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The Diary of Diana B.

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The Diary of Diana B.
Directed byDana Budisavljević
Screenplay byDana Budisavljević
Produced byHulahop, December film, This and That productions
StarringAlma Prica
Biserka Ipša [hr]
Igor Samobor
Mirjana Karanović
Music byAlan Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
Release date
  • 18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) (PFF)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesCroatia, Serbia, Slovenia
LanguagesCroatian, German

The Diary of Diana B. (Croatian: Dnevnik Diane Budisavljević) is a 2019 biographical film directed by Dana Budisavljević.[1] The film tells the story of the aid operation of humanitarian Diana Budisavljević for the rescue of more than 10,000 - mainly Orthodox Christian Serbs - children from concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia during WWII. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Pula Film Festival. It won four Golden Arenas, including the Big Golden Arena for Best Film.[2]

Cast

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Production

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In June 2017, the European co-production fund Eurimages granted 160,000 EUR in support for the Croatian-Slovenian-Serbian co-production The DB Campaign (working title Diana's List) by Dana Budisavljević.[3]

The feature film was retitled The Diary of Diana B.[4] and its world premiere was at the Pula Film Festival on 18 July 2019.[5]

Reception

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The film was awarded with the Grand Golden Arena for Best Festival Film, Golden Arena for best Director, Golden Arena for Editing, Golden Arena for Best Music, Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award and recognition for Best Croatian Feature Film [6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Diary of Diana B". Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. ^ Stojiljković, Marko (23 July 2019). "The Diary of Diana B. triumphs at Pula". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. ^ "Croatian co-production The DB Campaign by Dana Budisavljević is granted support from Eurimages". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Hulahop - The Diary of Diana B." Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. ^ "The Diary of Diana B - Pula Film Festival". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Awards of the 66th Pula Film Festival". Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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