The Diary of Diana B.

The Diary of Diana B.
The Diary of Diana B.
Directed by	Dana Budisavljević
Screenplay by	Dana Budisavljević
Produced by	Hulahop, December film, This and That productions
Starring	Alma Prica ; Biserka Ipša [hr] ; Igor Samobor ; Mirjana Karanović
Music by	Alan Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
Release date	18 July 2019 (PFF);
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
Languages	Croatian, German

The Diary of Diana B. (Croatian: Dnevnik Diane Budisavljević) is a 2019 biographical film directed by Dana Budisavljević.^[1] The film tells the story of the aid operation of humanitarian Diana Budisavljević for the rescue of more than 10,000 - mainly Orthodox Christian Serbs - children from concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia during WWII. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Pula Film Festival. It won four Golden Arenas, including the Big Golden Arena for Best Film.^[2]

Cast

Alma Prica - Diana Budisavljević
Biserka Ipša [hr] - Ivanka Džakula
Igor Samobor [sl] - Julije Budisavljević
Ermin Bravo – Kamilo Bresler
Areta Ćurković – Dragica Habazin
Mirjana Karanović – Mira Kušević
Vilim Matula - narednik Hecker
Krešimir Mikić - Robert Stein
Krunoslav Šarić - Đuro Vukosavljević
Tihomir Stanić - Marko Vidaković
Livio Badurina - Alojzije Stepinac
Boris Ostan - Gustav von Koczian
Barbara Prpić - Lydia Alexandra von Koczian
Urša Raukar - tailor

Production

In June 2017, the European co-production fund Eurimages granted 160,000 EUR in support for the Croatian-Slovenian-Serbian co-production The DB Campaign (working title Diana's List) by Dana Budisavljević.^[3]

The feature film was retitled The Diary of Diana B.^[4] and its world premiere was at the Pula Film Festival on 18 July 2019.^[5]

Reception

The film was awarded with the Grand Golden Arena for Best Festival Film, Golden Arena for best Director, Golden Arena for Editing, Golden Arena for Best Music, Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award and recognition for Best Croatian Feature Film ^[6]

References

^ "The Diary of Diana B". Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
^ Stojiljković, Marko (23 July 2019). "The Diary of Diana B. triumphs at Pula". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
^ "Croatian co-production The DB Campaign by Dana Budisavljević is granted support from Eurimages". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ "Hulahop - The Diary of Diana B." Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ "The Diary of Diana B - Pula Film Festival". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Awards of the 66th Pula Film Festival". Retrieved 20 July 2019.

External links

The Diary of Diana B. at IMDb

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[1] "The Diary of Diana B". Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

[2] Stojiljković, Marko (23 July 2019). "The Diary of Diana B. triumphs at Pula". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

[The_DB_Campaign-3] "Croatian co-production The DB Campaign by Dana Budisavljević is granted support from Eurimages". Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[Hulahop_-_The_Diary_of_Diana_B.-4] "Hulahop - The Diary of Diana B." Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[The_Diary_of_Diana_B-5] "The Diary of Diana B - Pula Film Festival". Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[Awards_of_the_66th_Pula_Film_Festival-6] "Awards of the 66th Pula Film Festival". Retrieved 20 July 2019.

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v t e Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia
Background	Demographics of Croatia Serbs of Croatia Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbs in Vojvodina
Prelude	Anti-Serb sentiment Nazi racial policy Invasion of Yugoslavia Ustaše Ustaše Militia The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia Greater Croatia Croatisation Persecution of Eastern Orthodox Christians Catholic clergy involvement with the Ustaše Croatian Orthodox Church
Concentration camps	Jasenovac list of prisoners Stara Gradiška Đakovo Sisak Gospić Jadovno Lepoglava Danica Lobor Kerestinec Jastrebarsko Slana Kruščica Sajmište Gornja Rijeka
Massacres	Banski Grabovac Banja Luka Garavice Glina Rašića Gaj Gudovac Blagaj Voćin Prebilovci Gacko Pridvorica Ivanci Voćin Sarajevo (Villa Luburić) Kozara Syrmia
Perpetrators	Ante Pavelić Mile Budak Julije Makanec Nikola Mandić Ademaga Mešić Džafer Kulenović Andrija Artuković Mladen Lorković Slavko Kvaternik Antun Najžer Petar Brzica Miroslav Filipović Vjekoslav Luburić Ivica Matković Ljubo Miloš Ante Vrban Ivo Rojnica Dinko Šakić Dido Kvaternik Jure Francetić Alija Šuljak Viktor Gutić Miroslav Matijević
Notable victims	Jovo Bećir Špiro Bocarić Đorđe Bogić Milan Butozan Nada Dimić Branko Dobrosavljević Vukašin Mandrapa Muhamed Mehmedbašić Rafailo Momčilović Platon of Banja Luka Sava Šumanović Sava Trlajić Dositej Vasić Petar Zimonjić
Armed resistance	Đurđevdan uprising Eastern Herzegovina uprising Drvar uprising Srb uprising
Humanitarianism	Diana Budisavljević
Trials	Trial of Mile Budak Operation Gvardijan Trial of Aloysius Stepinac
Bibliography	The Yugoslav Auschwitz and the Vatican Encyclopedia of Genocide The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930–1965 Hitler–Beneš–Tito Viktor Novak Jozo Tomasevich Smilja Avramov Enver Redžić Antun Miletić Vasilije Krestić Mark Biondich Rory Yeomans Paul Mojzes Veljko Đurić Mišina Dejan Jović Hrvoje Klasić Serbian historiography
Cultural depictions	Eagles Fly Early (book, film) Black Birds The End of the War The Dagger The Diary of Diana B. Dara of Jasenovac Zaveštanje
Aftermath	Bleiburg repatriations Stone Flower Terrorism in Yugoslavia
Denial	Jasenovac – istina Far-right politics in Croatia