A young man Peter, lives a despertate life with his Mother Mary and her housband Stojan in one village of Serbia. Peter is born in Kosovo from a forbiden love between his Mother Mary and the young Albanian man, but for this he is not aware. Is the period of time when relations between Serbs and Albanians are inimical, exactly is the time of the beginning of war. Peter is forced by his mother and the others to go to war. He intend to escape the war and goes to the West. He is mobilized forcefully in one paramilitary unit in Kosova's war. Peter desert from the Kosovo war after killing his biological father and runs off with Maria. The two fall in love as they flee from both forces and Peter commits suicide when he learns Maria is half-sister.
Runtime:
01:50:00
English subtitle:
Yes
Information for the Audience:
The film ‘Agnus Dei’ is putting upon the idea of myth repetition. The man as an fragile and hurtful human being, always is in a great loss. Even when he loves, when he’s got power or when he is depressed. And even in that time when he wants to escape from the evil, or when he goes straight towards it. Freighting desperately to have the power, ill mannered in action, the man in the permanent behavior fights to dominate upon his mankind, selfish as ever even than when he builds his happiness upon the pain of the others. In reality the man always behaves in his vicious circle of repetition of destiny, the Oedipus in antiquity, or Peter in now days. Maria and Peter, mother and son, two faces of one medallion, two selfish creatures, who in continuity loves the same thing, even though one of them runs away from its destiny whereas the other goes straight towards his fate. Being conquered by love and hate, filled with a kind of demonic energy that goes beyond the reason and to resign oneself to one’s passion that is politically motivated, ethnically or ideologically. In the different social-political phases during the period of transitory or during the war time, Maria and Peter remains unchangeable. Only the shape changes. The package of life. ‘Agnus Dei’ doesn’t pretend to change anything. It only goes easily sliding, full with passion and lyrical through the wild and cruel shapes of life in the dictature of war. Being the witness of the destruction and loss. The disheveled individuality as an essential theory of life and destroyable family as on essential institution of civilization. In this manner, ‘Agnus Dei’ pretends to be transformed in one chronicle history of loss, upon the repetition of myth and the resurrection through the period of ages. So, ‘Agnus Dei’ doesn’t attempt to change the imagination of what has happened. It pretends to tell the story of love and hate in two generations. Of all the sufferings and incapability, the willing for life even then when life appears impossible, of passion for loving and for being loved. For passion of hate and the wickedness till the annihilation. ‘Agnus Dei’ doesn’t accuse, doesn’t prejudice, doesn’t incline, doesn’t have the political attempt or neither philosophical pretending. In fact, it shows life in the permanent war, the life that has taken the dimensions of myth and which is incapable to get out of the labyrinth of providence /not divine/ but human.
1. Best Film of the Festival - London Crystal Palace Film Festival, London 2013
2. Best Feature Film- Cannes Van d’Or - European Film Festival, London 2013
3. Best Drama - Mexico International Film Festival, Rosarito 2013
4. Best Feature Film - Ionian International Film Festival - Ionian, Greece 2013
5. Special Jury Prize - California Film Festival, San Diego 2013
6. Gold Prestige Award - The Prestige Film Festival - Eureka, California 2013
7. Best Foreign Film - London Film Awards, London 2013
8. Best Feature Film - Asia Pacific International Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
9. Platinum Award - Asia Pacific International Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
10. Honorable Mention Award - International Film Awards, Berlin 2013
11. Best Foreign Language Film - Winter Film Festival, New York 2014
12. Award of Merit - The Indie Fest - La Jolla, California 2014
13. Best International Feature - World Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
14. Best Film of the Festival - Salento International Film Festival, Lecce 2014
