May 2nd 2025

The conclusion of the 25th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in Wiesbaden was marked by legendary filmmaker Želimir Žilnik receiving the FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award in the fiction feature category for his film Eighty Plus. The FIPRESCI jury, consisting of Hugo Emmerzael, Jenni Zylka and Marko Stojiljković selected Žilnik’s film for the “disarming deliberate naivety of its non-professional actors, its subversion of [our] expectations about ageing, and layered social commentary.”

Žilnik, a director who has gained fame for his pioneering hybrid filmmaking practice and his sustained inquiry into society and culture in Southeast Europe, recently joined the distribution roster of Kinopravda Institute. A special selection of his films commissioned by major arts institutions can be found in our distribution catalog. All inquiries about rentals should be directed to → [email protected]