- Tolerantia
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name = Tolerantia
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caption = A promotional film poster for "Tolerantia"
director = Ivan Ramadan
producer = Ivan Ramadan
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music = Mostar Sevdah Reunion
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editing = Ivan Ramadan
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released = 2008
runtime = 6' 30"
country = Bosnia and Herzegovina
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website = [http://www.tolerantia.com Tolerantia.com ]
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imdb_id =Tolerantia is 6 minute short animated film. It is the first 3D animated short film produced in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [ [http://www.tolerantia.com tolerantia.com] ] [ [http://www.deutsche-welle.de/dw/article/0,2144,3580103,00.html Deutsche Welle article on 14th Sarajevo Film Festival] ] [ [http://www.radio202.ba/loc/template.wbsp?pid=52&wbf_id=136 Radio 202 article on Tolerantia] (bosnian language)] [ [http://www.filmfestivalworld.com/film/Tolerance/ FFW Press Kit] ] It was directed and produced by Ivan Ramadan independently. The film is, ironically, about intolerance between people.
The film has been awarded with "Heart of Sarajevo" award for the best short film at 14th
Sarajevo Film Festival . [ [http://www.sff.ba/default.aspx?template=TemplatesArticle&articleid=16008&lang=en 14th Sarajevo Film Festival Awards] ] It has won the Prix UIP award which automaticaly nominated the film for 2008 European Film Academy Awards. [ [http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/htm/3News.html EFA press release] ] The film has been accepted to 14 festivals around the world so far.Plot
The hero of the story awakes after a long sleep, at the end of the last ice age. His reasoning is not something you should be envy about, but he is capable of starting something big...
Production
"Tolerantia" was produced through the period of 2 and a half months, but the idea, characters, and scenario have been created and refined one year before the completion date of February 2008. The film has been entirely created by Ivan Ramadan, including: producing, directing, script, editing, animation, sound and post production. Film transfer to 35mm was supported and made possible by Federal Ministry of Culture and Sports of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first screening of the film was at Meeting Point cinema in Sarajevo, 6th of May, 2008.Ivan Ramadan is a student of Architecture, and this is his first independent animated film.
References
External Links
[http://www.tolerantia.com Tolerantia official site]
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnUNof3uD0 Tolerantia trailer on YouTube]
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