15. Best Narrative Feature - International Film Competition Festival, Kuala Lumpur 2014
16. Overall Best Film -International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality, Jakarta 14
17. Best Feature Film- International Film Festival for PIE, Jakarta 2014
18. Award of Excellence - International Film Festival for PIE, Jakarta 2014
19. Best Film - Dharamsala Free Spirit Film Festival, Dharamsala 2014
20. Platinum Award - International Movie Award, Jakarta 2014
21. Best Editing - Colorado International Film Festival, Colorado Springs 2014
22. Second Prize – Feature Film - Baghdad International Film Festival, Baghdad 2014
23. Best Feature Film - Filmmaker of the Year Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
24. Platinum Award - Filmmaker of the Year Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
25. Award of Excellence - Accolade Global Film Competition - La Jolla, USA 2014
26. Best Feature Length Film - Back in the Box Competition Film Fest - LA, USA 2014
27. Gold Winner Feature Film - International Independent Film Award , Encino 2015
28. Best Editing - Mostra Internacional de Cinema da Amazônia - Manaus, Brasil 2015
29. Award of Excellence - Canada International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada 2015
30. Best Picture Feature/ SM - Flathead Lake International Cinemafest - Polson Montana
31. Award of Excellence - San Francisco Film Award - San Francisco, USA 2015
32. Best Drama Film – International Euro Film Festival – Marbella, Spain 2015
33. Best Ensemble Cast - Los Angeles Independent Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
34. Special Jury Prize - Dea International Film Festival - Saranda, Albania 2014
35. Audience Award – Prifilmfest - Prishtina, Kosova 2012
36. Best Feature Film Director – Bare Bone International Film Festival – Muskogee, Ok - USA
37. Best Feature Film Director – Cannes Underground Film Festival – Cannes, France 2015
38. Van Gogh Award – Amsterdam Film Festival – Amsterdam, NL 2015
39. Best Cinematography – Montreal CineFest - Montreal, Canada 2015
40. Best Director - Montreal CineFest - Montreal, Canada 2015
41. Best Feature Film - Montreal CineFest - Montreal, Canada 2015
42. Special Jury Prize – L.A. Neo Noir Film Festival – Los Angeles 2015
43. Best International Film – Follow Your Dreams Film Festival – S. Diego 2015
44. Main Prize / Founder’s Award – North Carolina Film Festival – Raleigh, NC 2015
45. Best Screenplay Feature – MAC Film Festival – Manaus, Brazil 2015
46. Best Supporting Actress – Maverick Movie Festival /Awards – Los Angeles 2015
47. Best Feature Film – London Shows International Film Festival – London, UK 2015
48. Best Feature Film – Legends of Hollywood Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
49. Best Director - Legends of Hollywood Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
50. Best Main Actress - Legends of Hollywood Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
51. Best Feature Film – London Show International Film Festival – London, UK 2015
52. Best Foreign Feature – IFA International Film Festival – Beverly Hills, USA 2015
53. Best Cinematography – Hollywood Sky Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
54. Best Feature Film – Hollywood Sky Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
55. Best Main Actress – Delhi International Film Festival – New Delhi, India 2015
56. Life Achievement Award – Toronto World Film Festival – Toronto 2016
57. Best Visual Effects - Atlas &Aires Film Festival – Boston 2016
58. Best Makeup – Atlas & Aires Film Festival – Boston 2016
59. Best Music – North Wales International Film Festival – North Wales 2016
60. Best Director – North Wales International Film Festival – North Wales 2016
61. Best Picture – North Wales International Film Festival – North Wales 2016
62. Sir Edmund Hillary Award - Best Feature – Mountain Film Festival- Sierra Nevada
63. Best Narrative Feature – Barcelona Planet Film Festival – Barcelona, Spain 2016
64. Platinum Award – Fame’us International Film Festival – Hollywood, USA 2016
65. Best Cinematography – Hollywood Verge Film Festival – Burbank, California /2016/
66. Best Feature Film - Hollywood Verge Film Festival – Burbank, California /2016/
67. People Choice Award – Singapore International Film Festival – Singapore /2016/
68. Best Director – Los Angeles World Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA /2016/
