FNE at the Slovenian Film Festival Portorož 2022: Melted Dreams
PORTOROŽ: Long documentary by Haidy Kancler Melted dreams / Ski dreams will be shown in the competitive 25 Portorož Slovenian Film Festival (October 25-30, 2022). The film is a Slovenian/Austrian/Finnish co-production.
In Bamyan, Afghanistan, three local women, coached by Ana, an instructor from Slovenia, dream of becoming professional skiers and competing in the Olympic Games. But when they arrive in Europe for intensive training, they are faced with an unbridgeable cultural gap and the unforgiving reality of European professional sport.
“Afghan girls’ dreams are universal and easy to identify with, while their culture is much more complex and sometimes difficult to understand from the outside. The aim of the film is not to condemn or take sides, but to give insight into the emotionally unpredictable journey of a melted dream,” says director Haidy Kancler in a statement.
Melted dreams produced by Boštjan Virc through Studio Virc in co-production with Flair Film (Austria) and Kinocompany (Finland). The project was supported by Slovenian Film Center and received development support from Creative Europe MEDIA. “Among the other companies that co-financed the project is RTV Slovenia,” Virc told FNE, adding that in 2019 filming was successfully completed at locations in Afghanistan, India, Austria, Finland and Slovenia.
The film is scheduled to be screened in arthouse cinemas that are members Art Cinema Association of Sloveniahowever, the date has not yet been announced.
The global sales agent is the French company CAT&Docs.
Haidy Kancler (1982) graduated from the University of Media and Communication Arts in Maribor. She has worked in various areas of storytelling, in addition to films, she has created TV shows, advertisements, promotional and music videos. The chancellor works as a freelancer.
Production information:
Manufacturer:
Studio Virc (Slovenia)
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Co-producers:
Flair Film (Austria)
Kinocompany (Finland)
Credits:
Director: Haidy Chancellor
Screenwriters: Haidy Kancler, Iza Strehar, Boštjan Virc
DoP: Heini Mäntylä
Editors: Matthias Gugler, Haidy Kancler
Composer: Victor Gangl
Sound designers: Julij Zornik, Samo Jurca