The Family by Rok Biček wins at Semaine de la Critique in Locarno

A part of the 70th Locarno Film Festival

14. avgust 2017 ob 19.15 • Locarno - MMC RTV SLO

"Without resorting to allusions or condemnations, the film observes the inner workings of a Slovenian family. In an era of bold propaganda, the family is presented in a way that leaves the final judgement to the audience. The same is true for judgements about the social conditions in our neighboring European countries and the concept of security, which functions as an extended family in difficult times."

These words were written for the presentation of the award at the Locarno Semaine de la Critique for the film The Family, directed by Rok Biček. The feature, from the director best known for Class Enemy, condenses ten years in the life of the protagonist, named Matej, and the people around him into less than two hours.

The observational documentary had its world premiere at the 70th Locarno Film Festival, and it won over the jury in the Semaine de la Critique section, wining the top honor and 8000 Swiss francs. Just seven films are included in Semaine de la Critique, which makes the award an even bigger honor, wrote the Slovenian Film Center. SFC provided the financial backing for the film along with the Austrian Film

Institute, making the project the first Austro-Slovenian coproduction in the past twenty years.
The documentary was a production of Cvinger Film and the Public Fund for Cultural Activities; it was coproduced by RTV Slovenia.

P. G., translated by J. B.