69. Best International Film – Reykjavik International Film Festival – Reykjavik /2016/
70. Best International Film - Chautauqua International Film Festival – Jamestown /2016/
71. Best Director - Lake View International Film Festival – Ludhiana, India /2016/
72. Awards of Recognition - Scandinavia International Film Festival – Helsinki /2016/
73. Best International Film – La Rioja International Film Festival - Logroño /2016/
74. Best Screenplay – La Rioja International Film Festival - Logroño, Spain /2016/
75. Best Editing – La Rioja International Film Festival - Logroño, Spain /2016/
76. Owerall Grand jury Award – Hong Kong World Film Festival – Hong Kong /2016/
77. Best Feature Film – International New York Film Festival – New York /2016/
78. Achievement Grand Prix Award – Cinema Grand Prix – Bali /2016/
79. Best Director - Warszawa Indepnedent Film Festival - Warszawa /2017/
80. Best Feature Film - Warszawa Independent Film Festival - Warszawa, Poland /2017/
81. Best Feature Film - Lake View International Film Festival - Ludhiana, India /2017/
82. Best Editing - Indian World Film Festival - Hyderabad, India /2017/2017/
83. Best Film of the Festival - London Cinematic International Film Festival - London, UK /2017/
84. Best Director - European Cinematography Awards - Warszawa, Poland /2017/
85. Best Foreign Film – Real Time International Film Festival – Lagos, Nigeria /2017/
86. Best Director – Illinois Independent Film Festival - Chicago, USA /2017/
87. Best Screenplay – Oniros Film Festival – Rome, Italy /2017/
88. Best Feature Film – Top Indie Film Awards – Los Angeles, USA /2017/
89. Best Feature Film / BST/ – Portugal International Film Fest – Porto /2017/1.
Information for theatres:
AGNUS DEI
1. MOVIE a) Movie title Original: AGNUS DEI English: AGNUS DEI Web: www.agnusdei-film .com
b). Movie genre Feature film: Year of production: 2013 . Length: 111’ minutes - 2316 meters
c). Date of first public projection First screening; January 17, 2013
d). Festivals /in official selection 1. Agnus Dei has been part of more than 120 International Film Festivals across the world.
2. PRODUCTION
a) Name of film producer Producer: Agim Sopi Executive producer: Milazim Salihu
b) Producing company Name: AS Film Production – Prishtina Address: Mirovica str. # 17 – 10 000 Prishtina – Kosovo City: Prishtina Country: Kosovo – Europe Phone: +381 38 245 557 Fax: +381 38 244 234 E-mail: asfilmproduction@gmail.com
3. AUTHORS AND TECHNICIANS
a) Film director Name: Agim Sopi Place and date of birth: Prishtina – Kosovo (23.07.1956) Adress: Mother Teresa str. # 21 – 10 000 Prishtina – Kosovo Phone: +377 44 110 548 Fax: +381 38 244 238 E-mail: agimsopi@yahoo.com
b) Authors b) Author of the original subject: Agim Sopi c) Script-writer: Agim Sopi d) Composer: Mendi Mengjiqi e) Director of photography: Menduh Nushi f) Set designer: Afrim Gora g) Editor: Agron Vula
4. CAST
1. Performer : ASTRIT ALIHAJDARAJ Character: Peter 2. Performer: DAFINA BERISHA Character: Beautiful Maria 3. Performer: ZAKLINA OSTIR Character: Mother Maria 4. Performer: ENVER PETROVCI Character: Commander Vojvoda 5. Performer: ÇUN LAJQI Character: Sergeant Vuk 6. Performer: BISLIM MUÇAJ Character: Din Sokojeva 7. Performer: BLERIM GJOCI Character: Mema 8. Performer: LUMNIE SOPI Character: Mema’s wife
5. TECHNICAL FEATURES
1. Size for the screening movie: 35 mm 1:1,85 (24 images-second) or DCP 2. Sound: Dolby digital
Distributor:
Intellect Pictures
King Street West 100, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M5A 4J3
Primary Contact: Pavel Pankov
Phone: (347)-759-6139
Email: intellectpics@gmail.com
Skype: intellectpictures
A young man Peter, lives a despertate life with his Mother Mary and her housband Stojan in one village of Serbia. Peter is born in Kosovo from a forbiden love between his Mother Mary and the young Albanian man, but for this he is not aware. Is the period of time when relations between Serbs and Albanians are inimical, exactly is the time of the beginning of war. Peter is forced by his mother and the others to go to war. He intend to escape the war and goes to the West. He is mobilized forcefully in one paramilitary unit in Kosova's war. Peter desert from the Kosovo war after killing his biological father and runs off with Maria. The two fall in love as they flee from both forces and Peter commits suicide when he learns Maria is half-sister.
