Fantasy
by Kukla
Fantasy, 2025, fiction, digital DCP, 1,5:1 (3:2), 24, c, 98 min
SI, MK
Finished
Sina, Mihrije and Jasna are best friends in their early twenties. Their boyish lifestyles often lead them into conflicts with neighbourhood boys who perceive them as a threat. A young transgender woman called Fantasy catches their attention. Fantasy slowly mesmerises the girls and their paths take different directions. Despite her strong opinions against romantic relationships, Sina becomes romantically entangled. Jasna, who lives with her frustrated mother, decides to take a job on a cruise ship in France. Mihrije runs away with Fantasy to Macedonia to avoid an arranged marriage. Her feelings for Fantasy become more and more intense. After their return to Slovenia, all girls realise they’v…
Kukla is a film director and musician. In 2014, she graduated from the film academy in Ljubljana. In the past years, she has been mostly directing music videos, which have reached over 100 million views. Her last short film Sestre (Sisters) has won Grand Prix International at Clermont Ferrand Film Festival 2021. Fantasy is her first feature film.
The film explores the reawakening of the long silenced female gaze, inviting women to see themselves through their own lens rather than through external expectations.
| Festival | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
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Štigličev Pogled Award (Association Award), best directing
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2026 | |
| 37th Trieste Film Festival |
Trieste Award (Jury Award), best film
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2026 |
| 37th Trieste Film Festival |
nagrada Cineuropa (Tradercraft Award), best film
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2026 |
| 28th Festival of Slovenian Film |
Vesna Award (Jury Award), special achievement award
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best production design
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best music/score
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best make-up
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best costume design
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2025 |
| 31st Sarajevo Film Festival |
The Heart of Sarajevo (Jury Award), best performance (Woman)
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2025 |
December is a Ljubljana-based production company founded in 2013 by Vlado Bulajić and Lija Pogačnik (EAVE, EFA, FPS). With debut features Inventory (dir. Darko Sinko, 2021, San Sebastián) and Bitch, a Derogatory Term for a Woman (dir. Tijana Zinajić, 2021, Valencia) December established its presence internationally. The company later produced documentaries 2017 (dir. Goran Vojnović, 2022) and The Last Cowboy (dir. Tadej Čater, 2024, Sarajevo), and a debut feature Fantasy (dir. Kukla, 2025, Loca…