Tartufferies
by Igor Šterk
Tartuferije, fiction, digital DCP, 1,77:1 (16:9), 25, c
SI, IT, HR
Upcoming
Truffles, the riches of the underworld, have clouded the minds of the villagers of an Istrian
village. When a master truffle hunter catches the biggest specimen in the world, the frenzy of
greed bursts. A story of obsession, and two young people who love each other and of everyone
else who doesn’t.
Igor Šterk directed his first feature film Express, Express in 1997. It received 15 international
awards, including 2 grand-prix for the best feature film (Montpellier, Trieste). The film had successful cinema distribution in Germany and very positive review in Variety. Ljubljana (2002) had an international premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival in the main Tiger Award competition section. The film was sold to Netherlands’ TV station VPRO. Tuning (2005) had a world premiere in the main compet…
Studio Virc is a film & TV production house based in Slovenia, first established in 1992 and making bold steps into the feature and documentary film community since 2009. Success with their two films “Houston, We Have a Problem!” and “A New Home” In 2016 took them firmly into the arena of international co-productions and put them on the map including A-list festivals and the Oscars race.
They have produced a list of feature films, documentaries and TV content, mostly as the delegate producer a…