The film ‘Agnus Dei’ is putting upon the idea of myth repetition. The man as an fragile and hurtful human being, always is in a great loss. Even when he loves, when he’s got power or when he is depressed. And even in that time when he wants to escape from the evil, or when he goes straight towards it. Freighting desperately to have the power, ill mannered in action, the man in the permanent behavior fights to dominate upon his mankind, selfish as ever even than when he builds his happiness upon the pain of the others. In reality the man always behaves in his vicious circle of repetition of destiny, the Oedipus in antiquity, or Peter in now days.
Maria and Peter, mother and son, two faces of one medallion, two selfish creatures, who in continuity loves the same thing, even though one of them runs away from its destiny whereas the other goes straight towards his fate. Being conquered by love and hate, filled with a kind of demonic energy that goes beyond the reason and to resign oneself to one’s passion that is politically motivated, ethnically or ideologically. In the different social-political phases during the period of transitory or during the war time, Maria and Peter remains unchangeable. Only the shape changes. The package of life. ‘Agnus Dei’ doesn’t pretend to change anything. It only goes easily sliding, full with passion and lyrical through the wild and cruel shapes of life in the dictature of war. Being the witness of the destruction and loss. The disheveled individuality as an essential theory of life and destroyable family as on essential institution of civilization. In this manner, ‘Agnus Dei’ pretends to be transformed in one chronicle history of loss, upon the repetition of myth and the resurrection through the period of ages.
So, ‘Agnus Dei’ doesn’t attempt to change the imagination of what has happened. It pretends to tell the story of love and hate in two generations. Of all the sufferings and incapability, the willing for life even then when life appears impossible, of passion for loving and for being loved. For passion of hate and the wickedness till the annihilation. ‘Agnus Dei’ doesn’t accuse, doesn’t prejudice, doesn’t incline, doesn’t have the political attempt or neither philosophical pretending. In fact, it shows life in the permanent war, the life that has taken the dimensions of myth and which is incapable to get out of the labyrinth of providence /not divine/ but human.
Categories:
AGNUS DEI (Prizes)
1. Best Film of the Festival - London Crystal Palace Film Festival, London 2013
2. Best Feature Film- Cannes Van d’Or - European Film Festival, London 2013
3. Best Drama - Mexico International Film Festival, Rosarito 2013
4. Best Feature Film - Ionian International Film Festival - Ionian, Greece 2013
5. Special Jury Prize - California Film Festival, San Diego 2013
6. Gold Prestige Award - The Prestige Film Festival - Eureka, California 2013
7. Best Foreign Film - London Film Awards, London 2013
8. Best Feature Film - Asia Pacific International Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
9. Platinum Award - Asia Pacific International Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
10. Honorable Mention Award - International Film Awards, Berlin 2013
11. Best Foreign Language Film - Winter Film Festival, New York 2014
12. Award of Merit - The Indie Fest - La Jolla, California 2014
13. Best International Feature - World Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
14. Best Film of the Festival - Salento International Film Festival, Lecce 2014
15. Best Narrative Feature - International Film Competition Festival, Kuala Lumpur 2014
16. Overall Best Film -International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality, Jakarta 14
17. Best Feature Film- International Film Festival for PIE, Jakarta 2014
