In Search of Marco Polo
| In Search of Marco Polo | |
|---|---|
TV mini-series | |
| Written by | Miro Branković |
| Directed by | Miro Branković |
| Starring | Miro Branković (Host) Franjo Kuhar (voice of Marco Polo) |
| Country of origin | Croatia |
| Original language | Croatian |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Anto Jurić, Miroslav Rezić |
| Cinematography | Dragan Ruljančić |
| Running time | 50 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | HRT1 |
| Release | February 13 – April 4, 2013 |
In Search of Marco Polo is a Croatian documentary TV miniseries written and directed by Miro Branković.
Synopsis
By filming on the actual locations traversed by Marco Polo, the In Search of Marco Polo TV series brings to life the authenticity of the local peoples from the standpoints of
Il Milione, documenting the peoples, customs and cultures along the way to bring into sharp relief the cultural differences within the Asian
mainland.
Viewers are introduced to their development, becoming familiar with three completely different and, to us, relatively unknown spheres of civilisation and religion—
Oriental
).
Finally, the series explores the sensations of wonder and magic, which have changed little in the seven
centuries
since Marco Polo's time.
Awards
- Winner, Best Croatian Film, Zagreb Tourfilm Festival, 2013[1]
- Winner, Best documentary Film, Zagreb Tourfilm festival 2013[1]
- Winner, Best Cinematography, Zagreb Tourfilm festival 2013[1]
- Discography Award Porin in the category for the Best album of original music for theatre, film and /or TV, Zagreb 2013[2]
- Best Film Winner, Tourfilm festival Karlovy Vary 2013.[3]
- Golden Award Winner in the category of Culture & Traditions, International Tourism Film Festival in Baku 2013[4]
- Best festival film, ITF'CRO-Solin 2013[5]
- Second Award, Art Film Festival Telč 2014.
- Special Mention, East Coast of Europe, Veliko Tarnovo, 2014.
- Award "Silver Winner" in the category "History and Civilisation", Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards 2014 [6]
- Jury Award, for the affirmation of values religious and cultural heritage, Jahorina Film Festival 2014 [7]
- Award for Best film for Television, Documentarts festival, Bucharest 2014[8]
References
- ^ a b c HRT - Tri nagrade serijalu "U potrazi za Markom Polom", retrieved October 8, 2014 (in Croatian)
- ^ www.porin.info – Dobitnici Porina 2013. Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 8, 2014 (in Croatian)
- ^ HRT - "Marko Polo" pobjednik Tourfilm festivala, retrieved October 8, 2014 (in Croatian)
- ^ Baku International Tourism Film Festival Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ HRT - "Marko Polo" ponovno najbolji, retrieved October 8, 2014 (in Croatian)
- ^ Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards - Winners 2014, retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ Mondo.ba: Završen "Jahorina film festival", retrieved October 8, 2014 (in Bosnian)
- ^ Premii IFFEST document.art XXI, 2014 / The Awards of the Document.art XXI, 2014, retrieved October 28, 2014.
External links
- In Search of Marco Polo at IMDb
- HRT o 10. nagradi serijalu u Češkoj (in Croatian)
- HRT o Porinom nagrađenoj glazbi iz serijala (in Croatian)
- Music from the TV series on YouTube
