Contrada

Matija Debeljuh201211:07

Contrada is an experimental video collaboration with the contemporary dancer Roberta Milevoj. It attempts to connect the elements of dance and movement in a natural forest environment. The camera records a new interpretation of the body, where the focus is on the human being and his relationship with the environment – on the individual confronting the natural world. Here, through the art of dance, the need for non-linear stories is expressed. It has its roots in nature, from which the choreography draws its inspiration, and ultimately finds a new form of expression through dance.

Matija Debeljuh

Matija Debeljuh was born on the 14th of April 1980 in Pula / Croatia. In December 2004 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Split / section Design of Visual Communications – Video Art in the class of prof. Vlado Zrnić. Matija represent Croatian video at the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean 2003. Matija has exibithed in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Pula, Rijeka, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Skopje, Turin, Trieste, Athens, Vilnius, New Yorku, Brussels… With several national and international workshops we should also abstract the participation of the Sarajevo Talent Campus, Sarajevo City of Film and the Berlinale Talent Campus. Experimental films and video works of Matija Debeljuh screened at international festivals where they have won significant awards.

Short filmography: K51, La cantina di ferro, Obsession, Contrada, Steel City, Scaffold

Director: Matija Debeljuh

Cast: Roberta Milevoj

Producer: Matija Debeljuh

Sound editing: Matija Debeljuh, Tamara Obrovac

Editing: Matija Debeljuh

Director of Photography: Matija Debeljuh

Screenplay: Roberta Milevoj, Matija Debeljuh

Music: Tamara Obrovac

Festivals and awards:
2013. Best Music (Tamara Obrovac) – Days of Croatian Film