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POSTFESTUM PROGRAMME – Films from FEST

For those who did not get to see the films they wanted to during the 51st FEST, the Post  FESTum programme is the right opportunity. It will be held from 6 to 12 March in five cinema halls in Belgrade. During the seven days of PostFESTum, the most seen films from this years 51st FEST will be screened: ‘The First Day of My Life’ (Il primo giorno della mia vita), Tár, Decision to Leave (Heojil kyolshim), Dalíland, Broker ...

AWARD-WINNING FILM BY PURIŠA ĐORĐEVIĆ ‘MOUTH FULL OF EARTH’ CLOSES 51ST FEST

Festival Prizes Awarded

With the traditional FEST awards ceremony and the premiere of the film crowned with the Milutin Čolić Award, ‘Mouth Full of Earth’ by Puriša Đorđević, the curtain was lowered on this year's 51st edition of the festival. According to the jury of the daily newspaper Politika, the Milutin Čolić Award went to the director of the best Serbian film at the 51st FEST. It was ...

FEST INTERVIEW: OGNJEN PETKOVIĆ, ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR PURIŠA ĐORĐEVIĆ ON FILM ‘MOUTH FULL OF EARTH’

      Ognjen Petković was an assistant director to Mladomir Puriša Đorđević on the film ‘Mouth Full of Earth’, based on the novel of the same name by Branimir Šćepanović, which closes the 51st FEST. Petković says that he had the privilege of being the closest collaborator of the great Serbian director on this project. ‘Although I had met Puriša ...

PREMIERE OF FILM BY PURIŠA ĐORĐEVIĆ ‘MOUTH FULL OF EARTH’ CLOSES 51ST FEST ON 5 MARCH

The Crowning Achievement of His Career Spanning over 70 Years

  The last film of the director Mladomir Puriša Đorđević, ‘Mouth Full of Earth’, based on the novel of the same name by Branimir Šćepanović, will lower the curtain on the 51st FEST, which ends on 5 March in MTS Hall.The cast and crew of the film spoke about the film in front of accredited FEST journalists: Dragan Jeličić, ...

LIAT BENASULY, PRODUCER OF ISRAELI SERIES ‘FAUDA’ AT 51ST FEST

The guests of FEST's new programme FEST Pro were the creators of the Israeli series ‘Fauda’ , which has been shown on Netflix for four seasons already and has won the hearts of viewers around the world through this platform. Producer Liat Benasuly, who has been with the creators Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff since the first season, talks about this unique series, plans for the continuation of the story, and ...

FILMS ‘THE SURVIVAL OF KINDNESS’ BY ROLF DE HEER AND ‘RHEINGOLD’ BY FATIH AKIN AT 51ST FEST

Stories with Strong Directorial Mark

Director Rolf de Heer presented his film ‘The Survival of Kindness’ , which is screened within the Main Competition Programme, to the accredited journalists of the 51st FEST. Heer came to Belgrade immediately after the Berlinale, where his film opened the competition programme, but also won the FIPRESCI award. ‘The screening of my film in ...

NEW MACEDONIAN AND CROATIAN FILMS PRESENTED AT 51ST FEST

SCREENINGS OF ‘KAYMAK’ AND ‘KICK AND SCREAM’ FOR BELGRADE AUDIENCE

  The film by Macedonian director Milčo Mančevski, ‘Kaymak’ (Kajmak) at the 51st FEST is part of the Main Competition Programme. The film was presented at the FEST press conference by actresses Sara Klimoska and Ana Stojanovska and actors Aleksandar Mikić and Filip Trajković. According to Aleksandar Mikić, ‘Kaymak’ is a story about ...

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT YU GRUPA PREMIERES AT 51ST FEST

‘A Fleeting Dream’ that Lasts More than 50 Years

       The documentary film ‘A Fleeting Dream’ directed by Darko Lungulov premiered in front of a packed hall of  MTS Hall as part of the programme of the 51st FEST. It is a story about a rock and roll band that outlived the country it was named after, but it is also a story about a family, because it follows the three Jelić brothers (Dragi, Žika and ...

FEST INTERVIEW: JAMES V HART, GUEST OF THE NEW FEST`S SEGMENT “FEST PRO“

I jumped at the chance to come to Belgrade

American screenwriter James V Hart is a guest of the new FEST`s segment " FEST Pro" , where he will hold a masterclass and will reveal the secrets of screenwriting to those interested. "FEST Pro" event is intended for film professionals in a broader sense, journalists, students, and offers panels, dialogues, masterclasses, workshops, and many more.   His ...