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The Spring of Life

THE SPRING OF LIFE is an ironic comedy film about adolescence and student life, which looks back on the years when chemical and biological processes were intense and young people needed affirmation.
We are watching a generational story, a double division and two friends who live in the center of Zagreb and are going through a search for identity and love as well as the need to acquire knowledge. Boys are not afraid of the system's limits: they allow themselves to go outside the framework of social norms to gain all the experiences they could possibly gain in years.

  • Borna Armanini
    Director
  • Borna Armanini
    Writer
  • Luka Rukavina
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Croatia
  • Country of Filming:
    Croatia
  • Language:
    Croatian
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Miami Independent film festival 2016
    Miami,
    United States
    July 18, 2016
    North American premiere
  • Hackney Attic Film Festival 2016
    London
    United Kingdom
    August 15, 2017
    UK Premiere
  • Los Angleles Cinfest 2106
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 11, 2016
    Semi-finalist
  • Cutting edge film festival 2017
    Cutting edge film festival
    United States
    January 10, 2017
  • Great Lakes film frestival 2107

    United States
    December 14, 2016
  • NICA IFF of the World
    Nica
    France
    May 18, 2017
    European premiere
    Best foregin short film
  • Phoenix short film festival 2021
    Toronto
    Best narrative short
  • WFF Houston 2018
    Houston
    United States
    Platinum Remi Award
  • Indian Peacock Film Festival
    New Delhi
    India
    Official Selection
  • IFF Berlin 2018
    Berlin
    Germany
    Best supporting actor
  • Cutting edge film festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Official selection
  • Star film festival
    Sisak
    Croatia
    Award of the audience
  • Mostra del Cinema di Taranto
    Taranto
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • Encarsine film festival

    Spain
    Official selection
  • Moviepro film festival

    United States
    Official selection
  • Amarcord Film festival

    Italy
    Guest invitation
  • Clermont Ferrandt

    France
    Guest invitation
  • Tokyo International Short film festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    April 20, 2021
    Finalist
  • Roma Short Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    Honorable mention
  • Great Lakes Film Festival

    United States
    Official selection
  • Onykyo Film Festival
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    Finalist
  • Fantastic Festival of Los Angleles, 2021.
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Award winner
Distribution Information
  • Binocular production
    Country: Croatia
    Rights: All Rights
  • Shorts Tv, UK
    Distributor
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: Video on Demand
Director Biography - Borna Armanini

Finished Academy of Drama Arts Zagreb, as theatre director in 2002.
Master of Arts program at the Academy for Theatre, radio, film, and Television in Ljubljana 2012. Producer in theatre, with 30 professional performances in theatre. Comedy specialist.
Sci-fi lover. At he moment has three films, two shorts, and a feature documentary.

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Director Statement

This is my first movie :)