Confirmation

by Darko Sinko

Birma, fiction, digital DCP, c
In progress

Confirmation is a bittersweet coming-of-age comedy. Set in the modern Slovenian countryside, it follows the adventures and friendship of three teenage boys right before confirmation. When the village community is surprised by a drug find, their friendship is put to the test. It is a visually rich film with a fast-paced plot, with many distinct and colourful characters, exciting subplots and some surprising twists. It playfully explores irony, the grotesque, satire and, at times, ventures into the realm of surrealism.

screenwriters
Darko Sinko, Andreea Vălean
director
Darko Sinko
producers
Vlado Bulajić, Lija Pogačnik

production
December
co-production
RTV Slovenija
in collaboration with
Film Studio Viba Film
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre, Creative Europe - MEDIA

December
Lija Pogačnik
lija@decemberfilm.si
Vlado Bulajić
vlado@decemberfilm.si

Darko Sinko (1979) is film director from Ljubljana, Slovenia. He graduated from the Communication studies at Faculty od Social sciences (2006) and from Film and television directing at Film academy (AGRFT) in Ljubljana (2008). He has directed and produced several documentaries. With his first feature film Inventory, he attended San Sebastian and many other film festivals and was awarded several times, including vesna award for best directing at Festival of Slovenian film (2021). Confirmation is his second feature film.

“Confirmation wants to be visually rich, fast-paced film with numerous vivid characters and intense happening. It tends to be a communicative film that is entertaining and moving at the same time.”

Production company December, founded in 2013 by Vlado Bulajić and Lija Pogačnik, has consistently demonstrated its ability to produce innovative and critically acclaimed projects. Their journey started with three short films, one of which won over 25 international awards, laying the foundation for our first two feature films, both released in 2021. “Inventory” by Darko Sinko premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, and “Bitch, A Derogatory Term for a Woman” by Tijana Zinajić premiered at the Valencia Film Festival. In 2022, they released their first documentary “2017” by Goran Vojnović, followed by “The Last Cowboy” by Tadej Čater, which premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2024. Among international co-productions are the Croatian “The Diary of Diana B” (2019) by Dana Budisavljević, “Safe Place” (2022) by Juraj Lerotić and “Dražen” (2024) by Danilo Šerbedžija, as well as the Serbian feature “Mother Mara” (2024) by Mirjana Karanović.