With enormous joy and pride we announce that the 8th Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival, taking place from the 16th to the 21st of July in Ljutomer, Slovenia, will be visited by director, scriptwriter and playwright Goran Marković who will receive this year's honorary Vicious Old Cat award for lifetime achievement. His films such as Tito and Me, Deja Vu, Variola Vera, The Meeting Point and National Class have achieved a cult status and became a part of popular culture in the ex-Yu region while also reaching wider European audience. His varied body of work features numerous different genres (including fantasy and horror, of course) which are often intertwined, while his style ranges from stripped down documentary approach to intricate visual wizardry. All of his films carry a strong social commentary, subtly delivered through frequently humorous stories of maladjusted individuals who are just a part of a dysfunctional, disintegrating society, and tackle sensitive issues such as juvenile delinquency (Special Education), social differences in a »classless« society (National Class, Deja Vu), crisis and collapse of the system (Variola Vera, The Meeting Point) and corruption (Taiwan Canasta).
Our guest of honour will be solemnly given his award at the closing ceremony of Grossmann 2012. He will also address our audience at a special Master Class while our retrospective section will feature a special selection of his films.

More details about this year's Grossmann Festival at the link below:
http://grossmann.si/home