# Vukovar Film Festival

The Vukovar Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2007 and held in the town of Vukovar, Croatia. It usually takes place over five or six days in late August.

## Overview

Festival is dedicated to films made in Danube region and neighbouring countries – Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Moldavia, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine. It was founded by Igor Rakonić. Screenings were usually held on a barge located in Danube river, but from 8th edition moved to newly opened CineStar movie theater and several other locations in the town. Some screenings are also held in Vinkovci and Valpovo.

## Awards

The main award at the festival is called Zlatni šlep (English: The Golden Barge).
In 2014, an award for lifetime achievement was introduced, given to notable filmmakers. Its first recipient was Mustafa Nadarević.

## Award winners
### Golden Barge Award for Best Feature Film

| Year | Film | Original title | Director | Nationality of Director |
| 002008 (2nd) | Adventurers | Kalandorok | Béla Paczolay | Hungary |
| 002009 (3rd) | Police, Adjective | Polițist, Adjectiv | Corneliu Porumboiu | Romania |
| 002010 (4th) | Honey | Bal | Semih Kaplanoğlu | Turkey |
| 002011 (5th) | Kotlovina | Kotlovina | Tomislav Radić | Croatia |
| 002012 (6th) | Beyond the Hills | După dealuri | Cristian Mungiu | Romania |
| 002013 (7th) | Child's Pose | Poziția copilului | Călin Peter Netzer | Romania |
| 002014 (8th) | Number 55 | Broj 55 | Kristijan Milić | Croatia |
| 002015 (9th) | Bravo! | Aferim! | Radu Jude | Romania |
| 002016 (10th) | Graduation | Bacalaureat | Cristian Mungiu | Romania |
| 002017 (11th) | In the Fade | Aus dem Nichts | Fatih Akin | Germany |
| 002018 (12th) | I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians | Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari | Radu Jude | Romania |
| 002019 (13th) | System Crasher | Systemsprenger | Nora Fingscheidt | Germany |
| 002022 (16th) | Wild Roots | Külön falka | Hajni Kis | Hungary |

### Golden Barge Award for Best Short Film

| Year | Film | Original title | Director | Nationality of Director |
| 002008 (2nd) | In the Morning | Dimineata | Radu Jude | Romania |
| 002009 (3rd) | Party | Tulum | Dalibor Matanić | Croatia |
| 002010 (4th) | Yellow Moon | Žuti mjesec | Zvonimir Jurić | Croatia |
| 002011 (5th) | Silent River | Apele tac | Anca Miruna Lazarescu | Romania |
| 002012 (6th) | Armadingen | Armadingen | Philipp Käßbohrer | Germany |
| 002013 (7th) | The Swing of the Coffin Maker | Die Schaukel des Sargmachers | Elmar Imanov | Azerbaijan |
| 002014 (8th) | My Guide | Újratervezés | Barnabás Tóth | Hungary |
| 002015 (9th) | Art | Arta | Adrian Sitaru | Romania |
| 002016 (10th) | Everything Will Be Okay | Alles wird gut | Patrick Vollrath | Germany |
| 002017 (11th) | A Night in Tokoriki | O noapte in Tokoriki | Roxana Stroe | Romania |
| 002018 (12th) | Lacrimosa | Lacrimosa | Tanja Mairitsch | Austria |
| 002019 (13th) | Chuchotage | Susotázs | Barnabás Tóth | Hungary |
| 002022 (16th) | Branka | Branka | Ákos Kovács | Hungary |

### Golden Barge Award for Best Documentary Film

| Year | Film | Original title | Director | Nationality of Director |
| 002008 (2nd) | Don't Get Me Wrong | Nu te supara, dar... | Adina Pintilie | Romania |
| 002009 (3rd) | Let's Make Money | Let's Make Money | Erwin Wagenhofer | Austria |
| 002010 (4th) | The Children of the Commune | Die Kinder vom Friedrichshof | Juliane Großheim | Germany |
| 002011 (5th) | Nesvatbov | Nesvatbov | Erika Hníková | Czech Republic |
| 002012 (6th) | The King | Kralj | Dejan Aćimović | Croatia |
| 002013 (7th) | Married to the Swiss Franc | U braku sa švicarcem | Arsen Oremović | Croatia |
| 002014 (8th) | Overdose: Run for a Dream | Overdose: Vágta egy álomért | Gábor Ferenczi | Hungary |
| 002015 (9th) | Toto and His Sisters | Toto şi surorile lui | Alexander Nanau | Romania |
| 002016 (10th) | Outside | Himmelverbot | Andrei Schwartz | Romania |
| 002017 (11th) | The Promise | Das Versprechen | Marcus Vetter & Karin Steinberger | Germany |
| 002018 (12th) | Jam Session | Jam Session | Borislav Kolev | Bulgaria |
| 002019 (13th) | Kalin and the Jail Team | Калин и отбора на затвора | Petko Gyulchev | Bulgaria |
| 002022 (16th) | An Impossible Project | An Impossible Project | Jens Meurer | Germany |