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FACTORY TO THE WORKERS

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In Croatia in 2005, a machine tools factory was occupied by its workers. Since then, they have operated collectively, becoming the only successful example of a worker occupation in post-socialist Europe. Today, as they seek a new model of collective ownership, the internal workings of the factory clashes with the forces of the globalized market economy, having an increasingly brutal impact on wages and the organization of the factory. A decade later, can the slogan “Factory to the Workers” be kept alive, or is it just a utopian dream.

THE FILMMAKER

Born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia in 1982. Received MA degree in cinematography on Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Zagreb in 2009. From year 2000. was working as cameraman for various independent regional film and tv productions ('Fade-in', 'Pro.ba', 'Drugi plan', 'Factum', ‘Restart’, etc.) shooting documentary films, TV-series, reportage and short films. As cinematographer and cameraman made several documentary films such as 'Naked' directed by Tiha Klara Gudac, ‘Days of madness’ directed by Damian Nenadić, 'Kinofil' directed by Damir Janeček, 'Place of memory: Vukovar' directed by Veljko Bulajić, 'Nobody's' directed by Jadran Boban, etc. Lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

​Winner of Balkan Dox Competition - DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Best Documentary – Triest Film Festival
Best Documentary – Crossing Europe Film Festival
Best Regional Film Award – UnderHill Film Festival
Best Croatian Documentary Film & Grand Prix Award – Croatian Film Days Festival
Best Croatian Film Documentary – Croatian Society of Film Critics
Best Documentary – Motovun Film Festival
Best Documentary – Liburnia Film Festival
Sheffield DocFest
Sarajevo Film Festival
DocLisboa
The FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC)
True/False Film Fest
the Ljubljana International Film Festival
The Subversive Festival
DOK.fest München
Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
globalE Film Festival
The Tirana International Film Festival

FACTORY TO THE WORKERS

Catalog # EPF16050 ● ISBN: 978-1-933724-90-4 ● UPC: 6-82086-16050-4 ● NTSC

106 Minutes ● Copyright 2021 ● Croatian, English Subtitles