18. Award of Excellence - International Film Festival for PIE, Jakarta 2014
19. Best Film - Dharamsala Free Spirit Film Festival, Dharamsala 2014
20. Platinum Award - International Movie Award, Jakarta 2014
21. Best Editing - Colorado International Film Festival, Colorado Springs 2014
22. Second Prize – Feature Film - Baghdad International Film Festival, Baghdad 2014
23. Best Feature Film - Filmmaker of the Year Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
24. Platinum Award - Filmmaker of the Year Film Festival, Jakarta 2014
25. Award of Excellence - Accolade Global Film Competition - La Jolla, USA 2014
26. Best Feature Length Film - Back in the Box Competition Film Fest - LA, USA 2014
27. Gold Winner Feature Film - International Independent Film Award , Encino 2015
28. Best Editing - Mostra Internacional de Cinema da Amazônia - Manaus, Brasil 2015
29. Award of Excellence - Canada International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada 2015
30. Best Picture Feature/ SM - Flathead Lake International Cinemafest - Polson Montana
31. Award of Excellence - San Francisco Film Award - San Francisco, USA 2015
32. Best Drama Film – International Euro Film Festival – Marbella, Spain 2015
33. Best Ensemble Cast - Los Angeles Independent Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
34. Special Jury Prize - Dea International Film Festival - Saranda, Albania 2014
35. Audience Award – Prifilmfest - Prishtina, Kosova 2012
36. Best Feature Film Director – Bare Bone International Film Festival – Muskogee, Ok - USA
37. Best Feature Film Director – Cannes Underground Film Festival – Cannes, France 2015
38. Van Gogh Award – Amsterdam Film Festival – Amsterdam, NL 2015
39. Best Cinematography – Montreal CineFest - Montreal, Canada 2015
40. Best Director - Montreal CineFest - Montreal, Canada 2015
41. Best Feature Film - Montreal CineFest - Montreal, Canada 2015
42. Special Jury Prize – L.A. Neo Noir Film Festival – Los Angeles 2015
43. Best International Film – Follow Your Dreams Film Festival – S. Diego 2015
44. Main Prize / Founder’s Award – North Carolina Film Festival – Raleigh, NC 2015
45. Best Screenplay Feature – MAC Film Festival – Manaus, Brazil 2015
46. Best Supporting Actress – Maverick Movie Festival /Awards – Los Angeles 2015
47. Best Feature Film – London Shows International Film Festival – London, UK 2015
48. Best Feature Film – Legends of Hollywood Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
49. Best Director - Legends of Hollywood Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
50. Best Main Actress - Legends of Hollywood Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
51. Best Feature Film – London Show International Film Festival – London, UK 2015
52. Best Foreign Feature – IFA International Film Festival – Beverly Hills, USA 2015
53. Best Cinematography – Hollywood Sky Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
54. Best Feature Film – Hollywood Sky Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA 2015
55. Best Main Actress – Delhi International Film Festival – New Delhi, India 2015
56. Life Achievement Award – Toronto World Film Festival – Toronto 2016
57. Best Visual Effects - Atlas &Aires Film Festival – Boston 2016
58. Best Makeup – Atlas & Aires Film Festival – Boston 2016
59. Best Music – North Wales International Film Festival – North Wales 2016
60. Best Director – North Wales International Film Festival – North Wales 2016
61. Best Picture – North Wales International Film Festival – North Wales 2016
62. Sir Edmund Hillary Award - Best Feature – Mountain Film Festival- Sierra Nevada
63. Best Narrative Feature – Barcelona Planet Film Festival – Barcelona, Spain 2016
64. Platinum Award – Fame’us International Film Festival – Hollywood, USA 2016
