor: Veljko Popović
Colorist: Mario Vrandečić
Voice actors: Issa Kljaković Braić, Nenad Srdelić, Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov, Andrea Mladinić, Tisja Kljaković Braić
Music composer and performer: Olivier Militon
Sound design: Julien Sauvan
Producers: Veljko Popović, Milivoj Popović (Prime Render Studios), Patrick Hernandez, Veronique Siegel (Bagan Films)
Co-producers: Lado Skorin (3D2D Animatori)

 

Veljko Popović (1979) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Department of Painting, in 2003. He is the co-founder of Prime Render animation studio. Since 2012, he teaches animation at the Arts Academy in Split. His films have been screened and awarded at many world festivals. He was a member of the jury at numerous film festivals.

Filmography
Žarko, You Will Spoil the Child! (2024), Dislocation - VR (2020), Cyclists (2018), Planemo (2016), Father (2012, co-director), Dove sei, amor mio (2011), My Way (2010, co-director), She Who Measures (2008)

Milivoj Popović (1979) graduated from the Arts Academy in Split, Department of Sculpting, in 2014. He is the co-founder of Prime Render animation studio. Since 2012, he has exhibited at numerous exhibitions in Croatia and internationally. His works have been published in various digital art publications, while his films have been screened and awarded at many world festivals.

Filmography
Žarko, You Will Spoil the Child! (2024), Dislocation - VR (2020)

Awards

  • Audience Award, Animafest Zagreb 2024
  • Best Film in Croatian Competition, Animafest Zagreb 2024
  • Best Mediterranean Short Film, Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2024
  • Audience Award for Best Short Film, Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2024
  • Special Mention, Supertoon International Animation Festival 2024
  • Best Animated Documentary Award, Animaphix New Contemporary Languages Film Festival 2024
  • Best Film Award, KIKI International Film Festival for Kids 2024

Festivals

Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film (3/6-8/6/2024) 
Mediterranean Film Festival Split (13/6-22/6/2024)
Anibar International Animation Festival (15/7-21/7/2024)
Supertoon International Animation Festival (22/7-26/7/2024)
​Animaphix New Contemporary Languages Film Festival (23/7-28/7/2024) 
Flipbook Film Festival, Skopje (8/8-11/8/2024) 
Imaginaria International Animated Film Festival (18/8-24/8/2024)
Turku Animated Film Festival (21/8-25/8/2024) 
Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival (1/9-22/9/2024)
Ottawa International Animation Festival (25/9-29/9/2024)
KIKI međunarodni festival dječjeg filma (30/9-4/10/2024) 
Balkanima European Animated Film Festival (1/10-6/10/2024)
Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival (1/10-6/10/2024)
CinEast Central and Eastern European Film Festival (3/10-20/10/2024)
Sedicicorto International Film Festival (4/10-13/10/2024)
Primanima World Festival of First Animations (16/10-19/10/2024)
Croatian Film Days (17/10-20/10/2024) 
Thessaloniki Animation Festival (17/10-30/10/2024)
KuanDu International Animation Festival (20/10-26/10/2024)
Filmska runda (25/10-26/10/2024)
Big Cartoon Festival (25/10-5/11/2024)
Animanima International Animation Festival (6/11-9/11/2024)
Cinanima Espinho International Animated Film Festival (8/11-17/11/2024) 
Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione (9/11-17/11/2024)
London International Animation Festival, UK (22/11-1/12/2024)
​Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2/12-8/12/2024)