Romanina-Serbian film Ivana the Terrible („Ivana cea Groaznică“) by Ivana Mladenović has won a special jury award at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival. The film had its world premiere in the official selection of “Concorso Cineasti del presente”, and its creation was supported by the Film Center of Serbia (FCS).The title role in the film is played by the director, and it also stars Anca Pop, Gordana Mladenović, Luka Gramić, Miodrag Mladenović, Kosta Mladenović, Živka Sorejević, Andrei Dinescu… The screenplay for the film was written by Ivana Mladenović and Adrin Schiop.
The film was co-produced by Romania and Serbia. Under the working name Summer Evening, Half Past Ten, it was supported by the Competition of the Serbian Film Center for co-financing the production of minority Serbian co-productions. The producer is Ada Solomon, and Ivana Mladenović is also the co-producer of this film. In terms of production, the film is a collaboration between Micro FILM and the Danube 84. Ivana the Terrible has a runtime of 86 minutes.