Tartufferies
by Igor Šterk
Tartuferije, fiction, digital DCP, 1,77:1 (16:9), 25, c
SI, IT, HR
In progress
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 ever, 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 is a celebrated Slovenian filmmaker whose work has screened and won awards at major international festivals, from Montpellier and Trieste to Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary and Venice. From Express to 9:06 and Lunatic, his films have established him as a distinctive, internationally recognised directing voice.
Zgodba je sicer postavljena v Istro, vendar jo razumem kot alegorijo – tartufi so lahko karkoli: moč, denar, vpliv. Skozi prizmo komedije raziskujemo, kaj se zgodi, ko posameznik pride do nečesa izjemnega, in kako se na to odzove skupnost.
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…