Sandbag Dam
Synopsis
In a flood-threatened village, Marko’s life is turned upside down when Slaven returns for his father’s funeral and rekindles their forbidden romance. Marko must confront his family and make a difficult choice.
Cast
Lav Novosel
Andrija Žunac
Leon Grgić
Franka Mikolaci
Tanja Smoje
Alma Prica
Filip Šovagović
Crew
Tomislav Zajec
Ankica Jurić Tilić, Hrvoje Pervan, Dragan Jurić
Ieva Norviliene, Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof
Marija Stojanović, Milan Stojanović, Maja Popović Milojević, Marija Dimitrova
Marko Brdar
Slaven Zečević
Domas Strupinskas
Tajana Čanić Stanković
Selena Orb
Matea Katunar
Detailed information
Kinorama
Tremora, Perfo Production
The Open Reel
Croatian Audiovisual Center, Lithuanian Film Centre, Slovenian Film Centre, Viba Film Studio, Creative Europe Media, HRT
Awards
Boston
Feature Film Competiton - Best Narrative Award
Linz, Austria
Competition programme Yaaas! - Special Mention
Miami, USA
Competition programme - Best Feature
Bilbao, Spain
Competition programme - Best Actor Award to Lav Novosel
Verona, Italy
Competiton Feature Film - Special Mention Feature Film Competition
Pula, Croatia
Competition Programme - Breza Best Debutant Award to Lav Novosel, Golden Arena for Supporting Actor to Andrija Žunac, Golden Arena for Best Music to Domas Strupinskas, Golden Arena for Best Sound to Julij Zornik
Ourense, Spain
International Competiton - Best Feature, Special Mention to actor Lav Novosel
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Programme Perspectives - Kinotrip Award
Vinkovci, Croatia
Competiton programme - Golden Orion for Best Lead Actor to Lav Novosel, Special Mention to Leon Grgić
Festivals
Berlin, Germany
Official programme Generation
London, Great Britain
Programme Hearts
Boston, USA
Feature Film Competiton
Stockholm, Sweden
Feature Film Competition
Turin, Italy
All the Lovers Feature Film Competition
Istanbul, Turkey
Programme Young Masters
Freiburg, Germany
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz 2025, Linz, Austria - competition programme Yaaas! - Special Mention
Miami, USA
Competition programme - Best Feature
Krakow, Poland
Programme Boys Will Be Boys
Zurich, Switzerlan
Competition programme
Toronto, Canada
Programme International Showcase
Barcelona, Spain
Feature film competition
Ancara, Turkey
Programme Without Pink, Without Blue
San Francisco, USA
Programme International Narrative Feature Film Competition
Porto, Portugal
Programme In (E)motion
Innsbruck, Germany
Youth Jury Competition
Bilbao, Spain
Competition programme - Best Actor Award to Lav Novosel
Mexico City, Mexico
Feature Film Competition
Verona, Italy
Competiton Feature Film - Special Mention Feature Film Competition
Pula, Croatia
Competition Programme - Breza Best Debutant Award to Lav Novosel, Golden Arena for Supporting Actor to Andrija Žunac, Golden Arena for Best Music to Domas Strupinskas, Golden Arena for Best Sound to Julij Zornik
Connecticut, USA
Queer Thursdays Programme
Palić, Serbia
Programme Parallels and Encounters
Dublin, Ireland
First Timers Programme
Fort Lauderdale, USA
Coctails & Cinema Programme
Dusseldorf, Germany
Cologne, Germany
Morelia, Mexico
Programme Special Screenings
Oslo, Norway
Narrative Feature Competition
Karlovac, Croatia
Palm Springs, USA
Grenoble, France
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Programme Expectations
Prague, Czech Republic
Leskovac, Serbija
Feature Film Competition
Hamburg, Germany
Programme School Screenings
Paris, France
Programme Panorama
Hannover, Germany
Bruxelles, Belgium
Special Screening
Lubeck, Germany
Programme Young Audience
Malbourne, Australia
Programme Australian Premieres
Montreal, Canada
Programme First Voices
Ourense, Spain
International Competiton - Best Feature, Special Mention to actor Lav Novosel
Portorož, Slovenia
Competition programme
Tel Aviv, Israel
Feature Film Competition
Saint Etienne, France
Programme Avant-premieres
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Programme Perspectives - Kinotrip Award
Prag and Brno, Czech Republic
Programme Feature Film Competition
Bern, Switzerland
Programme Longs Metrages
Madrid, Spain
Programme Panorama
Bratislava, Slovakia
Programme Panorama
Vinkovci, Croatia
Competiton programme - Golden Orion for Best Lead Actor to Lav Novosel, Special Mention to Leon Grgić