Tiny Trembling Bird
by Maja Križnik
Drobna ptica, fiction, digital DCP, c
SI, IT
In progress
Drawn back into her fractured family, Ema's childhood voice resurfaces on an old cassette, guiding her through memory, grief, and an unexpected sense of belonging.
Maja Križnik (1986) first graduated in Comparative Literature and Philosophy; later, also in Film Directing, in Ljubljana. Her graduation film, Little Fish (2016), won the Vesna Award. She co-wrote Tales from the Magic Garden (EFA 2026 nominee) and a few animated short films. Tiny Trembling Bird is her first feature.
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…