Mila/Marija
by Andrina Mračnikar
Mila/Marija, 2026, fiction, digital DCP, 24, c
SI, AT, GR
Finished
Carinthia, southern Austria, 1943. 19-year-old Mila joins a partisan resistance group
fighting the Nazis from the cover of the forests. Before long, she is in command of her own unit, making decisions about life and death. When she tries to start a new life after the country has been liberated, Mila once again has to confront the question: adaptation or resistance?
Andrina Mračnikar (1981) was born in Hallein, grew up in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and in Carinthia (Austria). She studied History of Art in Vienna and film directing at the AGRFT in Ljubljana. From 2002, she studied Directing and Scriptwriting & Dramaturgy at the Vienna Film Academy with Michael Haneke and Walter Wippersberg. In 2010, she completed both studies with distinction. After winning several awards for her documentaries, her first feature film, Ma Folie, was released in 2015. The film scre…
| Festival | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd Zurich Film Festival |
Award (Audience Award), best film
|
2026 |
Vertigo Ljubljana is a production company based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, established in 1994. The company has extensive experience in international co-productions and has (co)-produced over 50 feature films. A selection of recent titles includes: Pero by Damjan Kozole (documentary, 2023; IFF Rotterdam), The Happiest Man in the World by Teona Mitevska (2022; Venice FF – Orizzonti), Wake Me by Marko Šantić (2022; Black Nights FF - Critic’s Pick), and Small Body by Laura Samani (2021; Cannes FF Cri…