65. Best Cinematography – Hollywood Verge Film Festival – Burbank, California /2016/
66. Best Feature Film - Hollywood Verge Film Festival – Burbank, California /2016/
67. People Choice Award – Singapore International Film Festival – Singapore /2016/
68. Best Director – Los Angeles World Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA /2016/
69. Best International Film – Reykjavik International Film Festival – Reykjavik /2016/
70. Best International Film - Chautauqua International Film Festival – Jamestown /2016/
71. Best Director - Lake View International Film Festival – Ludhiana, India /2016/
72. Awards of Recognition - Scandinavia International Film Festival – Helsinki /2016/
73. Best International Film – La Rioja International Film Festival - Logroño /2016/
74. Best Screenplay – La Rioja International Film Festival - Logroño, Spain /2016/
75. Best Editing – La Rioja International Film Festival - Logroño, Spain /2016/
76. Owerall Grand jury Award – Hong Kong World Film Festival – Hong Kong /2016/
77. Best Feature Film – International New York Film Festival – New York /2016/
78. Achievement Grand Prix Award – Cinema Grand Prix – Bali /2016/
79. Best Director - Warszawa Indepnedent Film Festival - Warszawa /2017/
80. Best Feature Film - Warszawa Independent Film Festival - Warszawa, Poland /2017/
81. Best Feature Film - Lake View International Film Festival - Ludhiana, India /2017/
82. Best Editing - Indian World Film Festival - Hyderabad, India /2017/2017/
83. Best Film of the Festival - London Cinematic International Film Festival - London, UK /2017/
84. Best Director - European Cinematography Awards - Warszawa, Poland /2017/
85. Best Foreign Film – Real Time International Film Festival – Lagos, Nigeria /2017/
86. Best Director – Illinois Independent Film Festival - Chicago, USA /2017/
87. Best Screenplay – Oniros Film Festival – Rome, Italy /2017/
88. Best Feature Film – Top Indie Film Awards – Los Angeles, USA /2017/
89. Best Feature Film / BST/ – Portugal International Film Fest – Porto /2017/1.
AGNUS DEI
1. MOVIE
a) Movie title
Original: AGNUS DEI English: AGNUS DEI Web: www.agnusdei-film .com
b). Movie genre
Feature film: Year of production: 2013 . Length: 111’ minutes - 2316 meters
c). Date of first public projection
First screening; January 17, 2013
d). Festivals /in official selection
1. Agnus Dei has been part of more than 120 International Film Festivals across the world.
2. PRODUCTION
a) Name of film producer
Producer: Agim Sopi Executive producer: Milazim Salihu
b) Producing company
Name: AS Film Production – Prishtina
Address: Mirovica str. # 17 – 10 000 Prishtina – Kosovo
City: Prishtina Country: Kosovo – Europe
Phone: +381 38 245 557 Fax: +381 38 244 234 E-mail: asfilmproduction@gmail.com
3. AUTHORS AND TECHNICIANS
a) Film director
Name: Agim Sopi
Place and date of birth: Prishtina – Kosovo (23.07.1956)
Adress: Mother Teresa str. # 21 – 10 000 Prishtina – Kosovo
Phone: +377 44 110 548 Fax: +381 38 244 238 E-mail: agimsopi@yahoo.com
b) Authors
b) Author of the original subject: Agim Sopi
c) Script-writer: Agim Sopi
d) Composer: Mendi Mengjiqi
e) Director of photography: Menduh Nushi
f) Set designer: Afrim Gora
g) Editor: Agron Vula
4. CAST
1. Performer : ASTRIT ALIHAJDARAJ Character: Peter
2. Performer: DAFINA BERISHA Character: Beautiful Maria
3. Performer: ZAKLINA OSTIR Character: Mother Maria
4. Performer: ENVER PETROVCI Character: Commander Vojvoda
5. Performer: ÇUN LAJQI Character: Sergeant Vuk
6. Performer: BISLIM MUÇAJ Character: Din Sokojeva
7. Performer: BLERIM GJOCI Character: Mema
8. Performer: LUMNIE SOPI Character: Mema’s wife
5. TECHNICAL FEATURES
1. Size for the screening movie: 35 mm 1:1,85 (24 images-second) or DCP
2. Sound: Dolby digital
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