How a Croatian experimental feature ended up in the Oscar race
22/02/2021 - Dalibor Barić s
Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus is among 27 films on the long list for Best Animated Feature at this year s Academy Awards
Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus by Dalibor Barić
The Croatian feature-length animated experimental film
Producer
Ivan Katić has been in animation with his studio, Kaos, since 1995, when he was approached by
Dušan Vukotić, the only Croatian Oscar winner, who bagged the Academy Award for his short
Surrogate in 1961, to work on his new film. When Katić saw the film that Barić had basically made on his own, at his home studio, he immediately sent it to Annecy. It was quickly selected for Annecy s Contrechamp Competition, and screenings at festivals such as Bucheon, Thessaloniki and Seville followed. This portfolio was good enough for the Academy to accept Katić s submission.
How a Croatian experimental feature ended up in the Oscar race
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