Little Trouble Girls
by Urška Djukić
Kaj ti je deklica, 2025, fiction, digital DCP, 1,5:1 (3:2), 24, c, 89 min
SI, IT, HR, RS
Finished
Introverted 16-year-old Lucia joins her Catholic school's all-girls choir, where she befriends Ana-Maria, a popular and flirty third-year student. But when the choir travels to a countryside convent for a weekend of intensive rehearsals, Lucia’s interest in a dark-eyed restoration worker tests her friendship with Ana-Maria and the other girls. Navigating the unfamiliar surroundings and her budding sexuality, Lucia begins to question her belief and her values as new urges arise, disrupting the choir’s harmony.
Urška Djukić’s most recent short film Granny’s Sexual Life has won over 50 awards, including the European Film Academy Award for Best Short Film in 2022 and the 2023 Cesar Award for Best Animated Short Film. Previous short films by Djukić also include The Right One, part of the omnibus film SEE Factory Sarajevo mon amour that premiered at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2019. In 2019, Djukić participated in the 39thedition of the Cannes Cinéfondation Residency, where she developed Little Tro…
Paper Plane best screenplay (Directors Guild of Slovenia, 2026)
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Štigličev Pogled Award best directing (Directors Guild of Slovenia, 2026)
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Faith in Film Award for spiritual reflection (Tromsø International Film Festival, 2026)
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Award best film (Džada Film Fest, 2025)
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Grand Prix ------- (Les Arcs Film Festival, 2025)
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Award best film (CinEast - Central and Eastern European Film Festival, 2025)
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Award best film (Juniorfest, 2025)
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Special Mention best performance (LIFFE - Leskovac International Festival of Film Directing, 2025)
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2 Award awards (1st Adriatic Film Awards, 2025)
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Award best film (Transilvania International Film Festival, 2025)
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Award best cinematography (Tribeca Festival, 2025)
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Slovenian Film Publicists FIPRESCI Award best film (Festival of Slovenian Film, 2025)
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5 Vesna Award awards (28th Festival of Slovenian Film, 2025)
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FEDEORA Recognition Award best film (Montenegro Film Festival, 2025)
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2 Award awards (3rd Across the Lake Film Festival, 2025)
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GWFF Award best film (Jerusalem Film Festival, 2025)
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Silver Peacock best performance (IFFI - International FIlm Festival of India, 2025)
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Special Mention ------- (KRAFFT - Kranj Actors Film Festival, 2025)
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Golden Arena best editing (Pula Film Festival, 2025)
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FIPRESCI Award best film (FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics, 2025)
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Titra Film Award best film (Les Arcs Film Festival, 2023)
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