Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Elvis Lenić has picked up the coveted Opus Bonum award for Best World Documentary for his latest work “Ship” at Ji.hlava Intl.
Documentary Film Festival. He also got to say goodbye to a place that has defined his life. “My father spent his entire working life in the Uljanik shipyard.
So did my uncle. My brother worked there for 20 years,” recalls the Croatian director and journalist. “I worked there too. My family was very connected to Uljanik and I had to say goodbye to it in a symbolic way.
It was very important to me – otherwise, I wouldn’t have made this film. But this place was important to all citizens of [Croatian seafront city] Pula.
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