Private Project

Diving-In (Kopanje)

A man, who caused a tragedy which hurt his and his family's lives, wants only one thing: That the people he cares most about give him one last chance.

  • Simon Intihar
    Director
    Welcome Peter Bossman
  • Simon Intihar
    Writer
    Welcome Peter Bossman
  • Jožica Blatnik
    Producer
    Vučko, Trst je naš, Lov na race
  • Gaber K. Trseglav
    Key Cast
  • Jana Zupančič
    Key Cast
  • Juta Kremžar
    Key Cast
  • Vita Kremžar
    Key Cast
  • Matija Rupel
    Key Cast
  • Dušan Milavec
    Art Director
    No Man's Land, Circus Columbia;
  • Peter Žerovnik
    Sound Designer
    The Class Enemy, Room 408, Garbadge Day
  • Blaž Gracar
    Film Editor
    God's Children (Short)
  • Milan Prebil
    Light Designer
    No Man's Land, Rustling Landscapes, Circus Columbia
  • Blaž Potokar
    Director of Photography
    Garbadge Day, Soba 408
  • Anja Kert
    Costume Design
    Amelia
  • Jan Marin
    Assistant Director
    /
  • Marjan Jelnikar
    Grip
    Circus Columbia, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?, Good to Go
  • Petra Hartman
    Make-up
    The Class Enemy
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Kopanje
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 27, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Slovenia
  • Country of Filming:
    Slovenia
  • Language:
    Slovenian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (HD)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Festival of Mediterranean Film Split
    Split, Croatia
    June 8, 2014
    World Premiere
  • Balkan Film Food Festival
    Pogradec
    Albania
    September 2, 2014
    Albanian Premiere
  • Fuencaliente Rural Film Festival
    Fuencaliente
    Spain
    August 7, 2014
    Best Fuenfiction Film (Best Short Fiction Film)
  • Highway 61 Film Festival - Semifinalist
    Pine City, Minnesota
    United States
  • Cucalorus Film Festival
    Wilmington, North Carolina
    United States
    November 14, 2014
    North American Premiere
  • Festival of European and Mediterranean Film
    Piran
    Slovenia
    October 4, 2014
    Slovenian Premiere
  • Bridge Film Festival
    Mitrovica
    Kosovo
    October 10, 2014
    Kosovo Premiere
  • Novella Showcase
    Michigan, USA
  • International Student Film Festival NEW WAVE
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    January 22, 2015
    Bulgarian Premiere
    Grand Prix
  • International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 26, 2015
    Asian Premiere
  • International Film Festival ZOOM - ZBLIZENIA
    Jelenia Gora
    Poland
    February 20, 2015
    Polish Premiere
  • Boston Independent Film Festival
    Boston, Massachusets (online)
    United States
    February 20, 2015
  • Three Cities Festival and Conference
    Online (USA, Dominican Republic)
  • SEE a Paris
    Paris
    France
    April 15, 2015
    French Premiere
  • Tlanchana Fest
    Metepec
    Mexico
    April 8, 2015
    South American Premiere
  • Alicante Film Festival
    Alicante
    Spain
    May 31, 2015
  • Islantilla Cineforum Film Festival
    Islantilla
    Spain
    July 16, 2015
  • Film Miami Fest
    Miami, Florida
    Uganda
    July 24, 2015
    South American Premiere
  • Pink City International Short Film Festival
    Jaipur
    India
    September 12, 2015
  • Bangalore International Short Film Festival
    Bangalore
    India
    August 30, 2015
    Indian Premiere
  • Festival Alhama Ciudad de Cine
    Alhama de Granada
    Spain
    August 20, 2015
  • altcineAction Online Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    January 24, 2016
    Greek premiere
    Alida Dimitriou Award, Best Editing Award
  • K3 Film Festival
    Villach
    Austria
    September 24, 2016
    Austrian Premiere
  • Girona Film Festival
    Girona
    Spain
    September 30, 2016
  • Sandpoint Film Festival
    Sandpoint, Idaho
    United States
    November 5, 2016
    Northwest American Premiere
  • Early Bird Film Festival
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    November 4, 2016
  • Tirana International Film Festival
    Tirana
    Albania
    November 8, 2016
    Special Screening
  • Divan Film Festival
    Craiova
    Romania
    August 20, 2016
    Romanian Premiere
  • International Short & Independent Film Festival Dhaka
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    December 5, 2016
Director Biography - Simon Intihar

Simon Intihar (18.7.1990, Postojna, Slovenia) graduated in Film and TV directing at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He works on various Film, Video and TV projects. He is also an active musician.

Filmography
-Peter Bossman dobrodošel (Welcome Peter Bossman, 2011), Short Documentary Film, Writer and Director
-Kopanje (Diving-In, 2014), Short Film, Writer and Director
-Nisi pozabil (You Didn't Forget, 2016), Short Film, Writer and Director

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Director Statement

I wanted to explore the complex yet fragile relationship of a once happy family, now torn apart because of a tragedy - which could happen to anyone - that was caused by one of the heads of the family. I wanted to show the thin line between love and mercy, how the parents wish that nothing like this had ever happened. At the same time they cannot look each other straight in the eye and cannot establish a trustworthy relationship. This of course is the reason the father and daughters don't see each other for over a year and at such a young age, the girls experienced this whole trauma for themselves and through the eyes of their devastated mother, which caused total alienation between them. This film chronicles their first day together after the tragedy.