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…
Projekt je bil razvit na rezidenčnih bivanjih Cinéfondation v Parizu in Moulin d’Andé v Normandiji ter na delavnici Torino Film Lab.
| Festival | Award | Year |
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Paper Plane (Association Award), best screenplay
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2026 | |
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Štigličev Pogled Award (Association Award), best directing
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2026 | |
| 36th Tromsø International Film Festival |
Faith in Film Award (Jury Award), for spiritual reflection
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2026 |
| 17th Les Arcs Film Festival |
Grand Prix (Jury Award), -------
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2025 |
| 18. CinEast |
Award (Jury of Critics Award), best film
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2025 |
| 18th LIFFE - Leskovac International Festival of Film Directing |
Special Mention (Jury Award), best performance
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2025 |
| 24th Transilvania International Film Festival |
Award (Young jury), best film (Youth)
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2025 |
| 24th Tribeca Festival |
Award (Jury Award), best cinematography (Feature Length, Fiction, International)
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2025 |
| 28th Festival of Slovenian Film |
Slovenian Film Publicists FIPRESCI Award (Jury of Critics Award), best film (Feature Length)
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2025 |
| 28th Festival of Slovenian Film |
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best supporting role (Male)
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best leading role (Woman)
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best film (Feature Length)
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best sound design
Vesna Award (Jury Award), best supporting role (Woman)
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2025 |
| 38th Montenegro Film Festival |
FEDEORA Recognition Award (Jury of Critics Award), best film
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2025 |
| 56th International FIlm Festival of India |
Silver Peacock (Jury Award), best performance
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2025 |
| 72nd Pula Film Festival |
Golden Arena (Jury Award), best editing (Minority co-production)
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2025 |
| 75th Berlinale |
FIPRESCI Award (Jury of Critics Award), best film (First Feature)
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2025 |
| 15th Les Arcs Film Festival |
Titra Film Award (Tradercraft Award), best film
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2023 |
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