The White Fortress

The White Fortress
Theatrical release poster
Bosnian	Tabija
Directed by	Igor Drljaca
Written by	Igor Drljaca
Produced by	Igor Drljaca Albert Shin Amra Bakšić Čamo Jordan Barker Adis Đapo Borga Dorter
Starring	Pavle Čemerikić Sumeja Dardagan
Cinematography	Erol Zubčević
Edited by	Ajla Odobašić
Music by	Casey Manierka-Quaile
Production companies	TimeLapse Pictures SCCA/pro.ba
Release date	March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01) (Berlin)
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Canada Bosnia and Herzegovina
Languages	Bosnian English

The White Fortress (Bosnian: Tabija) is a 2021 Bosnian-Canadian coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Igor Drljaca.[1]

The film premiered on March 1, 2021 at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[2] Produced by Canada's Timelapse Pictures and Bosnia-Herzegovina's SCCA/pro.baIt, it had its Canadian premiere at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[3] It was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[4]

Plot

Faruk (Pavle Čemerikić), a teenage orphan living with his grandmother in the suburbs of Sarajevo, is drawn into a romance with Mona (Sumeja Dardagan), a member of a wealthy, politically powerful family.[5]

The film's cast also includes Izudin Bajrović, Ermin Bravo, Hasija Borić, Kerim Čutuna and Jasmin Geljo.

Awards

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.[6]

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards	April 10, 2022	Best Actor	Pavle Čemerikić	Nominated	[7]
		Best Original Screenplay	Igor Drljaca	Nominated
Festival du nouveau cinéma	2021	National Competition, Prix de la diffusion Québecor		Honored	[8]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	March 8, 2022	Best Actor in a Canadian Film	Pavle Čemerikić	Nominated	[9]
		Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film	Igor Drljaca	Nominated
		One to Watch	Pavle Čemerikić	Nominated

See also

• List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Bosnian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

1. Davide Abbatescianni, "TVCO Acquires Worldwide Sales to Berlinale Teen Drama ‘The White Fortress’ – EFM". Variety, March 4, 2021.
2. Jared Mobarak, "Berlin Review: The White Fortress Blends Horror and Fairy Tale with a Bittersweet Touch". The Film Stage, March 2, 2021.
3. Charlie Smith, "VIFF 2021: Bosnia and Herzegovina's contradictions resonate in Igor Drljača's The White Fortress". The Georgia Straight, October 6, 2021.
4. "Film "Tabija" reditelja Igora Drljače bh. kandidat za Oskara". Nezavisne. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
5. Saveliev, Alex (3 March 2021). ""The White Fortress"]". Film Threat.
6. Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten films of 2021" Archived 6 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Now, December 6, 2021.
7. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
8. "Le 50e Festival du nouveau cinéma dévoile son palmarès et se poursuit en ligne jusqu’au 31 octobre 2021". CTVM, October 18, 2021.
9. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations". Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2022.

External links

• The White Fortress at IMDb