'Naked Island' Wins at Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival

The 17th edition of Ljubljana Documentary Film festival took place 10-17 March 2015 at Cankarjev dom. The documentary film Naked Island, written and directed by Tiha K. Gudac was shown in the main competition and won the main festival award.

The central competition, in collaboration with Amnesty International Slovenia, includes documentary films focusing on human rights. Every year five or six titles competes for the Amnesty International Award. They are judged by a three-member jury, this year consisting of writer and director Goran Vojnović, founder of Ljubljana International Film Festival and Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival Jelka Streger, and activist Majid Hussain.

The Amnesty International Award in Ljubljana is the fifth recognition garnered by the film in which director Tiha K. Gudac faces the painful family past. Naked Island had also won the Heart of Sarajevo for best documentary film at Sarajevo Film Festival, CEI Award at Trieste International Film festival and special mentions at Zagreb Film Festival and Sofia International Film Festival.