G.B.

Citizens of Rijeka which Italians call Fiume, retell, reconstruct and reinterpret the bizarre story about the 16-month occupation of their city in 1919 by the Italian poet, a dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D’Annunzio.

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feature-length creative documentary - hybrid

director: Igor Bezinović
cinematography: Gregor Božič

Restart (HR) in co-production with Nosorogi (SLO), Videomante (IT), 2025

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World premiere: Tiger competition - International film festival Rotterdam 2025

TIGER AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE - International film festival Rotterdam 2025

FIPRESCI AWARD - International film festival Rotterdam 2025

BEST DOCUMENTARY - International film festival Innsbruck 2025

GOLDEN APRICOT FOR BEST FEATURE - International film festival Yerevan 2025

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE - Cineast Luxembourg IFF 20205

NOMINATED FOR BEST FEATURE AND BEST DOCUMENTARY - European film awards 2026

Festivals:

CPH DOX Copenhagen, New Directors New films - MOMA New York, DOK.Fest München, Crossing europe Linz, Shanghai IFF, Dokufest Prizren, Melbourne IFF, Sarajevo IFF, Makedox IFF, Vancouver IFF, FNC Montreal, Film fest Ghent, Bogota IFF, Filmfest Osnabruck, Guanajuato IFF, Sao Paulo IFF, Bergen Iff, AFI FEST Los Angeles, San Sebastian IFF, Jihlava IFF, Goa IFF