The performance “Oh la la” won the Grand Prix award

The expert jury of the 4th International Festival of Puppetry in Mostar – FLUM 2024, held in Mostar from September 21 to 25, 2024, consisting of David Zuazola (president), Jelena Stojanović Patrnogić (member) and Ronald Panza (member) awarded the following performances:

GRAND PRIX FESTIVAL “Golden Firefly” is awarded to the play
“OH LA LA” – Rijeka City Puppet Theatre, Ljubljana Children’s House of Art, Collective Ma-Thea Center for Children’s Creativity, Tinqueux

Jury reasoning:
The poetic expression of each segment in the play and the beauty of simple things evoke the most beautiful feelings in the magical space of the play.

The award for BEST DIRECTION is awarded
Mateji Bizjak Petit for the play “OH LA LA” – City Puppet Theater Rijeka, Children’s House of Art Ljubljana, Collective Ma-Thea Center for Children’s Creativity, Tinqueux

Jury reasoning:
The director of the play, Meteja Bizjak, sophisticatedly builds the play through a journey where we come across very delicate different feelings that at selected moments give the play a special rhythm.

The award for the BEST DRAMATURGY is awarded
Mateji Bizjak Petit for the play “OH LA LA” – City Puppet Theater Rijeka, Children’s House of Art Ljubljana, Collective Ma-Thea Center for Children’s Creativity, Tinqueux

Jury reasoning:
The performance, in a very poetic way, indicates the necessity of understanding children’s thinking and their feelings, boldly creating avant-garde theater intended for the youngest.

The award for the BEST SCENEGRAPHY is awarded to:
Larisa Kazić for the play “Harms is to blame for everything” by Teatro Matita from Ljubljana

Jury reasoning:
The delicacy of the scenography and the possibilities it provides provide an inventive creative space for puppetry expression.

The award for BEST COSTUME is awarded to:
To Silka Veličkova for the play “The Little Mermaid” by the Children’s Theater of the Republic of Srpska from Banja Luka

Jury reasoning:
A colorful costume breaks the reign of a tense story and brings happiness to the conflicting kingdoms of sea and land.

The award for BEST ACTOR is awarded
To Matija Solce for his role in the play “Harms is to blame for everything” of Teatro Matita from Ljubljana

Jury reasoning:
The actor Matija Solsca cultivates a special style of acting that, with humor, raises the audience to a higher level of consciousness.

The award for BEST ACTRESS is awarded to:
Petri Šarac For the role in the play “OH LA LA” – City Puppet Theater Rijeka, Children’s House of Art Ljubljana, Collective Ma-Thea Center for Children’s Creativity, Tinqueux

Jury reasoning:
With a skillful performance, the actress Petra Šarac confirms the direction of the play, adding another special emotion that gives the play an even higher artistic impression.

The award for BEST ACTRESS is awarded to:
Eungyeong Ko for the role in the play “The Woodcutter and the Sky Fairy” by Teatro Ro. Gi. Narae from South Korea

Jury reasoning:
The delicacy in dance, play and rhythm that actress Eungyeong Ko brings to the stage absolutely reveal all the richness of puppetry art.

The prize for the COLLECTIVE PLAY is awarded to:
The ensemble of the play “On the Trail of the Wolf” of the Novi Sad Youth Theater from Serbia

Jury reasoning:
The harmony of the game in which the actors and actresses bring the sound of the wilderness, very precisely and dedicatedly introduce the audience to the famous story of the classic novel in an inspiring way.

The award for BEST ANIMATION is awarded to:
The ensemble of the play “Bajka all od šečer” by Virovitica Theater from Croatia

Jury reasoning:
The actors of the play “Fairytale All Sugar” succeed in breathing freshness into the well-known and beloved fairy tale with very skillful animation of puppets and transformation of the scenography.

The special award for INTRODUCING CHILDREN TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE OPERA is awarded to: The ensemble of the play “Ero from the Other World” of the Zagreb Puppet Theater from Croatia

A special prize for SCENAGRAPHY AND PUPPET CONSTRUCTION is awarded
presented “Kuthi” by Tricktrek Theater from Tallinn, Estonia